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In An Honorable Heritage, Pandita Ramabai tells her story of being born into the privileged Brahman caste and leaving tradition behind for something far better.
India's Woman of the Millennium: Pandita Ramabai: Her Story in Her Own Words (Int'l Christian Women's Hall of Fame Series)....
Pandita Ramabai
Indian feminist historian and social reformer (1858–1922)
Pandita Ramabai | |
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| Born | Rama Dongre (1858-04-23)23 April 1858 Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 5 April 1922(1922-04-05) (aged 63) Kedgaon, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Occupation | Social reformer |
| Years active | 1885–1922 |
| Organization(s) | Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission, Kedgaon |
| Known for | Ministry among destitute and orphan girls |
| Notable work | The High Caste Hindu Woman (1887)[1] |
| Spouse | Bipin Behari Medhvi (m. 1880; died 1882) |
| Children | 1 |
Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati (23 April 1858 – 5 April 1922) was an Indian social reformer and Christian missionary.
She was the first woman to be awarded the titles of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta.[2] She was one of the ten