Karvenagar

Karve-Nagar is a suburb located in Pune. Formerly known as Hingne, it was renamed after Dhondo Keshav Karve, a social reformer who advocated widow remarriage and established a Aanath Ashram and first school for girls and widows, which came to be known as Hingne Stree Shikshan Sanstha here in 1896. It is bordered by Warje and Kothrud and its pin code is 411052.[1][2]

Karvenagar
Hingne
Neighborhood
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha established by Dhondo Keshav Karve
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha established by Dhondo Keshav Karve
Karvenagar is located in Maharashtra
Karvenagar
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18.4874262°N 73.8197098°E / 18.4874262; 73.8197098
StateMaharashtra
Lok Sabha constituencyPune
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHaveli taluka

References

  1. Lal, S. (2008). 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20th Century. Jaico Publishing House. p. 244. ISBN 9788179926987.
  2. Damle, Jasmine (2011). Pune Tradition to Market. Gyan Publishing House. p. 44. ISBN 9788178358956.


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