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Apr 18, 1858 Dapoli, Maharashtra, India Died on 09 Nov 1962 (aged 104)

Indian social reformer

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About Dhondo Keshav Karve

  • Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare.
  • In his honour, Queen's Road in Mumbai (Bombay) was renamed to Maharshi Karve Road.
  • Karve was a pioneer in promoting widows' education.
  • The Government of India awarded him with the highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1958, the year of his 100th birthday. The appellation Maharshi, which the Indian public often assigned to Karve, means "a great sage".
  • He was also sometimes affectionately called "Anna Karve"; in the Marathi-speaking community to which Karve belonged, the appellation "Anna" is often used to address either one's father or an elder brother.
  • He was the first living Indian to appear on a postal stamp of India.

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