Prabha Khaitan
Prabha Khaitan (1 November 1942 – 20 September 2008) was an Indian novelist, poet, entrepreneur and feminist. She was the founding president of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation and was actively involved in women's affairs. Prabha Khaitan founded Figurette, a women's health care company,[1] in 1966. In 1976 she started a leather export company.[2] She was the only female president of the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce.
She won the "talented woman" award and Top Personality award for her contribution to the literature of the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan scholar Rahul Sankrityayan. Her autobiography is titled Anya se Ananya (A life apart).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "A destiny of her own – Deccan Herald". Archive.deccanherald.com. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Books:A Life Apart - Lived by Prabha Khaitan". Telegraphindia.com. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
