jan 1, 1889 - Sharada Sadan by Pandita Ramabai 1889

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Pandita Ramabai was one of modern India's noble women. She was widely regarded as an asset to the Prathana Samaj both within and outside Maharashtra. She married a Bengali and became a young widow. Her marriage outside of caste and her criticism of popular Hinduism earned her the wrath of Hindu society's orthodox members.


She founded the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune in order to emancipate women. Ramabai travelled to England and America with the assistance of Christian missionaries.


When she returned to Pune in 1889, she converted to Christianity and founded the Sharada Sadan.

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