Maharshi Karve Mahila Mahavidalay Ratnagiri

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About Maharshi Karve Mahila Mahavidalay Ratnagiri

Maharshi Karve Mahila Mahavidalay Ratnagiri is a private institution in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, established in 1999. Campusbells lists it under General, with 1 undergraduate course: BCA.

The 118-year-old parent body has been committed to "Empowerment of women through education". The Institution has a century long history of dedicated work towards making women educated and self-reliant. MKSSS, Pune was established in 1896 by the great visionary and social worker Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve to provide shelter to destitute women.

On 14th June in the year 1896, in the village "Hingne" near Pune city, Maharshi Karve started a "Home for Widows", along with a school for Widows, so that they become educated and self-reliant. He fought throughout his life to make this happen. The “Home for Widows” was then named as "Hingne Stree Shikshan Samstha" and the school was named as "Mahilashram High School".

Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, (MKSSS), Pune has diversified branches all over Maharashtra in India and about 25,000 girl students are learning in these institutions. Over the period of last 118 years, the Institution has grown like a banyan tree and at present, it is running 60 numbers of educational and other units.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1999

Ownership

Private-Unaided

Stream

General

Location

Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Academics

Courses offered at Maharshi Karve Mahila Mahavidalay Ratnagiri

1 programme listed

Gallery

Campus photos

Photos: mksssbcartn.org

Campus life

Facilities at Maharshi Karve Mahila Mahavidalay Ratnagiri

• Library