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{{Infobox writer
| name = Vasubahen
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Vasubahen Ramprasad Bhatt
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1924|03|23}}
| birth_place = [[Baroda]], [[British Raj]] (now [[Vadodara]], India)
| death_date ={{death date and age|2020|12|13|1924|03|23|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| occupation = {{ubl|Novelist|Story writer}}
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| citizenship = Indian
| notableworks = ''Pandade Pandade Moti''
}}
'''Vasubahen''' (23 March 1924 ― 13 December 2020), born '''Vasubahen Ramprasad Bhatt''', was [[Gujarati language]] story writer and novelist from [[Gujarat]], India. She was a director of various [[All India Radio]] stations in Gujarat as well as a Chairman of the Gujarat State Social Welfare Board.

==Biography==
Vasubahen<ref name="Binit"/> was born on 23 March 1924 at [[Baroda]] (now Vadodara) to Ramprasad Balkrishna Shastri and Sarasvatiben. Her father was a political secretary of [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] of [[Baroda State]]. She was the fifth among seven siblings. Her family was a native of [[Ahmedabad]] and her maternal family belonged to Amod village near [[Bharuch]]. She completed her school education from Baroda. She completed Grihita Gama (equivalent to [[Bachelor of Arts]]) in Gujarati, Psychology and Sociology from S. N. D. T. College (now [[SNDT Women's University]]). She then studied for a [[Bachelor of Education]].<ref name="AGSI"/>

She joined [[All India Radio]] (now Akashvani) in 1949, later served as the Director at Ahmedabad, [[Rajkot]] and Vadodara and retired in 1982. She was a Chairperson of the Juvenile Welfare Board, Ahmedabad and a Chairman of the Gujarat State Social Welfare Board. She had also served as the President of Gujarat Stree Kelvani Mandal and the Children Academy. She also presided over the ''Anandam''.<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=251–252|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref><ref name="Binit">{{Cite web|url=http://binitmodi.com/2012/03/%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%B9%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%A8-%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AE-%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%B9%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%82-%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AE/|title=વસુબહેન : નામ નહીં ‘સર્વ’નામ, સર્વે જણ માટે એક જ નામ|last=Modi|first=Binit|date=23 March 2012|website=Binit Modi|language=gu|access-date=2017-04-13}}</ref><ref name="Bhushan1995">{{cite book|author=Ravi Bhushan|title=Reference India: Biographical Notes on Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLgZAAAAYAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Rifacimento Int.|page=372}}</ref><ref name="KauraCour1976">{{cite book|author1=Ajīta Kaura|author2=Arpana Cour|title=Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PAkuAAAAYAAJ|year=1976|publisher=India International Publications|page=191}}</ref> She was an actress as well.<ref name="T2003">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AbLPU10RFUYC&pg=PA84|title=C.C. Mehta|last=Tevani|first=Shailesh|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=2003|isbn=978-81-260-1676-1|page=84}}</ref>

She died in Ahmedabad on 13 December 2020 following prolonged illness.<ref>{{Cite news|title=આકાશવાણી પૂર્વ નિર્દેશક વસુબહેન ભટ્ટ નું ૯૬ વર્ષની વયે અવસાન થયું: તેઓ ઘણા વખતથી પથારીવશ હતાં|url=https://www.akilanews.com/Gujarat_news/Detail/14-12-2020/153567|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Akila News}}</ref>

==Works==
She was a story writer. She started writing during her student life. ''Pariksha Ke Karkasha?'' was her first story. ''Pandade Pandade Moti'' was her first story collection. It was followed by other story collections such as ''Sarsij'' (1996), ''Divase Tara Rate Vadal'' (1968), ''Manaraj'' (1973), ''Ghadik Ashadh Ghadik Fagan'' (1980) and ''Be Ankhni Sharam'' (1996). ''Zakalpichhodi'' (1959) is a novella on the life of a female. Her stories are translated in Hindi, English, [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]].<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="ww2017">{{cite web | title=The Writers Workshop Handbook of Gujarati Literature: A-F | website=Google Books | date=9 March 2017 | url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Writers_Workshop_Handbook_of_Gujarat.html?id=IacuAAAAMAAJ | access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>

==Awards==
She had received the Delhi Award for artistic programmes on Akashvani in 1978. Her short story collection ''Pandade Pandade Moti'' (1963) and biography ''Yoganuyog'' (2002) were awarded by the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name="AGSI"/>

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

== References ==
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