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# Len Fontaine

Léonard Joseph Fontaine (February 25, 1948 – March 25, 2019) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 46 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons and 21 games in the World Hockey Association for the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades during the 1974–75 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1983, was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1967–68 | Sarnia Legionnaires | WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 53 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1969–70 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 69 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 1970–71 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 71 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 1971–72 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 70 | 41 | 45 | 86 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| 1972–73 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| 1972–73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 59 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 20 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974–75 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | WHA | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 74 | 53 | 59 | 112 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 |
| 1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 61 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 74 | 34 | 54 | 88 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 |
| 1978–79 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 78 | 29 | 60 | 89 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979–80 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 70 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Flint Generals | IHL | 62 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1982–83 | Flint Generals | IHL | 71 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
# Spirit of Gold Marching Band

The Spirit of Gold Marching Band is the collegiate marching band organized by Vanderbilt University.

## Membership

A unique feature of the Spirit of Gold is that membership in the marching band is open to all students enrolled at Vanderbilt as well as students from other colleges in the Nashville area. This includes Belmont, Lipscomb, Trevecca, Vol State and Nashville State. This does not apply to Tennessee State University as they already have their own marching band, the Aristocrat of Bands, nor to Fisk University who re-started their marching band in 2020 after a long hiatus.

## Performances
### Football

The band forms the core of the student section at intercollegiate football games hosted by Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium and performs at all Vanderbilt Commodores home football games, as well as one away game per season and any post-season games.
The Spirit of Gold works with the Office of the Dean of Students to coordinate the band's performances at football games. The band has developed many traditions that help add to the exciting atmosphere of Southeastern Conference football on game day. For example, the band leads a parade through campus before games and provides music for pre-game and in-game spirit. The band plays the university's fight song, "Dynamite", throughout the game as well.
The Spirit of Gold prepares a unique halftime show for every home game, performing from variety of musical genres and eras. Recent performances have featured music from Olivia Rodrigo, Fall Out Boy, John Williams, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Bruno Mars. The last halftime performance of the year is traditionally a completely student-run, student-organized show.

### Basketball, Anchor of Sound

During the spring semester, a 50-60-piece pep band is formed for performances at Vanderbilt's men's and women's basketball games played in Memorial Gym. Members of the Anchor of Sound are divided into two bands, Black Band and Gold Band, each band playing at the same number of regular-season games. The Anchor of Sound, like the Spirit of Gold, travels to any post-season games for both men's and women's basketball. Anchor of Sound performs music similar to that which Spirit of Gold performs.

### Additional Performances

In addition to their respective regular-season games, the Spirit of Gold performs at select home women's soccer games, while the Anchor of Sound performs at select home women's lacrosse games.

## Tau Beta Sigma

The Eta Phi chapter of Tau Beta Sigma serves the Spirit of Gold. The co-ed chapter consists of approximately 25 members, and, in 2009, received the Grace and A. Frank Martin Chapter Leadership Award, a biennial award that honors the outstanding chapter in the nation. All members of the Spirit of Gold, regardless of university, are able to seek membership in Eta Phi.
# Glina Mała

Glina Mała is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiełczygłów, within Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Kiełczygłów, 13 km (8 mi) north of Pajęczno, and 66 km (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
# Chub Sullivan

John Frank "Chub" Sullivan (January 12, 1856 – September 12, 1881) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for three seasons: two with the Cincinnati Reds (1877–1878) and one with the Worcester Worcesters (1880). He was nicknamed "Chub", but was 6 feet tall and weighed a mere 164 pounds. During his career, he was a popular player, sometimes known as a clown for his antics, and an early pioneer of the slide.

