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Identify the Personality based on the following description:

1. He has established the fi rst University for women in India.

2. He worked for the upliftment of the status of the widows.

3. In 1958, the Government of India issued stamps commemorating his birth centenary and it was the first time a living person was pictured on the issued stamps.

4. The Government of India awarded him the Highest Civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.

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Zakir Husain

C. Rajagopalachari

Pandurang Vaman Kane

Dhondo Keshav Karve

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Explanation:

Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962) :
He was a social reformer in India in the fi eld of women’s welfare.
He was popularly known as Maharishi Karve. In honor of Karve, Queen’s Road in Mumbai (Bombay) was renamed to Maharishi Karve Road.
He was inspired by Japan Women’s University and established the fi rst university for women in India. He worked for the upliftment of the status of the widows and himself married to a widow.
In 1958, the Government of India issued stamps commemorating the birth centenary of him, it was the fi rst time a living person was pictured on the issued stamps.
The Government of India awarded him with the highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1958, the year of his 100th birthday.