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A mathematics professor from Pune, Dhondho Keshav Karve was one of the earliest crusaders of women’s rights in India. Here’s his forgotten story.

Although patriarchy is deeply entrenched in modern-day India, the country has a long tradition of women who resisted conformity, even under severe societal pressure. Here is a look at the fascinating journey of feminism through the ages in India.

In the 1880s, at a time when Indian women hardly had any rights to speak of, a gutsy and determined woman did the impossible. Not only did Rukhmabai fight an iconic case that defied child marriage, she went on to become India's first practicing lady doctor.