## Career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Sullivan, as a 21-year-old rookie in 1877, was the tenth-youngest player to appear in a National League game during that season, replacing Charlie Gould at first base. Joining the team late in the season, he played in only eight games, and batted .250. He stayed on with the Reds for the 1878 season, leading the league in games played, assists by a first baseman, and fielding percentage (.975). A tough hitter to strike out, Chub also finished seventh in at bat to strikeout ratio (27.1 to 1).
Sullivan joined the Worcester minor league club for the 1879 season, and the team did very well in a championship tournament following the season, and decided to apply as a replacement team in the National League, when the Syracuse Stars folded following the 1879 season. The team was accepted, and joined the League for the 1880 season. Sullivan played in 43 games, the last season of his career, batted .259, and is credited with zero RBIs. Sullivan's career totals include 112 games played, 114 hits, 55 runs scored, 24 RBIs, and a batting average of .258.

## Post-career

Sullivan became ill before the next season began, and eventually died on September 12 in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 25 of consumption, later known as tuberculosis. His Worcester teammates wore a black crêpe on their jersey sleeves in his memory, for the 1881 season.
# Haruka Kudō (singer)

Haruka Kudō (工藤遥, Kudō Haruka, born October 27, 1999) is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Kudō is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing Ai Kago's 12-year record. She is also known for playing the role of Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow in the tokusatsu series Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger.

## Biography
### Early life

Kudō was born on October 27, 1999, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

### 2010–2011: Debut in Morning Musume

On March 27, 2010, at the 2010 Hello! Project Shinjin Kōen sangatsu: Yokohama Gold! concert, Kudō was introduced as a new member of Hello! Pro Egg. She debuted in concert on May 1, 2010, at the Hello! Project presents: Hello Fest in Odaiba Gurume Park festival.
On September 29, 2011, at a concert at Nippon Budokan, which was part of Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe: Takahashi Ai Sotsugyō Kinen Special, it was announced that Kudō had passed the auditions alongside three other girls: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida and Masaki Satō, and would be joining Morning Musume.

### 2017–present: Departure from Morning Musume and acting debut

On April 29, 2017, Kudō announced her upcoming departure from Morning Musume and Hello! Project. On December 11, at the Morning Musume Autumn concert tour Kudō graduated from the group. In February 2018, Kudō made her acting debut in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger as Lupin Yellow.

## Discography

For Haruka Kudō's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN Oricon | JPN Hot 100 | Album |
| Miss Henkan! ! (Miss変換! !) (with Masaki Sato) | 2017 | — | 82 | Non-album single |
# Marcel Dheere

Marcel Albert "Ching" Dheere (December 19, 1918 – November 5, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played 11 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1942–43 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1953, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1939–40 | Treherne Indians | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1940–41 | Portland Buckaroos | PCHL | 48 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Montreal Senior Canadiens | QSHL | 37 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1942–43 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1942–43 | Montreal Senior Canadiens | QSHL | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Montreal Canada Car | MCHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Montreal RCAF | MNDHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Hull Volants | QSHL | 28 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Houston Huskies | USHL | 58 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Houston Huskies | USHL | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 38 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948–49 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 66 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1949–50 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949–50 | Tacoma Rockets | PCHL | 47 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Tacoma Rockets | PCHL | 45 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | Vernon Canadians | QMHL | 43 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Melville Millionaires | SSHL | 32 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| USHL totals | USHL totals | USHL totals | 201 | 67 | 97 | 164 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
# Pomietów

Pomietów (German Pumptow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dolice, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Dolice, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Stargard, and 49 km (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
# Glinice, Łódź Voivodeship

Glinice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce, within Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Strzelce, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Kutno, and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.
# Fleury Sullivan

Florence P. Sullivan (1862 – February 8, 1897), was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1884. Sullivan has the record for most strikeouts in a career that lasted only one season, with 189.
# Qirq Maghar

Qirq Maghar (Turkish: Kırkmağara, lit. 'forty caves') is a village located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Jarabulus in northern Syria. It is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe.
# Ernest-Antoine Seillière

Ernest-Antoine Seillière de Laborde (born 20 December 1937 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French entrepreneur and the heir to the Wendel empire (representing €730 million).
He is a member of Le Siècle think tank, an officer of the Légion d'honneur, and an officer of the Ordre National du Mérite. Contrary to popular belief, he is not a member of the French nobility and is therefore not a French baron (although his title is said to be authentic but papal).
His great-grandfather, Aimé Seillière (1835–1870) was married to Marie de Laborde (1844–1867) in 1865. His paternal grandfather is the French academic Ernest Seillière.

