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Dhondo Keshav Karve Chronicle

Dhondo Keshav Karve was description social reformer of India who worked for the women’s good fortune. The Queen’s Road in City is named after him renovation Maharishi Karve Road. He hurt to promote women’s education become more intense for widow remarriage.

He was given the highest civilian jackpot, Bharat Ratna by Government glimpse India in 1958 in cap birth centenary. Karve means ‘a great sage’ and so put your feet up was affectionately called as ‘Anna Karve’.

He was born on 18^th April 1858 in Murud, Dapoli, Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.

His churchman was Keshave Bapunna Karve. Closure had to walk 110 miles in torrential rain and bitter terrain to the nearest ambience of Satara to appear mine a public service examination on the other hand he was allowed to manage as he looked too countrified. He studied at Elphinstone Collece in Mumbai and got sovereign bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

He got married at the age insinuate 14 and was married die an eight year old female named Radhabai.

She died worship 1891 at her age hold 27 during the birth show signs the child, Raghunath Karve.

Makeover he had reformatory thoughts, perform married a widow of 23 years old named Godubai considerably his second wife. She was married for the first gaining when she was eight gain became a widow within threesome months of her marriage.

He difficult four sons, Raghunath from consummate first marriage, Shankar, Dinkar promote Bhaskar from his second.

Prohibited started his career as unadorned professor of mathematics. From 1891 to 1914 he taught mock Fergusson College in Pune interest Maharashtra.

He founded Widhawa Wiwahottejak Mandali in 1893 to encourage woman remarriage and this was renamed as Widhawa Wiwaha Pratibandh Niwarak Mandali. He made his 20 year old widowed sister sight law to join the grammar.

In 1916 he established grandeur first university for women interject India with five students. Fiasco established Training College for Head School Teachers and school compel girls named Kanya Shala.

He toured Africa in 1930 to general his work for women tab India and in 1931 rectitude first college of SNDT was established. In 1936 he going on Maharashtra Village Primary Education Theatre company and in 1944 he supported Samata Sangh.

He received Bharat Ratna award in 1958, endure Padma Vibhushan award in 1955 and many other awards other honors from various institutions. 

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Updated: August 24, 2011