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MAHARSHI KARVE A Legend in his Lifetime, a Social Reformer who transformed the destiny of women in India

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Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve

The Story of his Life and Work.

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VIKRAM KARVE

In my own small way I wish to present a review of biographical literature on Maharshi Karve in order to enable readers, especially modern women and the students and alumni of educational institutions who owe their very genesis to Maharshi Karve like the SNDT University and the numerous and multifarious women’s schools and colleges under the aegis of the Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, get an insight into the life and work of this great social reformer whose ceaseless efforts played a cardinal role in transforming the destiny 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 published in 1958 by Popular Prakashan Bombay (Mumbai)

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

Allow me to tell you, Dear Reader, a bit about these books which describe the life and times of Maharshi Karve and tell us about the monumental pioneering work of one of the foremost social and educational reformers of India.

LOOKING BACK by Dhondo Keshav Karve – Autobiography

It would be apt to start with his autobiography – Looking Back, and let Maharshi Karve describe his life and work from his own point of view in his simple yet fascinating style.

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

Book Review of The Autobiography of Maharshi Karve: “Looking Back” by Dhondo Keshav Karve (1936)

Dear Reader, you must be wondering why I am reviewing an autobiography written in 1936.

Well, sometime back, for six years of my life, I stayed in a magnificent building called Empress Court on Maharshi Karve Road at Churchgate in Mumbai.

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

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

But, beyond that, compared to him I am a nobody – not even a pygmy.

Maharshi Karve clearly knew his goal, persisted ceaselessly throughout his life with missionary zeal and transformed the destiny of the Indian Woman.

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

In his preface, Frederick J Gould, renowned rationalist and lecturer on Ethics, writes that “the narrative is a parable of his career” – a most apt description of the autobiography. The author tells his life-story in a simple straightforward manner, with remarkable candour and humility; resulting in a narrative which is friendly, interesting and readable.

Autobiographies are sometimes voluminous tomes, but this a small book, 200 pages, and a very easy comfortable enjoyable read that makes it almost unputdownable.

Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve writes a crisp, flowing narrative of his life, interspersed with his views and anecdotes, in simple, straightforward style which facilitates the reader to visualize through the author’s eyes the places, period, people and events pertaining to his life and times and the trials and tribulations he faced and struggled to conquer.

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

His struggle to appear in the public service examination (walking 110 miles in torrential rain and difficult terrain to Satara) and his shattering disappointment at not being allowed to appear for the examination (because “he looked too young”) make poignant reading.

“Many undreamt of things have happened in my life and given a different turn to my career” he writes, and then goes on to describe his high school and, later, college education at The Wilson College Bombay (Mumbai) narrating various incidents that convinced him of the role of destiny and serendipity in shaping his life and career as a teacher and then Professor of Mathematics.

He married at the age of fourteen but began his marital life at the age of twenty! This was the custom of those days. Let’s read the author’s own words on his domestic life: “… I was married at the age of fourteen and my wife was then eight. Her family lived very near to ours and we knew each other very well and had often played together. However after marriage we had to forget our old relation as playmates and to behave as strangers, often looking toward each other but never standing together to exchange words…. We had to communicate with each other through my sister…… My marital life began under the parental roof at Murud when I was twenty…” Their domestic bliss was short lived as his wife died after a few years leaving behind a son… “Thus ended the first part of my domestic life”… he concludes in crisp witty style.

An incident highlighting the plight of a widow left an indelible impression on him and germinated in him the idea of widow remarriage.

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

Let’s read in the author’s own words how he asked for her hand in marriage to her father – “I told him…..I had made up my mind to marry a widow. He sat silent for a minute and then hinted that there was no need to go in search of such a bride”.

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

The trials and tribulations he faced in his life-work of emancipation of women (widows in particular) and women’s education and how he overcame them by his persistent steadfast endeavours and indomitable spirit makes illuminating reading and underlines the fact that Dr. DK Karve was no arm-chair social reformer but a person devoted to achieve his dreams on the ground in reality.

These chapters form the meat of the book and make compelling reading. His dedication and meticulousness is evident in the appendices where he has given date-wise details of his engagements and subscriptions down to the paisa for his educational institutions from various places he visited around the world to propagate their cause.

