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Mysuru: Noted Kannada writer Vijaya Dabbe died in a private hospital here on Friday. She wrote about the welfare of women and exploitation.The poem ‘Miruguva Gorigalu’ (Glittering Tombs) take us through a woman’s life. She was 66.Vijaya, who was reportedly ailing, came to Mysuru to stay with her younger sister Chayadevi in Vijayanagar two days ago. Her scholarly publications are Shyamala Sanchaya (Selections from Shyamala) in 1989, collections of writings by Kannada writer Shyamala Devi (1910–1943) and Mahile Sahitya Samaja (Women Literature Society) in 1989.She was an active member of Samata, a women’s group in Mysuru. She published two collections of poetry, the award winning Iruthave (They Exist) in 1975 and Niru Lohada Chinte (The Worries of Water and Metal)..