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At age 58, he walked 100 miles on foot to raise the found...
2027-03-22
Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve founded
India's first university for women — in 1916.
At age 58, he walked 100 miles on foot to raise the founding funds. SNDT University — built by the sheer will and feet of one determined man — still educates thousands of Indian women every year.
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