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Dhondo Keshav Karve

Indian social worker
Dhondo Keshav Karve, 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. Karve was a pioneer in promoting widows'... Wikipedia
Born: April 18, 1858, Dapoli, India
Died: November 9, 1962 (age 104 years), Pune, India
Parents: Laxmibai and Keshav Pant
Awards: Bharat Ratna
Spouse(s): Radhabai and Godubai