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Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962) (pronunciation ⓘ), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. He advocated widow remarriage, and he himself remarried a widow as a widower.
Dhondo Keshav Karve (born April 18, 1858, Sheravali, India—died November 9, 1962, Poona [Pune]) was an Indian social reformer and educator, noted for supporting the education of women and for organizing associations for the remarriage of Hindu widows.
Aug 16, 2023 · Born on April 18, 1858, in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve, or Anna Karve, was a trailblazing figure in empowering women in pre-independence India. He founded the Widow Marriage Association in 1893, astonishing society by marrying a widow the same year.
Apr 17, 2022 · Dhondo Keshav Karve, better known as Anna Karve, was a pioneer in empowering women and promoting widows' education in pre-independence India. He was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. FACTS. • Child marriages were common in Indian society in the early twentieth century.
Apr 18, 2016 · Hailing from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Dhondo Keshav Karve, more commonly known as Anna Karve, was instrumental in empowering women in pre-independence India and promoting widows' education.
Dhondo Keshav Karve was an eminent Indian social reformer and educator who championed the cause of women education and remarriage of Hindu widows. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Apr 18, 2018 · Dhondo Keshav Karve was born on 18 April 1858 to Keshava Pant and Laxmibai in Ratnagiri district, located in the Konkan. Though an aristocratic, well-off family in the past, they...
Feb 27, 2024 · Dhondo Keshav Karve, affectionately known as Annasheb Karve, was a prominent Indian social reformer and educator born on April 18, 1858, in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve (April 18, 1858 – November 9, 1962) was a preeminent social reformer of his time in India in the field of women’s welfare. Karve was one of the pioneers of promoting women’s education and the right for widows to remarry in India.
Oct 6, 2015 · Visionary social reformer (1858-1962) Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve was a preeminent Indian social reformer, especially in the field of welfare of women. Apart from the appellation, ‘Maharshi’, meaning ‘a great sage’, he was also affectionately called Anna Karve (‘father’ or an ‘elder brother’ in Marathi).
