Works
The following are some of Karve's books:
- Hindu Society - an interpretation (1961)
(It is a study of Hindu society based on data which Karve had collected in her field trips, and her study of pertinent texts in Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit. In the book, she discussed the pre-Aryan existence of the caste system in Hinduism, and traced its development to its present form.)
- Kinship Organization in India (1953)
(It is a study of various social institutions in India.)
- Maharashtra -Land and People (1968)
(It describes various social institutions and rituals in Maharashtra.)
- Yuganta
(This study of the main characters of the Mahabharata treats them as historical figures and uses their attitudes and behavior to gain an understanding of the times in which they lived. Karve wrote the book first in Marathi, and later translated it into English. The book won a Sahitya Academy Award in 1968.)
- Paripurti (in Marathi)
- Bhovara (in Marathi)
- Amachi Samskruti (in Marathi)
- Samskruti (in Marathi)
- Gangajal (in Marathi)
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