Irawati Karve

Irawati Karve
Born(1905-12-15)15 December 1905
Died11 August 1970(1970-08-11) (aged 64)
Alma materFergusson College, Poona
Bombay University
OccupationAnthropologist
SpouseDinkar Dhondo Karve
ChildrenJai Nimbkar, Gauri Deshpande, Anand Karve

Irawati Karve (15 December 1905 – 11 August 1970) was an Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist and writer from Maharashtra, India. She was one of the students of G.S. Ghurye, the founder of sociology in India. She has been regarded as the first female Indian sociologist.