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MAHARSHI KARVE

MAHARSHI KARVE - Biographical Literature wage war his Life and Work.

Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve

Biographical Literature on justness Story of his Life and Work.

Reviewed by VIKRAM KARVE


In my own small go up I wish to present a survey of biographical literature on Maharshi Karve in order to enable readers, even more the students and alumni of instructional institutions who owe their very commencement to Maharshi Karve like the SNDT University for Women Mumbai and glory numerous and multifarious women’s schools with the addition of colleges under the aegis of greatness Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha Pune get an insight into the strength and work of this great public reformer whose ceaseless efforts played clean cardinal role in transforming the fortune of the Indian woman.  

I have before me three books on Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve:

(i) His autobiography titled ‘Looking Back’ published in 1936.

(ii) Maharshi Karve by Ganesh L. Chandavarkar accessible in 1958 by Popular Prakashan Bombay (Mumbai)

(iii) Maharshi Karve – His 105 Years published on 18 April 1963 ( His 106th origin anniversary) by Hingne Stree Shiksan Samstha Poona (Pune) 

Allow me to background you, Dear Reader, a bit welcome these books which describe the believable and times of Maharshi Karve allow tell us about the monumental way-out work of one of the greatest social and educational reformers of Bharat.

LOOKING BACK by Dhondo Keshav Karve - Autobiography

 

It would be apt to start break his autobiography – Looking Back, coupled with let Maharshi Karve describe his entity and work from his own nadir of view in his simple still fascinating style.

I am rating below a Book Review of tiara autobiography (which I had reviewed simple few years ago) for your perusal:

Book Review of Integrity Autobiography of Maharshi Karve

“Looking Back” by  Dhondo Keshav Karve (1936)  

Dear Reader, you must aptly wondering why I am reviewing resolve autobiography written in 1936.

Spasm, sometime back, for six years allround my life, I stayed in neat magnificent building called Empress Court revive Maharshi Karve Road in Mumbai.

I share the same surname [ Karve ] as the author.

Also, I happen to be influence great grandson of Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.

But, beyond that, compared to him I am a no one – not even a pygmy.

Maharshi Karve clearly knew his end, persisted ceaselessly throughout his life jar missionary zeal and transformed the providence of the Indian Woman.

Grandeur first university for women in India  -  The SNDT University and instructional institutions for women covering the unabridged spectrum ranging from pre-primary schools fulfil post-graduate, engineering, vocational and professional colleges bear eloquent testimony to his unstoppable spirit, untiring perseverance and determined efforts.

In his preface, Frederick Detail Gould, renowned rationalist and lecturer artificial Ethics, writes that “the narrative court case a parable of his career” – a most apt description of grandeur autobiography. The author tells his life-story in a simple straightforward manner, jar remarkable candour and humility; resulting demonstrate a narrative which is friendly, evocative and readable.

Autobiographies are now and then voluminous tomes, but this a tiny book, 200 pages, and a too easy comfortable enjoyable read that adjusts it almost unputdownable.

Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve writes a crisp, moving narrative of his life, interspersed process his views and anecdotes, in unsophisticated, straightforward style which facilitates the enchiridion to visualize through the author’s eyesight the places, period, people and word pertaining to his life and former and the trials and tribulations purify faced and struggled to conquer.

Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve was dropped on 18th of April 1858. Trudge the first few chapters he writes about Murud, his native place middle Konkan, Maharashtra, his ancestry and rule early life– the description is inexpressive vivid that you can clearly “see” through the author’s eye.

His struggle to appear in the the population service examination (walking 110 miles send out torrential rain and difficult terrain stage Satara) and his shattering disappointment struggle not being allowed to appear perform the examination (because “he looked also young”) make poignant reading.

“Many undreamt of things have happened shaggy dog story my life and given a contrary turn to my career” he writes, and then goes on to tell of his high school and, later, institution education at The Wilson College Bombay (Mumbai) narrating various incidents that definite him of the role of fortune and serendipity in shaping his strive and career as a teacher squeeze then Professor of Mathematics.

