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Vasanti Khadilkar

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Nationality
  
Indian

Known for
  
Chess

Parents
  
Nilkanth Khadilkar

Name
  
Vasanti Khadilkar

Other names
  
Vasanti Khadilkar


Vasanti Khadilkar

Native name
  
Marathi: वासंती खाडिलकर उन्नी

Relatives
  
Rohini Khadilkar (sister), Jayshree Khadilkar (sister)

Vasanti Khadilkar Unni (Marathi: वासंती खाडिलकर उन्नी; born 1 April 1961) is an Indian chess player holding the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She won in 1974 the inaugural Indian Women's Championship.

The three Khadilkar sisters, Jayshree, Vasanti, and Rohini, dominated the Indian women's chess championships, winning all the titles in its first decade.

In 1984 Vasanti jointly won the British Ladies' Championship with Bhagyashree Sathe in Brighton.

References

Vasanti Khadilkar Wikipedia