He then describes his world tour, at the ripe age of 71, to meet eminent educationists to propagate the cause of the Women’s University, his later domestic life and ends with a few of his views and ideas for posterity. At the end of the book, concluding his autobiography, he writes: “Here ends the story of my life. I hope this simple story will serve some useful purpose”.

Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve wrote this book in 1936.

He lived on till the 9th of November 1962, achieving so much more on the way, and was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters ( D.Litt.) by the famous and prestigious Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1942, followed by University of Poona [Pune] in 1951, SNDT Women’s University in 1955, and the LL.D. by Bombay [Mumbai] University in 1957.

Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve received the Padma Vibhushan in 1955 and the India’s highest honour the “Bharat Ratna” in 1958, a fitting tribute on his centenary at the glorious age of 100.

It is an engrossing and illuminating autobiography, written in simple witty readable storytelling style, and it clearly brings out the mammoth contribution of Maharshi Karve and the trials and tribulations 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, as a small boy of 5 or 6 can.

My mother tells me that I featured in a Films Division documentary on him during his centenary celebrations in 1958 (I must have been barely two, maybe one and a half years old) and there is a photograph of him and his great grand children in which I feature.

It is from some old timers and other people and mainly from books that I learn of his pioneering work in transforming the destiny of the Indian Woman and I thought I should share this.

I have written this book review with the hope that some of us, particularly the students and alumni of SNDT University, Cummins College of Engineering for Women, SOFT, Karve Institute of Social Sciences and other educational institutions who owe their very genesis and existence to Maharshi Karve, are motivated to read about his stellar pioneering work and draw inspiration from his autobiography.

Reviews of two biographical books on Maharshi Karve

As I have mentioned earlier, two other good books pertaining to the life of Maharshi Karve which I have read are:

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

And

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

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

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

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

The author acknowledges with humility: “This is the story of the life of a simple man who has risen to greatness without being aware of it in the least. It is being told by one who can make no claim to being a writer” – and then he lucidly narrates the story of Maharshi Karve’s life in four parts comprising twenty four chapters in simple narrative style.

Part I, comprising eight chapters, covers the early life of Dhondo Keshav Karve, from his birth to the defining moment in his life – his remarriage to Godubai who was widowed at the age of eight, within three months of her marriage, even before she knew what it was to be a wife.

The first chapter vividly depicts the life and culture of Murud and Konkan in a brilliantly picturesque manner and is a fascinating read. The narrative then moves in a systematic manner encompassing the salient aspects of Maharshi Karve’s life till his birth centenary in 1958.

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

The author avoids pontification and writes in friendly storytelling style which makes the book very interesting and readable, making it suitable for the young and old alike.

I feel an epilogue covering the remaining years of his life would make the biography more complete.

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

The 233 page book was published by Popular Book Depot Mumbai in 1958 and I picked up a copy priced at rupees forty at the International Book Service at Deccan Gymkhana in Pune a few years ago.

Maharshi Karve – His 105 Years, published on his 106th birth anniversary, is a pictorial album depicting the life and activities of Maharshi Karve.

In today’s parlance it may be called a ‘coffee table’ book, but it is a memorable reference book of lasting souvenir value which is a must for every library.

The chronologically arranged sketches, photographs and captions tell Maharshi Karve’s life-story in a seamless manner. There are photographs of historical, heritage and sentimental value highlighting important milestones in his life and work.

[If you want to see my picture, turn to page 98 and have a look at the small boy holding Maharshi Karve’s hands and looking at the camera. I may have been just one and a half years old then and barely able to stand!].

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

If you wish to learn more about Maharshi Karve and draw inspiration from his life and work, do read these three books.

And please do let us know if you come across literature on the life and work of Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.

VIKRAM KARVE

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The Exposed Social Networking Site for Naturists

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They call themselves naturists (though others tag them nudist) and speak of liberty and spirituality. For them, by going fully naked is just a natural way of nature. Â We often see them walking along the shores in Europe particularly in France and in Spain. Often, they have this social nude party and they are following strict rules about their activities of course to avoid any provocative incidents that would somehow include sexual assaults. They often take the figures of Adam and Eve as a source of inspiration of their cause. And of course, they have gain ample numbers of followers around the globe mainly in the western and liberal countries.

