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{{short description|Gujarati writer}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Rambha Gandhi
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1911|04|27}}
| birth_place = Sarwal
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1986|03|29|1911|04|27}}
| occupation = {{ubl|Playwright|Short story writer|Essayist|Poet}}
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| citizenship = Indian
| notableworks = {{ubl|''Sansarsagarne Teerethi'' (1969)}}
| awards = {{ubl|Bhagini Nivedita Prize}}
}}
'''Rambha Manmohan Gandhi''' (27 April 1911 – 29 March 1986) was an Indian [[Gujarati language]] writer who wrote plays, short stories, songs, and essays, publishing 44 books in her career.

== Life ==
Gandhi was born on 27 April 1911 in Sarwal village near the city of [[Dhandhuka]], now in the Indian [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]]. She completed her [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in economics and the humanities from Karve University in 1937.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VK1994">{{Cite encyclopedia|title=ગાંધી, રંભાબહેન મનમોહન|encyclopedia=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]]|last=Jani|first=R. U.|publisher=Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust|year=1994|edition=1st|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|volume=VI|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|pages=266|isbn=9780313287787|oclc=165216593|language=gu}}</ref> In 1926, she married Manmohan Gandhi.<ref name="VK1994" /> During her career, she was a member of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] from 1949 to 1953 and a Councillor Member of the Bombay Municipal School Committee from 1950 to 1954 in addition to her involvement with several other social organisations. From 1970 to 1977, she edited a periodical of the [[Jain]] society.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય કોશ : અર્વાચીનકાળ|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|year=1990|editor-last=Topiwala|editor-first=Chandrakant|editor-link=Chandrakant Topiwala|volume=II|location=Ahmedabad|pages=98|language=gu|script-title=gu:Gujarati Sahitya Kosh : Arvachinkal|trans-title=Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature : Modern Era|editor-last2=Soni|editor-first2=Raman|editor-last3=Dave|editor-first3=Ramesh R.|oclc=26636333}}</ref><ref name="VK1994" /> She died on 29 March 1986.<ref name=":0" />

==Works==
Gandhi knew several languages: [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], Hindi, English, [[Bengali language|Bengali]], and [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref name="VK1994" /> She was a prolific playwright, writing and participating in more than 400 [[radio play]]s for [[All India Radio]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="VK1994" /> Her plays ''Prayashchit'' and ''Manthan'' were translated into other languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VK1994" /> Several of her [[one-act play]]s, such as ''Aarati'' and ''Insaaf'', highlighted contemporary middle-class life with light humour and satire.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&pg=PA127|title=Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India|last1=Natarajan|first1=Nalini|last2=Nelson|first2=Emmanuel Sampath|date=1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-28778-7|page=127}}</ref>

Between 1951 and 1983, she published more than 44 books.<ref name=":0" /> Her play collections include ''Koine Kahesho Nahi'' (1951), ''Pranayna Rang'' (1952), ''Rojni Ramayan'' (1953), ''Chakmak'' (1955), ''Paranu To Tane Ja'' (1957), ''Dev Tevi Pooja'' (1958), ''Prekshako Maaf Kare'' (1961), ''Preet Na Kariyo Koi'' (1963), ''Rajane Gami Te Rani'' (1965), ''Aandhi'' (1977), ''Jeevan Natak'' (1982), and ''Wrong Number (1985)''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VK1994" />

A number of Gandhi's published works were original short story collections, including ''Peepal Paan Kharanta'' (1966) and ''Mazdhar'' (1973), as well as adapted short story collections such as ''Timire Tamtamta Tarla'' (1966), ''Preetni Nyari Reet'' (1978), and ''Jay-Parajay'' (1983). She also adapted a novel, ''Zanzavana Jal'' (1979).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VK1994" />

Her ''Teer Ane Tukka'' (1959) is a collection of satirical essays, while ''Sansarsagarne Teerethi'' (1969) is a collection of letters. She also published essay collections: ''Sabaras'' (1969), ''Nava Yugni Navi Katha'' (1975), ''Harine Hasata Ditha'' (1978), and ''Tamane Ketala Thaya? 60, 70, 80?'' (1985).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VK1994" />

Gandhi also released two collections of jokes and quotes, ''Anand Gulal'' (1964) and ''Anand Mangal'' (1973). Her other works include a [[proverb]] collection, ''Binduma Sindhu'' (1972); a song collection, ''Mare Geet Madhura Gava Chhe'' (1975); and motivational sketches, ''Satsage Sadvichar'' (1977) and ''Santono Sang Karie'' (1983).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="VK1994" /> She edited ''Lagnageeto and Lagnageetoni Gunthani'' in 1951.<ref name="VK1994" />

''Sansarsagarne Teerethi'' and ''Bharati Ane Ot'' were awarded the Bhagini Nivedita Prize.<ref name="VK1994" />

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

==References==
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