Vasanti Khadilkar Unni (; born 1 April 1961) is an Indian

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player holding the title of

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(WIM). She won in 1974 the inaugural Indian Women's Championship. Khaldikar Schwestern 1980 Malta

The three Khadilkar sisters, Jayshree, Vasanti, and

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, 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khadilkar, Vasanti 1961 births Living people Indian female chess players Indian chess players Chess Woman International Masters Sportswomen from Maharashtra Marathi people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Khadilkar sisters