Vijayadevi Rane née Ghorpade

Vijayadevi Rane née Ghorpade was born on 5 February 1947 into the Sandur royal family to Raja Yeshwantrao and Rani Sushiladevi Ghorpade. She married Pratapsingh Rane in 1969. She took the opportunity to work with her husband for the betterment of the downtrodden, women and children with disabilities as well as for the all-round development of children. At the behest of her husband, she founded the Sanjay School for Special Education and also launched the Bal Bhavan movement in Goa, which helped scores of children discover their talents.