The correct answer is (a) Mrinal Pande.
Shivani was the pen name of Mrinal Pande, an Indian novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in 1939 in Allahabad, India. She studied at the University of Allahabad and the University of Delhi. She worked as a journalist and a teacher. She published her first novel, “The Day I Became a Woman”, in 1974. She has published several novels, short story collections, and essays. She has won several awards for her work, including the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri. She died in 2019.
Mrinal Pande was a prolific writer who wrote about a variety of topics, including women’s issues, social justice, and politics. Her work is known for its honesty, its insights into human nature, and its beautiful prose. She was a major figure in Indian literature and her work will continue to be read and enjoyed for many years to come.
Option (b), Gaura Pant, is the name of a different Indian novelist. She was born in 1938 in Almora, India. She studied at the University of Lucknow and the University of Delhi. She worked as a journalist and a teacher. She published her first novel, “The House of the Sun”, in 1972. She has published several novels, short story collections, and essays. She has won several awards for her work, including the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri. She is still alive.
Option (c), Uma Bhatt, is the name of a different Indian novelist. She was born in 1940 in Jaipur, India. She studied at the University of Rajasthan and the University of Delhi. She worked as a journalist and a teacher. She published her first novel, “The Journey”, in 1976. She has published several novels, short story collections, and essays. She has won several awards for her work, including the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri. She is still alive.
Option (d), None of these, is the correct answer to the question “What was the real name of “Shivani” the novelist?”.