## Career

He graduated from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, studying in law and a former pupil of the École nationale d'administration. Vice President of the CNPF and member of its executive council from 1988 to 1997, President of the economic commission of the CNPF from 1988 to 1994, he became president of Medef (formerly CNPF) from December 1997 to 5 June 2005. He was CEO of Wendel, a holding company for the CGIP, chairman of the Supervisory Board from 2002 to March 2013, Honorary chairman since then. Seillière is close to the Traditionalist Catholics, in particular of the abbé Laguérie.
He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group and participated in all their conferences between 1979 and 1987 as well as 1992 and 2002.
In 1990 and 2000 he was one of the top big linkers in the French corporate network

## At Medef

He succeeded Jean Gandois as leader of the CNPF in December 1997, after the dismissal of the appeal to cut the weekly working hours to 35 by the Lionel Jospin government. The union then took a more conservative direction, which was led by Denis Kessler, and changed its name. He retired after seven years as leader. Laurence Parisot succeeded him on 5 July 2005. Since winter 2005, Ernest-Antoine Seillière has been President of UNICE (renamed "BusinessEurope" in Janvier 2007), the federation of European business, based in Brussels.

## Publications

In March 2012, he published a book entitled "On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler..." ("We are not here to be yelled at"), in which he analyzes the financial crisis, based on his experience as head of Medef and BusinessEurope. He also exposes his vision of France and Europe's future and shares some personal memories.
# Maksym Petrenko

Maksym Vitaliovych Petrenko (Ukrainian: Максим Віталійович Петренко; 11 December 1983 – 1 June 2022) was a Ukrainian writer, scientist, inventor, educator, soldier, senior soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Candidate of Technical Sciences (2022), Docent.

## Biography

Maksym Petrenko was born on 11 December 1983 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR.
In 2008, he graduated from the Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" (with honors in Computer Environmental and Economic Monitoring), where he worked his way up from a laboratory assistant to the head of the Computer Engineering Department since 2003. He studied in South Korea and developed programmable constructors. In 2012, he ran 42 km during a marathon.
An active participant in the Revolution of Dignity, he was a member of the Maidan Self-Defense. At the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, he volunteered to go to the front, where he fought in the 2nd Reserve Battalion of Operational Purpose of the National Guard of Ukraine. He participated in the fighting near Debaltseve and Sloviansk. During his rotations, he continued to teach. In 2016, he was demobilized.
In 2018, Maksym enrolled in the Kyiv School of Economics under a program for veterans.
From 24 February 2022, he was back at the front. He defended Kyiv and eastern Ukraine. He served as a senior rifleman and aerial reconnaissance officer of the Serhii Kulchytskyi Operational Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died on 1 June 2022 in Studenok, Kharkiv Oblast.
He was buried in the Alley of Heroes of the Forest Cemetery in Kyiv.

## Works

He started writing in 2015.
Maksym's works are published in the literary collection "Holos viiny: istorii veteraniv". In 2019, he published the book "Spokiinoi nochi". He is an active participant in the Veteran's Book Tents and the All-Ukrainian Forum of Military Writers.

## Awards

* Order for Courage, 3rd class (23 February 2024, posthumously)
* finalist of the International competition of autonomous robotic platforms "Roborace"
* Badge for Valiant Service
# Skeppsbrokajen

Skeppsbrokajen (Swedish: "Ship's Bridge's Quay") is a quay in central Stockholm, Sweden. Passing along Skeppsbron, it forms the east waterfront of the old town Gamla stan.

