Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve fought throughout his life for the upliftment of women. He started a college for them and established the first Indian University for women, named SNDT Women's University in Mumbai. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1958. He was from the Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, India. Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 18 million. ... Bharat Ratna is Indias highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ratnagiri is a district in Maharashtra, India. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...