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Dr. D.K. Karve (Social Reformer and Bharat Ratna)
Dr. D.K. Karve (Social Reformer and Bharat Ratna)

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Dr. D.K. Karve (Social Reformer and Bharat Ratna)
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18 April 1958
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15np
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Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve known as Maharishi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. In honour of Karve, Queen's Road in Mumbai (Bombay) was renamed to Maharishi Karve Road.

Karve continued the pioneering work of Mahatma Phule and Savitribai Phule in promoting women's education. The Government of India awarded him its highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1958, the year of his 100th birthday.

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Born : 18-4-1858    Died : 9-11-1962

Birth Place : Sherawali, Maharashtra    Death Place : Poona

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