Six weeks after the death of her brother Shrivinas (her last surviving close relative), PR
married Bipin Behari Das Medhavi
, under the Civil Marriage Act of 1872 because of their differing caste status.
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Adhav, Shamsundar Manohar. Pandita Ramabai. Christian Literature Society, 1979.
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Burton, Antoinette. At the Heart of the Empire. University of California Press, 1998.
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Occupation
Pandita Ramabai
Three months after her husband
's death, PR
founded the Arya Mahila Samaj
in Poona; this society of high-caste Hindu women worked for the education of girls and against child-marriage.
Adhav, Shamsundar Manohar. Pandita Ramabai. Christian Literature Society, 1979.
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Dyer, Helen S. Pandita Ramabai: The Story of Her Life. F. H. Revell, 1911.