Women's rights activist Kamla Bhasin passes away at 75
Eminent women's rights activist, poet, and author Kamla Bhasin passed away on Saturday. She was 75. Activist Kavita Srivastava said on Twitter that Bhasin breathed her last around 3 am. Bhasin has been a prominent voice in the women's movement in India and other South Asian countries. "Kamla Bhasin, our dear friend, passed away around 3 am today on September 25," Srivastava tweeted.
The chant of feminist slogan 'Azaadi' was popularized by Bhasin
"This is a big setback for the women's movement in India and the South Asian region. She celebrated life whatever the adversity. Kamla you will always live in our hearts. In Sisterhood, which is in deep grief," Srivastava tweeted. The chant of Azaadi which echoed across protest sites in India is said to have been popularized by Bhasin as a feminist slogan against patriarchy.
Here is Srivastava's tweet
Bhasin helped establish many public interest institutions: SC lawyer
Netizens took to Twitter to condole Bhasin's demise. Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan said Bhasin was not only a women's rights activist but also a philanthropist who set up and helped set up many fine public interest institutions like Jagori in Himachal Pradesh and School for democracy in Rajasthan. "She will be missed by many. May her soul rest in peace," he tweeted.
Shashi Tharoor also took to Twitter to condole her death
Social activist Harsh Mander also expressed grief at her passing away. "Immense grief at the passing of Kamla Bhasin. She has been and will remain a massive influence on many generations, teaching us by word, action, poetry, song & storytelling the equality of genders. She loved life, loved people," he tweeted. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also took to Twitter to condole her death.
Here is Tharoor's tweet
Historian S Irfan Habib expressed grief at her passing away
Historian S Irfan Habib said, "Very sad to hear about the tragic demise of a dear friend and an exceptional human being Kamla Bhasin. We were just discussing her health yesterday but never realized that she will leave us the next day. You will be terribly missed." Save the Children India also took to Twitter to condole Bhasin's death.
