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Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati (23 April 1858 – 5 April 1922) was an Indian social reformer and Christian missionary. She was the first woman to be awarded the titles of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta . [1]
Nov 26, 2023 · Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati was a pioneering Indian social reformer, educator, and Sanskrit scholar. Her life’s work significantly impacted women’s education and rights, defying social norms of her time and leaving a profound legacy in India’s social reform movements.
Social reformer Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati tirelessly worked to promote education and emancipation of women during late 19th and 20th centuries.
Nov 14, 2018 · Pandita Ramabai Saraswati, a scholar, feminist and educator, broke nearly every rule and tradition that confined the life of an upper-caste Hindu woman in 19th-century India.
Rama Dongre, later known as Pandita Ramabai, was born in India in 1858 into a Marathi-speaking family, belonging to the priestly Brahmin caste. There were no schools for girls but, most unusually, both her parents gave her a thorough education in the Sanskrit language.
Aug 3, 2023 · Pandita Ramabai. women's education. Indian history. Social Reform. feminism. Mukti Mission. From facing personal loss to leading a social revolution, Pandita Ramabai's journey is an...
Mar 27, 2023 · Pandita Ramabai has not only been acknowledged as a great social reformer but widely remembered as one of the feminists of modern India who championed a constructive program for awakening, emancipating and educating Indian women.
Pandita Ramabai: An introduction. Way back in 1800s, a young woman named Ramabai Dongre-Medhavi, a champion for the emancipation of women and a pioneer in education, saw the need and began a home for widows.
PANDITA RAMABAI (1858–1922), social activist, proponent of women's rights in India. Pandita Ramabai was born in Mangalore District in 1858. Her father was a Chitpavan Brahman scholar, who taught her Sanskrit and refused to arrange her marriage.
Indian scholar and reformer who drew international attention to the plight of Hindu widows and whose school offered shelter and education to thousands of these young women. Name variations: Ramabai Medhavi; Saraswati or Sarasvati.
