Death
She had participated in the anniversary celebrations related to the Quit India Movement in August Kranti Maidan (Revolution Ground) and returned home after a tiring day and suffered from fever. Two days later, She died peacefully on 11 August 2000 at the age of 80, survived by her elder brother and two nephews, one of them Ketan Mehta, a noted Bollywood filmmaker.
The other nephew is Dr. Yatin Mehta, the famous and world renown anaesthetist, who was the Director in Escorts Hospital, and is a part of the Medicity in Gurgaon now. He is the editor of many healthcare magazines and is the President of several healthcare associations...
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