Gauri Ayyub
Indian social worker, activist, writer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Gauri Ayyub was a social worker, activist, writer and teacher based in Kolkata for most of her life. Married to the philosopher and literary critic, Abu Sayeed Ayyub , Gauri was a writer in her own right, and is known for her short stories, translations, and numerous articles on social issues. She is recognised for her role in the propagation of communal harmony in Bengal, active assistance to the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and vocal opposition to the curbing of human rights during the declaration of emergency in India in 1974. She assisted writer and social worker Maitreyi Devi in founding Khelaghar, initially as a shelter for Bangladeshi children orphaned during the war of 1971. After Maitreyi Devi died in 1990, Ayyub took charge of Khelaghar
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