Her Story, Our Story and On the Swing: Short Stories and a Novella

Vibhavari Shirurkar, a distinguished writer far ahead of her time, was born Balutai Anant Khare on 01 October 1905. She was sent by her forward-thinking father to be educated at Hingane, an ashram for widows. Based on her experiences here, she wrote the controversial works ‘KKalyanche Nishwas’ and ‘Hindolyavar’. She went on to do her Ph.D. in Sanskrit. She is an author of several novels, including the ground-breaking one ‘Bali’ plays as well as erudite works. Her writing courageously exposes social oppression.