## History

Skeppsbrokajen was preceded by a medieval quay called Koggabron ("Cog bridge") located a hundred metres inland from the present quay and only stretching along the southern part of the shore. During the 1630s, the work on the foundations of the present quay were begun, probably initiated by King Gustavus Adolphus. While the present name came into use during the period 1640–1700, the quay itself was not completed until 1854 when the area around Slussen was developed in connection to the construction of the lock of Nils Ericson.
While the quay is still frequently used by ships, including international cruisers and locally well-known ships: a couple of old steamships, such as SS Blidösund (1911) and SS Saltsjön (1925); and some somewhat less genuine, such as MS Teaterskeppet, ("The Theatre Ship"), a Portuguese fishing boat built in 1959, today serving as a conference centre; and Svea Viking, originally a minesweeper built in the UK in 1943 for D-Day, then serving as ferry on Öland for many years before being transformed into a Viking ship in 1996.
In the northern end of the quay, next to the Royal Palace is the statue of King Gustav III by Tobias Sergel inaugurated in 1808, and in the southern end is the sculpture Sjöodjuret ("Sea monster") by Carl Milles.
# Bruce Cline

Allan Bruce Cline (born November 14, 1931) is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1956–57 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1952 to 1968 and was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1950–51 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 46 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| 1951–52 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 50 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1951–52 | Quebec Citadelles | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 1952–53 | Valleyfield Braves | QSHL | 59 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1953–54 | Valleyfield Braves | QSHL | 71 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Valleyfield Braves | QSHL | 62 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
| 1955–56 | Providence Reds | AHL | 64 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1956–57 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Providence Reds | AHL | 36 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1957–58 | Providence Reds | AHL | 70 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 72 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 72 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964–65 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1964–65 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1965–66 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 53 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 40 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 823 | 321 | 452 | 773 | 217 | 89 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 31 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
# Pomorzany, Koszalin County

Pomorzany (German Pomorzany) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bobolice within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
# Burnet James

Burnet James (26 October 1886 – 26 September 1915) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Stoke Bishop, Bristol and died in Langemark.
James made three first-class appearances for the team during the 1914 season, scoring an innings-best 10 runs on his debut against Warwickshire.
All three of James' first-class appearances finished in defeat for Gloucestershire.
James was with the Royal Field Artillery and Royal Flying Corps during World War I and died in Belgium at the age of 28.
# Urmi Desai

Urmi Ghanshyam Desai (born 1938) is a Gujarati writer and linguist from Gujarat, India. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017 for her critical work Gujarati Vyakaran Na Baso Varsh (published in 2014).

## Biography

She was born on 5 April 1938 in Mumbai to her mother, Rambhabahen, and her father, Kameshwar Vyas. Her family originates from Chorvad. After matriculation in 1955, she completed her Bachelor of Arts (1961) and Master of Arts (1963) degrees on Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects. She received her PhD in 1967 under the supervision of Harivallabh Bhayani for her research work Gujarati Bhashana Angasadhak Pratyayo. In 1969, she completed her Diploma in Linguistics. She married Ghanshyam Desai, a Gujarati short story writer, in 1965.
From 1965 to 1972, she worked at Mumbai University as a research assistant in the Linguistics department. From 1973 to 1981, she worked at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Research Center and Library as a research officer. From 1984 to 1987, she worked in the post-graduate department of SNDT Women's University.
She is considered one of the pioneer linguists in the Gujarati language, and has published several books such as Bhashashastra Shu Chhe? (1976), Gujarati Bhashana Angasadhak Pratyayo (1972), Vyakaran Vimarsh (1992), Let us Learn to write Gujarati (1999), Bhashanushang (2003), and Rupashastra - Ek Parichay (2007). She has also translated Prabodh Pandit's research work Prakrut Bhasha into Gujarati.