Hingne Budrukh, Karve Nagar
The Maharshi Karve Memorial was established in 2007, at the Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha (MKSSS) in Pune. Dhondo Keshav Karve, known as Maharshi Karve was a social reformer who worked for women's rights and was an educator at Fergusson College, Pune, for a large portion of his life. He also established an all women's university, which still educates more than 30,000 women every year. He started the MKSSS in 1896.
Mr Lal Krishna Advani inaugurated the memorial, which was built using the donations from alumni and current students, on the 150th birth anniversary of Maharshi Karve. It displays some of Karve’s personal belongings, as well as a timeline of Maharshi Karve’s life and work. An architectural wonder in itself, it is divided into three main halls. Along with Karve’s own work, the museum celebrates the contributions of several of his contemporaries as well.
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The Maharshi Karve Museum is located in the premises of the Karve College for women. Surrounded by a football field and lush green trees, the museum affords a picturesque view.
This is the memoir of Anandibai Karve in the form of a beautiful stone tulsi pot with copper etching. It is placed right before the museum entry.
This is an overview of one of the three galleries of the museum. Most of the information is through infographics that have been printed and mounted on walls.
The Bharat Ratna that was received by Karve is displayed in the museum, along with the other national awards that he received.
This is a photograph of Maharshi Karve in his early days as a freedom fighter.
The nearest bus stop is Warje Malwadi. The museum is 25 minutes away from the railway station and 35 minutes away from the airport.