Our Parent body “Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samthas” has century long history of dedicate work towards making a a woman educated and self reliant.
In 1896 maharshi Karve started an ashram at Hingne, near Pune for widows and other helpless women, Despite opposition and with very meager resources he started a simple programme of schooling for the ashram inmales because he firmaly believed that was pnly through education that they could be made self reliant and free.
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 117 years, the Institution has grown like a banyan tree and at present, it is running 60 numbers of educational and other units. These units are located at Pune, Satara, Wai, Ratnagiri, Nagpur, Kamshet etc. All these units are meant only for girls or women.
Around 25,000 girl students are learning in Kindergarten, Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Higher Secondary schools and Colleges. We have established Engineering, Architecture, Management, Nursing, Fashion Technology, Vocational Training Institute, Health Center etc. These branches strive to develop women into truly performing citizens in today’s globalization era. We also have hostel facilities for students and working women and old age home for senior citizens.
For more information http://www.maharshikarve.ac.in