Satyavati Lallubhai
Gen 4 - 1872-1907 (35 years)
Satyavati was the second wife of Lallubhai. And the couple was a very modern one in those times. She herself belonged to an illustrious family from Ahmedabad.
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Father, Bhimrao, was an accomplished writer of Gujarati literature, but died young
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Grandfather Bholanath Sarabhai Divetia was a well-known social reformer and one of the founders of Prarthana Samaj in Gujarat
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Maternal uncle, Anandshankar Dhruv, was the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Benares Hindu University and a noted Sanskrit scholar
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Her side of the family has made several literary contributions to Gujarat and built up a liberal protestant tradition in the State
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A very good singer, learnt to play the Harmonium, and was brought up in a liberal atmosphere
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Became a real companion and friend of her husband, Lallubhai, in the era when an inferior status was accorded to women folk
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The couple gave birth to seven daughters and three sons, of which only two daughters and the sons survived
