Kaka Karkhanis was a committed social reformer, says scholar

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Scholar Krishna Kolhar Kulkarni speaking at a session on the contributions of Gandhian Kaka Karkhanis, at Buddha Basava Baba Saheb book fair in Vijayapura on Monday (April 13).

Scholar Krishna Kolhar Kulkarni speaking at a session on the contributions of Gandhian Kaka Karkhanis, at Buddha Basava Baba Saheb book fair in Vijayapura on Monday (April 13). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Ganesh Govinda Karkhanis, who was fondly called Kaka Karkhanis, was a committed Gandhian and social reformer. His work of educating Dalits and Devadasis is a model for all humanity, scholar Krishna Kolhar Kulkarni said in Vijayapura on Monday (April 13).

He was speaking at a session on honouring the memory of Kaka Karkhanis at the Buddha Basava Babasaheb Book fair. Several former inmates of the Kaka Karkhanis hostel and current inmates participated in the event.

Published - April 15, 2026 08:50 pm IST

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