Tác giả: Vatsala Mehta

Vatsala J. Mehta, nee Vatsala Nanak Mehta, was born in Ahmedabad (1920) and died in Baroda (1987), both in the state of Gujarat, India. She graduated with a BA from the University of Bombay in 1941, majoring in French and English with honors. In 1949, she obtained a diploma in photography from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, New York, and in 1956 secured an MA in sociology from the University of Bombay. She was descended from two well-known families deeply involved in social work and public service. Besides her interest in social issues, children’s education, and writing, she enjoyed photography as a hobby.