<p>Veteran social activist Pushpa Bhave died here following a prolonged illness, sources close to her said on Saturday. She was 81.</p>.<p>Bhave died on Friday night. She is survived by her husband Anand Bhave, the sources said.</p>.<p>Journalist-activist Jatin Desai described Bhave as a multi-faceted personality.</p>.<p>She was also an academician and an intellectual, who fought for the rights of common citizens, he said.</p>.<p>Bhave had taken part in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement and the Goa liberation movement.</p>.<p>During the Emergency, she had offered her home as shelter to underground political workers like Mrinal Gore.</p>.<p>Following the mysterious death of a Dadar resident Ramesh Kini in the 1990s, Bhave had raised her voice against the builder-politician nexus and demanded a probe.</p>
<p>Veteran social activist Pushpa Bhave died here following a prolonged illness, sources close to her said on Saturday. She was 81.</p>.<p>Bhave died on Friday night. She is survived by her husband Anand Bhave, the sources said.</p>.<p>Journalist-activist Jatin Desai described Bhave as a multi-faceted personality.</p>.<p>She was also an academician and an intellectual, who fought for the rights of common citizens, he said.</p>.<p>Bhave had taken part in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement and the Goa liberation movement.</p>.<p>During the Emergency, she had offered her home as shelter to underground political workers like Mrinal Gore.</p>.<p>Following the mysterious death of a Dadar resident Ramesh Kini in the 1990s, Bhave had raised her voice against the builder-politician nexus and demanded a probe.</p>