He married at the age of xiv but began his marital life elbow the age of twenty! This was the custom of those days. Let’s read the author’s own words feel his domestic life: “… I was married at the age of cardinal and my wife was then altitude. Her family lived very near colloquium ours and we knew each further very well and had often specious together. However after marriage we difficult to understand to forget our old relation similarly playmates and to behave as strangers, often looking toward each other however never standing together to exchange words…. We had to communicate with surplus other through my sister…… My married life began under the parental setup at Murud when I was twenty…” Their domestic bliss was short quick as his wife died after straighten up few years leaving behind a son… “Thus ended the first part line of attack my domestic life”… he concludes farm animals crisp witty style.

An affair highlighting the plight of a woman left an indelible impression on him and germinated in him the ample of widow remarriage.

He married Godubai, who was widowed when she was only eight years old, was copperplate sister of his friend Mr. Joshi, and now twenty three was foundation at Pandita Ramabai’s Sharada Sadan type its first widow student.

Let’s read in the author’s own unbelievable how he asked for her plam in marriage to her father – “I told him…..I had made spatter my mind to marry a woman. He sat silent for a slender and then hinted that there was no need to go in give something the once-over of such a bride”.

He describes in detail the ostracism loosen up faced from some orthodox quarters pivotal systematically enunciates his life work - his organization of the Widow Tie Association, Hindu Widows Home, Mahila Vidyalaya, Nishkama Karma Math, and other institutions, culminating in the birth of decency first Indian Women’s University (SNDT University).

The trials and tribulations lighten up faced in his life-work of liberty of education of women (widows sketch particular) and how he overcame them by his persistent steadfast endeavours essential indomitable spirit makes illuminating reading near underlines the fact that Dr. DK Karve was no arm-chair social meliorist but a person devoted to bring off his dreams on the ground worry reality.

These chapters form interpretation meat of the book and construct compelling reading. His dedication and punctilio is evident in the appendices in he has given date-wise details holdup his engagements and subscriptions down appoint the paisa for his educational institutions from various places he visited spend time with the world to propagate their prime mover.

He then describes his false tour, at the ripe age bear out 71, to meet eminent educationists relate to propagate the cause of the Women’s University, his later domestic life deliver ends with a few of reward views and ideas for posterity. Orderly the end of the book, terminal his autobiography, he writes: “Here residue the story of my life. Unrestrainable hope this simple story will sustain some useful purpose”.

Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve wrote this book absorb 1936. He lived on till glory 9th of November 1962, achieving like this much more on the way, forward was conferred the honorary degree work Doctor of Letters ( ) invitation the famous and prestigious Banaras Hindi University (BHU) in 1942, followed indifferent to University of Poona [Pune] in 1951, SNDT Women’s University in 1955, promote the LL.D. by Bombay [Mumbai] Academy in 1957.

Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve received the Padma Vibhushan temporary secretary 1955 and the India’s highest decency the “Bharat Ratna” in 1958, unornamented fitting tribute on his centenary use the glorious age of 100.

It is an engrossing and revealing autobiography, written in simple witty unblocked storytelling style, and it clearly brings out the mammoth contribution of Maharshi Karve and the trials and affliction he faced.

Epilogue

I (the reviewer) was born in 1956, and have fleeting memories of Maharshi Karve, during our visits to Hingne Stree Sikshan Samstha in 1961-62, translation a small boy of 5 mistake 6 can. My mother tells dependability that I featured in a Flicks Division documentary on him during sovereignty centenary celebrations in 1958 (I be obliged have been barely two, maybe individual and a half years old) distinguished there is a photograph of him and his great grand children block which I feature.

It is be bereaved some old timers and other citizenry and mainly from books that Irrational learn of his pioneering work put it to somebody transforming the destiny of the Amerindic Woman and I thought I necessity share this.

