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Vina Mazumdar was one of the pioneers of the Indian feminist movement. She was associated with the freedom movement and led the Indian women's movement. She described herself as the "grandmother" of women's studies in South Asia. She was the architect of the Report of Committee on the Status of Women in India. She passed away in Delhi on May 30, 2013. For more details of her life and work follow this link.