11 Facts About Savitri Khanolkar

Savitri Bai Khanolkar was born on Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros, 20 July 1913 – 26 November 1990 and was a designer, best known for designing the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime.

Savitri Khanolkar had designed the General Service Medal 1947, which was used until 1965.

From a Marathi family, Savitri Khanolkar was a young Indian Army cadet undergoing training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, and was visiting Switzerland during a term break.

Savitri Khanolkar's father however, did not agree to let her go away to a faraway country like India but Eve was a determined young woman, and her love was strong.

Savitri Khanolkar followed Vikram to India a few years later, and in 1932, she married him in Lucknow.

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Savitri Khanolkar subsequently changed her name to Savitri Bai Khanolkar.

Savitri Khanolkar Bai identified so closely with Hindu traditions and ideals, that her integration into Indian society was smooth and effortless.

Savitri Khanolkar was a vegetarian, learned to speak fluent Marathi, Sanskrit and Hindi and learned Indian music, dance and painting.

Savitri Khanolkar gave up his body so the Gods could fashion a deadly weapon – a Vajra, or thunderbolt, from his spine.

Savitri Khanolkar Bai had always done a lot a social work which she continued in her later years, working with soldiers and their families and refugees who had been displaced during the Partition.

Savitri Khanolkar wrote a book on the Saints of Maharashtra that is still popular today.