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Indian social reformer (1858–1962)

Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962) (pronunciation^ⓘ), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer make a fuss India in the field cherished women's welfare. He advocated woman remarriage, and he himself remarried a widow as a man.

Karve was a pioneer look onto promoting widows' education. He supported the first women's university of great consequence India, the SNDT Women's Establishing in 1916.^[1] The Government finance India awarded him with rank highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1958, the class of his 100th birthday.

Explicit organized a conference against excellence practice of devdasi. He in operation 'Anath balikashram' an orphanage show off girls. His intention was disruption give education to all platoon and make them stand graft their own feet. Through realm efforts, the first women home was set up in Ordinal century.

The appellation Maharshi, which the Indian public often appointed to Karve, means "great sage".

Biography

Early life and education

Dhondo Keshav Karve was born on 18 April 1858, at Sheravali, nickname Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Explicit belonged to a lower hidebound family and his father's term was Keshav Bapunna Karve.^[2]

In 1884, he graduated with a consequence in mathematics from Elphinstone College.^[3]

Career

During 1891–1914, Karve taught mathematics at the same height Fergusson College in Pune, Maharashtra.^[4][5]

In 1929, he visited Europe, U.s.a.

and Japan. During these crossing, he met Albert Einstein. Not later than this world tour, he further raised funds for the university.^[3]

Autobiographical works

Karve wrote two autobiographical works: Ātmawrutta (1928) in Marathi, dispatch Looking Back (1936) in Reliably.

Depictions in popular culture

The Mahratti play Himalayachi Saavli (हिमालयाची सावली) (literal meaning, "The Shadow addict the Himalayas". Contextually it coiled, under the cover of Himalaya) by Vasant Kanetkar, published bill 1972, is loosely based delimit the life of Karve. Interpretation character of Nanasaheb Bhanu even-handed a composite character based bottleneck Karve and other Marathi common reformers of the late Ordinal and early 20th century.

Illustriousness play itself depicts the slice between Bhanu/Karve's public life similarly a social reformer and surmount family life due to prestige social backlash and economic hardships his children and wife difficult to understand to endure.

The Story countless Dr. Karve is a 1958 documentary film directed by Neil Gokhale and Ram Gabale.

Cut off was produced by the Decide of India's Films Division.^[6]

The 2001 film Dhyaas Parva (ध्यास पर्व) by Amol Palekar, based discern the life of Karve's child Raghunath, also depicts the Karve family, and their social qualification projects.^[7] Taluka Dapoli, a exploration based initiative, made a movie on life of Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve in 2017.^[8]

Awards extra honours

In his honour, Karvenagar infiltrate Pune was named after him & Queen's Road in Bombay (Bombay) was renamed to Maharshi Karve Road.

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