Dhondo Keshav Karve
FounderFounder of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha
Dhondo Keshav Karve is the founder of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha (1896)[1], an Indian non-profit working on education, women & children and livelihood from Pune.
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha
Founded in 1896 by Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve as a shelter for widows in a hut at Hingne, MKSSS has grown into one of India's oldest women's education trusts, running 64 institutions across Maharashtra — from schools and hostels to engineering, architecture and nursing colleges educating over 32,000 girls and women.
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha reports the following, on its own site:
- More than 32,000 girl students are taking education across campuses all over Maharashtra
- Running 64 educational units at present
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