Gujarati Novelist, Story Writer

ILA ARAB MEHTA

Ila Arab Mehta is a renowned writer of Gujarati literature with many of her works included as part of university curriculums across Gujarat. Her Batris Putli Ni Vedana is considered to be the first feminist novel in Gujarati literature. The Gujarati Sahitya Parishad along with the Gujarat and Maharashtra Sahitya Akademi has recognised and awarded her work.