Chandrakala A. Hate
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Dr. Chandrakala Anandrao Hate | |
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Born | Chandrakala Jagannath Murkute 1903 |
Died | 1990 |
Education | M.A., Ph.D. |
Chandrakala Anandrao Hate (pronounced Haa-tay) (1903–1990) (
Biography
Early years
Born Chandrakala Jagannath Murkute on 12 September 1903 to Dr. Jagannath and Lahanibai Murkute, she was born into a family belonging to Mumbai's Daivadnya community. Education played an important role from early on in her life. She married Anandrao Ramkrishna Hate.
Career
Much of Dr. Hate's work entailed studying and improving the status of women in Indian society. She received an
She wrote the books Changing status of woman in post-independence India (1969) and Turn..? whither...? to....? (1978), and contributed often to the many English and Marathi Bombay magazines. Dr. Hate taught as a professor of sociology at SNDT Women's University, Bombay.
She began the organization Kutumb Sakhi in 1975 to help
Personal
Dr. Hate's husband died early in her life, and she raised three sons on her own, playing an important role in the way she viewed much of society. Much of her spiritual support came from the teachings of Gurudev R D Ranade. She died of esophageal cancer in Mumbai in 1990.
Legacy
In the years after her death, the city of Mumbai dedicated and renamed a
References
- ^ a b c NDTV Correspondent (29 October 2011). "Celebrating Women's Day with Kutumb Sakhi". NDTV. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- Pillai, S. Devadas (1997). Indian Sociology Through Ghurye: A Dictionary. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-807-1.
- "Feeding Mumbaikars, these women weave their own lives!..." http://www.collegeblews.com/node/3073[permanent dead link]. Accessed on 10/31/07.