Vinodini Nilkanth was born in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat.
Her father was Ramanbhai Nilkanth, a Gujarati novelist and politician.
Her mother, Vidyagauri Nilkanth, was a social reformer and educator, and one of the first women in Gujarat to graduate from university.
Both of her parents were writers, as well as her sister Sarojini.

Vinodini attended primary school at Mahalakshmi Training College.
She went to secondary school at Government Girls High School.
In 1928, she completed her Bachelor of Arts with English as her primary subject and Gujarati as a secondary language.
In 1930, she went to University of Michigan to study for her Masters in Social Science and Education.
Vinodini Nilkanth was born in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat. Her father was Ramanbhai Nilkanth, a Gujarati novelist and politician. Her mother, Vidyagauri Nilkanth, was a social reformer and educator, and one of the first women in Gujarat to graduate from university. Both of her parents were writers, as well as her sister Sarojini.
Vinodini attended primary school at Mahalakshmi Training College. She went to secondary school at Government Girls High School. In 1928, she completed her Bachelor of Arts with English as her primary subject and Gujarati as a secondary language. In 1930, she went to University of Michigan to study for her Masters in Social Science and Education.
Vinodini Nilkanth