About the Book: R. D. Karve: The Samaaj Swaasthya Man
Raghunath Dhondo Karve was among the stormy and controversial figures of his
time in Maharashtra. Born to Dhondo Keshav Karve, a social reformer who
advocated for womens rights and widow remarriage, RD Karve studied the subjects
of birth control and the science of lovemaking. In 1927, Raghunath started the
Samaaj Sawaasthya (Health of the Society) magazine in Marathi. The thoughts he
propagated through this magazine were too radical for the society of his time
and the orthodoxy who often raised obstacles and filed several cases against
him. Originally written in Marathi by Dr Anant Deshmukh, and translated