Dhondo Keshav Karve
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Dhondo Keshav Karve was an Indian social reformer and educationist renowned for championing women’s education and widow remarriage, and for founding institutions such as SNDT Women’s University.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhondo Keshav Karve canonical | 2 |
| Maharshi Karve | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11738975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhondo Keshav Karve Context triple: [Chitpavan Brahmins, associatedWith, Dhondo Keshav Karve]
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A.
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave was an Indian freedom fighter, spiritual leader, and social reformer best known for founding the Bhoodan (land-gift) movement to promote nonviolent land redistribution.
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B.
Jyotirao Phule
Jyotirao Phule was a 19th-century Indian social reformer and thinker from Maharashtra who pioneered movements for the education and upliftment of women and lower-caste communities.
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C.
Hansa Jivraj Mehta
Hansa Jivraj Mehta was an Indian educator, reformist, and independence activist known for her pioneering work in women's rights and her influential role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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D.
M. S. Golwalkar
M. S. Golwalkar was a prominent Hindu nationalist ideologue and the second Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, who significantly shaped its philosophy and organizational growth.
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E.
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and rationalist thinker known for his progressive views and contributions to modern education in Maharashtra during the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhondo Keshav Karve Target entity description: Dhondo Keshav Karve was an Indian social reformer and educationist renowned for championing women’s education and widow remarriage, and for founding institutions such as SNDT Women’s University.
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A.
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave was an Indian freedom fighter, spiritual leader, and social reformer best known for founding the Bhoodan (land-gift) movement to promote nonviolent land redistribution.
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B.
Jyotirao Phule
Jyotirao Phule was a 19th-century Indian social reformer and thinker from Maharashtra who pioneered movements for the education and upliftment of women and lower-caste communities.
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C.
Hansa Jivraj Mehta
Hansa Jivraj Mehta was an Indian educator, reformist, and independence activist known for her pioneering work in women's rights and her influential role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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D.
M. S. Golwalkar
M. S. Golwalkar was a prominent Hindu nationalist ideologue and the second Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, who significantly shaped its philosophy and organizational growth.
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E.
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and rationalist thinker known for his progressive views and contributions to modern education in Maharashtra during the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educationist
ⓘ
human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maharshi Karve
ⓘ
linked to:
Dhondo Keshav Karve
|
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
ⓘ
Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal
Padma Vibhushan ⓘ Templeton Prize (not received) ⓘ
linked to:
Templeton Prize
|
| centenaryCelebration | birth centenary commemorated in 1958 ⓘ |
| child | Raghunath Dhondo Karve ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Maharshi Karve Road in Mumbai
ⓘ
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1858-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-11-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Elphinstone College, Bombay ⓘ |
| employer | Fergusson College, Pune ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social reform
ⓘ
widow remarriage ⓘ women’s education ⓘ |
| founded |
Anath Balikashram at Hingne
ⓘ
Hingne Stree Shikshan Sanstha ⓘ India’s first women’s university ⓘ Nishkam Karma Math ⓘ SNDT Women’s University ⓘ SNDT Women’s University, Pune (originally in Mumbai) ⓘ Widow Marriage Association (support activities) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Maharshi ⓘ |
| ideology |
social equality
ⓘ
women’s emancipation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| movement | social reform movement in India ⓘ |
| name | Dhondo Keshav Karve ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
established the first women’s university in India in 1916
ⓘ
pioneered institutional education for widows in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaign for widow remarriage
ⓘ
promotion of women’s education in India ⓘ |
| occupation |
educationist
ⓘ
professor ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sheravali, Ratnagiri district, Bombay Presidency, British India
ⓘ
linked to:
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
|
| placeOfDeath | Pune, Maharashtra, India ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at Fergusson College ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Mumbai
ⓘ
Pune ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anandibai Karve
ⓘ
Radhabai Karve ⓘ |
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linked to: Dhondo Keshav Karve