Homai Vyarawalla information

Homai Vyarawalla
Homai Vyarawalla
Born	9 December 1913; Navsari, Bombay state, British India
Died	15 January 2012 (aged 98); Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Sir J. J. School of Art
Occupation	Photojournalist
Spouse	Manekshaw Vyarawala (d. 1969)
Children	Farouq

Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012), commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, was India's first woman photojournalist.^[1]^[2] She began her career in 1938 working for the Bombay Chronicle, capturing images of daily life in the city. Vyarawalla worked for the British Information Services from the 1940s until 1970 when she retired.^[3] In 2011, she was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India.^[4]^[5] She was amongst the first women in India to join a mainstream publication when she joined The Illustrated Weekly of India.^[6]^[7] A pioneer in her field, Vyarawalla died at the age of 98. Google doodle honoured India's "First Lady of the lens" in 2017 with a tapestry of Indian life and history drawn by guest doodler Sameer Kulavoor.

^ Pandya, Haresh (28 January 2012). "Homai Vyarawalla, Indian Photojournalist, Dies at 99". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ Chaudhari, Disha (24 March 2017). "Homai Vyarawalla: India's First Female Photojournalist | #IndianWomenInHistory". Feminism in India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Candid: The Lens and Life of Homai Vyarawalla" (PDF). Rubin Museum of Art. April 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Karlekar, Malavika (23 January 2011). "An iconic observer – The curious life and times of Homai Vyarawalla". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011.
^ "Homai gets Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Joseph, Ammu (2016). "India: What You See is Not What You Get". In Byerly, Carolyn M. (ed.). The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 391–. ISBN 978-1-137-27324-6. OCLC 920966834. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via Google Books.
^ "Google Doodle honours India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla". The Economic Times. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[:2-1] Pandya, Haresh (28 January 2012). "Homai Vyarawalla, Indian Photojournalist, Dies at 99". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[:4-2] Chaudhari, Disha (24 March 2017). "Homai Vyarawalla: India's First Female Photojournalist | #IndianWomenInHistory". Feminism in India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[:1-3] "Candid: The Lens and Life of Homai Vyarawalla" (PDF). Rubin Museum of Art. April 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[te-4] Karlekar, Malavika (23 January 2011). "An iconic observer – The curious life and times of Homai Vyarawalla". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011.

[:3-5] "Homai gets Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[Byerly2016-6] Joseph, Ammu (2016). "India: What You See is Not What You Get". In Byerly, Carolyn M. (ed.). The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 391–. ISBN 978-1-137-27324-6. OCLC 920966834. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via Google Books.

[7] "Google Doodle honours India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla". The Economic Times. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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Homai Vyarawalla

Born	(1913-12-09)9 December 1913 Navsari, Bombay state, British India
Died	15 January 2012(2012-01-15) (aged 98) Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Sir J. J. School of Art
Occupation	Photojournalist
Spouse	Manekshaw Vyarawala (d. 1969)
Children	Farouq