Hema Naik

She began a series of conferences aimed at young female writers called "Chitrangi Melave" to integrate the various feminist ideals in Konkani literature.

In another short story, Nimane Sanskar, the protagonist Pranita breaks away from the traditional customs and lights the funeral pyre of her dead father.

In Durgavatar, another short story, an uneducated lady kills her husband after facing domestic violence and abuses on a daily basis.

[5][6][7] In response to the rise of cases of abuse of women in the country in 2012–2013, she serially published a novel, Log Out in Dainik Herald.

[8] In 2017, she had an FIR lodged against her for publishing Vishnu Wagh's book Sudhir Sukta, which became a subject of debate for its objectionable content on castes and women.