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Accordingly we see the birth of Skinbook. Contrary to Facebook or MySpace Skinbook accepts only naturalists or nudists who would want to have online interactions with other nudists. In their sign-up page applicant are asked of the number of years they have been a nudist or a naturalist. There is no specific question about what type of nudist an applicant is. Relationship status is also a requirement together with the personal description and the people who the applicant would want to meet. Though a nudist networking site, pornographic materials particularly pictures are not allowed to be uploaded as profile pictures. Skinbook only accepts whole body pictures of the applicant with clothes, workwear apparel, uniform, or costumes on. Cartooned avatars are as well accepted and zoomed facial parts. Of course, in animate objects like trees and other things are not allowed and pictures that has focus below the torso, nude or dressed.

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Skinbook’s security is quite stricter unlike Facebook. Comments are being moderated and no vulgar words and sleazy remarks on members’ pictures are allowed. Makers of the website are also on the move to prevent voyeurs and sexual stalkers to be part of the network.

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Whatever the objective of the makers, Skinbook is rather a new generation device of naturalists. One particular application of the site that might be best for members is that certain meeting scheduler which can be used by members to set dates of meeting at a certain place whether according to nudists’ way of social meeting or just the conventional. One thing the site primarily prides of is safety and security â just the two things one would be thinking considering the site as a naturalist friendly one.

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Athletes will receive the time schedules , venue that are programmed accordingly to their individual disciplines that will enables them to keep track of the training dates ,competition date and timing , and resting duration during the Games.

For The Winter Olympic, Samsung will provide the availability of its Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) communications platform which allows users to accesss information anytime and anywhere, fans around the world can download and install Samsung’s Public WOW Application from Samsung’s official Olympic Games Mini Official site ,it allows the user to receive up-to-the minute information, including Olympic news, schedules, results and medal standings previously available only to official staff. The application is free to download to Samsung smartphone that supports the Windows Mobile 6.1 or 6.5 operating systems.

In line with the Games ,Samsung will organize a 2010 Winter Olympic Games digital contest which allow 10 lucky Samsung Explorers to have Full direct access at the Olympic Games and share their personal experiences through online blogs while capturing content with their Samsung mobile phones .On the other hand , The Youth Olympics Games in Singapore will be sponsor as such that all athletes will receive a Samsung Omnia Lite (B7300) smartphone,

Under the sponsorship arrangement , the phone will be loaded with a mobile application developed by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore . The application will consists of 9 content & services functions including information on the Youth Olympic Village, a tailored Culture and Education Programme ,specific details on the Sport Competition, Start Lists & Results, Update News, Competing Venues, Fun and Promotion, Explore Singapore program contributing to Tourism
As nowadays ,most sport event are much more than sports and competition; they are also about community and individuals challenging among competing friends to achieve excellence and keeping connected to their beloved ones or friends

This brought out an exclusive features in the Smartphone which include mobile social networking that supports popular networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook for the athletes to keep in contact with their loved one or distant relatives . This allows most athletes whom are technology Savvy to have the opportunity to socialize using Social Networking technology which has been popular on the Internet also
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What Tiger Woods Can Learn From the Social Media Marketing Experts

Posted on 04 September 2010. Tags: from, Learn, Marketing, Media, Social, Tiger, Woods

What Tiger Woods Can Learn From the Social Media Marketing Experts

As Tiger Woods demonstrated at the Masters, he still is one of the best golfers in the world, five months after the scandal surrounding him first broke. However, there are lessons that Tiger could have learned from the some of the biggest names in social media.

At one time, in a sports marketing world filled with risk, Woods is was as safe as it could get. He exuded class, consistency and excellence – qualities that prompted companies and brands, such as Buick, Electronic Arts, Tag Heuer and Accenture, to pay top dollar for the rights to capitalize on his name and image.

No company had a stronger association with Woods than the marketing goliath Nike. For more than a decade, Woods has been the driving force behind the company’s 0 million golf business. “Frankly, I think no one can argue that he’s probably one of the best hangars in the business in regards to clothing; he always does a great job in presenting our apparel and footwear and really makes a statement in how he looks on that golf course,” says Cindy Davis, general manager of Nike Golf.

THE RISE OF THE PERSONAL BRAND Nearly 10 years ago, management guru and best-selling business book author Tom Peters, launched the concept of personal branding with the cover story for Fast Company. Through the years, since Peters first brought the concept of “Me Inc.” forward, many image consultants, HR professionals, and sales trainers have encouraged their clients (and anyone else who would listen) to think about themselves as personal brands as they grew their entrepreneurial endeavours. No one more embodied this than Tiger Woods.

