Dhondo Keshav Karve
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Dhondo Keshav Karve was an Indian social reformer and educationist renowned for championing women’s education and widow remarriage, and for founding institutions such as SNDT Women’s University.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dhondo Keshav Karve canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
educationist
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human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maharshi Karve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
NERFINISHED
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Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Templeton Prize (not received) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centenaryCelebration | birth centenary commemorated in 1958 ⓘ |
| child | Raghunath Dhondo Karve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Maharshi Karve Road in Mumbai
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Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1858-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-11-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Elphinstone College, Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Fergusson College, Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social reform
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widow remarriage ⓘ women’s education ⓘ |
| founded |
Anath Balikashram at Hingne
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Hingne Stree Shikshan Sanstha NERFINISHED ⓘ India’s first women’s university ⓘ Nishkam Karma Math NERFINISHED ⓘ SNDT Women’s University NERFINISHED ⓘ SNDT Women’s University, Pune (originally in Mumbai) NERFINISHED ⓘ Widow Marriage Association (support activities) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Maharshi ⓘ |
| ideology |
social equality
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women’s emancipation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | social reform movement in India ⓘ |
| name | Dhondo Keshav Karve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
established the first women’s university in India in 1916
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pioneered institutional education for widows in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaign for widow remarriage
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promotion of women’s education in India ⓘ |
| occupation |
educationist
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professor ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sheravali, Ratnagiri district, Bombay Presidency, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pune, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at Fergusson College ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Mumbai
NERFINISHED
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Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anandibai Karve
NERFINISHED
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Radhabai Karve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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