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[[File:Zopadi.jpg|alt=Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, Karvenagar, Pune|thumb|308x308px|Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, Karvenagar, Pune]]<br />
'''Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha''' is an [[India]]n education society engaged in women's education. It was set up by [[Dhondo Keshav Karve]] in 1896 as '''Hingane Stree Shikshan Samstha'''.<br />
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==History==<br />
In 1896, [[Dhondo Keshav Karve]] founded an institution in a village named Hingne near Pune city. Karve dedicated his life for the humanitarian objective which was upliftment of women which formed the major section of socially downtrodden during that period<ref>{{Cite book|title=Looking Back|last=Karve|first=Dhondo|publisher=Mr. B. D. Karve, Hindu Widows' Home Association|year=2016|isbn=978-81-920642-8-4|oclc=959284032|location=Pune|pages=44 to 47}}</ref><br />
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On 14 June 1896, Karve started "Home for widows" along with the school for widows in a small village named Hingne in [[Pune]]. The Home for Widows was then named "Hingne Stree Shikshan Samstha" and the school was named "Mahilashram High School". Later the institution was renamed "Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharshikarve.ac.in/|publisher=MKSSS|title=Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, (MKSSS), Pune|date=24 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref><br />
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The institution has expanded and is running 60 educational units having diversified branches all over Maharashtra with units located at [[Pune]], [[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]], [[Ratnagiri]], [[Nagpur]], [[Kamshet]], etc. All these units are meant only for girls. The institution has now established branches like engineering, architecture, management, nursing, fashion technology, vocational training institute, Etc.<br />
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==Institutes run by Shikshan Samstha==<br />
* [[MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women|1991 - Cummins College of Engineering for Women]]<br />
* 1994 - Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for women<ref name=BNCA1>{{cite web|title=BNCA website|url=http://www.bnca.ac.in/aboutus.htm|accessdate=2006-08-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060227173040/http://bnca.ac.in/aboutus.htm|archivedate=2006-02-27|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
* 1996 - Hiraben Nanavati Institute of Management and Research<br />
* 1998 - School Of Fashion Technology, Pune<br />
* M. N. Institute of Vocational Training<br />
* K. B. Joshi Institute of Information Technology<br />
* [[Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Nagpur]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://maharshikarve.ac.in/ Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha, (MKSSS), Pune]<br />
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[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Pune]]<br />
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:1896 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1896]]<br />
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