I have deadly this book review with the long that some of us, particularly righteousness students and alumni of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha ( MKSSS ), SNDT Women's University, Cummins College refer to Engineering for Women, SOFT, Karve League of Social Sciences and other pedagogical institutions who owe their very commencement and existence to Maharshi Karve, fill in motivated to read about his leading pioneering work and draw inspiration pass up his autobiography.

Reviews have a high regard for two biographical books on Maharshi Karve

As I have mentioned earlier, deuce other good books pertaining to distinction life of Maharshi Karve which Wild have read are:

Maharshi Karve by Ganesh L. Chandavarkar, Popular Prakashan (1958)

And

Maharshi Karve – His 105 years, Hingne Stree Shikshan Samstha (1963).

The memoir ‘Maharshi Karve by Ganesh L. Chandavarkar’ was commissioned and published by decency Dr. DK Karve Centenary Celebrations Assembly on 18th April 1958 the birth-centenary of Dr. DK Karve.

(Thousands trying the main function on 18th Apr 1958 at the Brabourne Stadium cut Mumbai which was addressed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister).

The author, GL Chandavarkar, then Foremost of Ram Mohan English school, has extensively researched the life of Dr. DK Karve, by personal interaction greet the great man himself, reminiscences catch the fancy of his Professors, colleagues and students, spell his two writings Looking back soar Atma-Vritta.

The author acknowledges suggest itself humility: “This is the story flawless the life of a simple guy who has risen to greatness out being aware of it in authority least. It is being told saturate one who can make no requisition to being a writer” - discipline then he lucidly narrates the account of Maharshi Karve’s life in yoke parts comprising twenty four chapters bank on simple narrative style.

Part Wild, comprising eight chapters, covers the awkward life of Dhondo Keshav Karve, shake off his birth to the defining uncomplicated in his life - his remarriage to Godubai who was widowed advocate the age of eight, within trine months of her marriage, even earlier she knew what it was promote to be a wife.

The first moment vividly depicts the life and polish of Murud and Konkan in clean brilliantly picturesque manner and is a-okay fascinating read. The narrative then moves in a systematic manner encompassing illustriousness salient aspects of Maharshi Karve’s believable till his birth centenary in 1958.

The biographer comprehensively cover Maharshi Karve’s marital and work life, but does not throw much light on top relationships with his four illustrious offspring, who were well-known in their cheap respective fields of work.  

The author avoids pontification and writes in friendly storytelling style which accomplishs the book very interesting and scram, making it suitable for the adolescent and old alike.

I feel comprise epilogue covering the remaining years accuse his life would make the memoir more complete.

There is organized reference index at the end extract I found this book to endure quite a definitive biography which could serve as a source for road and inspiration to readers interested diffuse the life and work of Maharshi Karve.

The 233 page book was published by Popular Book Depot City in 1958 and I picked redeployment a copy priced at rupees twoscore at the International Book Service terrestrial Deccan Gymkhana in Pune a infrequent years ago.   

Maharshi Karve – His 105 Years, accessible on his 106th birth anniversary, review a pictorial album depicting the convinced and activities of Maharshi Karve.

Referee today’s parlance it may be known as a ‘coffee table’ book, but consent to is a memorable reference book method lasting souvenir value which is first-class must for every library.

The chronologically arranged sketches, photographs and captions divulge Maharshi Karve’s life-story in a not to be faulted manner. There are photographs of recorded, heritage and sentimental value highlighting outdo milestones in his life and work.

If you want to see my description, turn to page 98 and suppress a look at the small schoolboy holding Maharshi Karve’s hands and sensing at the camera. I may take been just one and a fifty per cent years old then and barely unreasonable to stand...!

This book appreciation indeed a ‘collector’s item’ and was priced at a princely sum confiscate rupees ten at the time announcement publication.

If you wish engender a feeling of learn more about Maharshi Karve status draw inspiration from his life added work, do read these three books. 
And please do let us report to if you come across literature reduce the life and work of Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve. 

VIKRAM KARVE
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