Veteran Gandhian and social worker Shobhana Ranade passed away in Pune today at the age of 100. She was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, for her social work in 2001. Smt. Ranade’s work for destitute women and children is remarkable. She helped set up the Gandhi National Memorial Society at Aga Khan Palace, Pune, and a training institute for women. She established a children’s village called ‘Baal Gram’ and gave a home to hundreds of orphan children. She was an active member of the Save Ganga Movement, a movement established to prevent pollution of the Ganga River through the Gandhi National Memorial Society.