NEWS FLASH TIGER: “YOUR BRAND IS NOT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS…IT’S WHAT GOOGLE SAYS IT IS” So says Chris Anderson (editor-in-chief at Wired magazine and bestselling author of The Long Tail). For Tiger Woods that “golden image” all came to a crashing halt, when on November 17th, Eldrick “Tiger” Woods crashed his Cadillac SUV outside his home during a dispute with his wife. However, the SUV was not the only thing that crashed that day: so did the reputation of a once spotless brand. Yes, Tiger Woods was a brand, probably one of the most valuable brands in the world.

LESSONS FROM CHRIS BROGAN Now “Tiger”, one of the best students of the game there ever was, is having to learns lesson from social media gurus such as Chris Brogan. For many years, getting to “know” the real Tiger was not possible. He was very guarded of his life and image. He had built a persona that no one could ever live up to. Many believed that to be a result of the intense media attention he had on him since a young age.

At one time, there were a few similarities between Tiger Woods and Chris Brogan, such as:

* Extremely marketable brand
* People wanted to be connected with both of them
* People wanted to be them

However, there is one great difference, Chris Brogan built his brand by being open, available, quick, and responsive in all of the spaces he occupies. He is a prime example of a person who has seen a total shift in his professional and personal life through use of online communities to share his ideas and insights; and that has turned that into real-benefit for him.

The first lesson that Tiger could learn from Chris: do not lie or deceive your audience. A brand is about trust, and Brogan knows that a personal brand requires an even deeper trust – similar to that which we extend to our immediate family. Brogan respects that and knows that social communities are all about transparency and trust.

Chris Brogan manages and develops a very personal brand that has a huge audience (bigger than most big corporations, though maybe not as large as Tiger’s). Thus, the second lesson to Tiger is clear: In this new social media world, it is not about how your business connects and communicates, it is about how you as an individual build, nurture, and share personal brands.

In the end, the third lesson Tiger needs to learn is that a personal brand comes from within. As Mitch Joel states in his bestselling book, Six Pixel of Separation, a strong brand shines when the core values and belief systems of why it was created are as obvious as the logo, packaging, website, and supporting marketing materials. That being said, brands rise (and fall) every day because each and every one of us is making decisions about that brand based on our own values and beliefs. From our internal gauge, we decide if the products or services “fit” with who we are – or who we want to be. Has there ever been a more public display of this than with Tiger Woods? It was not his golf game that brought him down; it was how he, in particular his actions, measured against our core values that has knocked him off his pedestal.

YOU CAN’T FAKE SINCERITY As you listen to Tiger talk about finding the love of the game again, and see him interact with fans, it reminds me of what Dan Pink wrote in his excellent book A Whole New Mind. In it, he writes about testing on the human face and the muscles used to control emotions. It turns out that, when we smile out of true happiness, certain muscles are activated that can’t be controlled. That means that when we fake smile versus making a genuine smile, our faces actually look different. So when you watch Tiger go around Augusta National Golf Club this weekend, in search of his fifth Masters title, ask yourself is he faking it? We all know he has the passion to win, that has never been in doubt. I mean is he faking his passion to connect with the people around the game. Because making real connections is what really counts in the new social media world.

There is no doubt that the world’s number one golfer will regain his top golf form as some point. The question remains is will “Tiger Woods the brand” regain its marketing ability? As Geoffrey Colvin’s book, Talent is Overrated, points out, one of the things that made “Tiger” great was his willingness to put in the 10,000 hours of deliberate practice needed to achieve that greatness. Let us hope he learns the lesson that many of our social media gurus already know: you cannot fake your personal brand in less than 10,000 hours.

Andrew Hunt is the owner of Inbound Sales Network ( http://www.inboundsales.net ), a specialist consulting and training firm focusing on the problems affecting sales and marketing teams. Mr. Hunt is an expert author, speaker, consultant, and sales trainer with more than 15 years of international experience in sales, marketing, channels, sales management, and business development roles in a variety of mature and early-stage companies.

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What Tiger Woods Can Learn From the Social Media Marketing Experts

Posted on 04 September 2010. Tags: Experts, from, Learn, Marketing, Media, Social, Tiger, Woods