Vasanti Muzumdar (Devanagari: वासंती मुझुमदार) (1939–2003) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.[1]

She was born in 1939 in Karad, Maharashtra.

She studied at Fergusson College in Pune to obtain a bachelor's degree from Pune University and obtained a master's degree from SNDT Women's University.

Muzumdar played an important role in founding the institution Granthali (ग्रंथाली) aimed at publishing books and spreading knowledge in Maharashtra via different means.

Literary work

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Collections of poems

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  • Sahela Re (सहेला रे)
  • Sanehi (सनेही)

Collections of essays

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  • Nadikathi (नदीकाठी)
  • Jhalal (झळाळ)

Awards and honours

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Muzumdar's works received Damani Puraskar (दमाणी पुरस्कार), Sane Guruji Puraskar (सानेगुरुजी पुरस्कार), Bahinabai Chaudhari Puraskar (बहिणाबाई चौधरी पुरस्कार), and a few Maharashtra state literary awards.

References

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  1. ^ Deshpande, G. P. (1997). "Marathi Literature since Independence: Some Pleasures and Displeasures". Economic and Political Weekly. 32 (44/45): 2885–2892. ISSN 0012-9976.