 The Hospet family was very conservative and as per custom in those days Kamalabai's head was to be tonsured.Kamalabai's brother Mr. D.K Mohoni came to know of this and he brought her back to her maternal home in Nagpur with the help of local police.For further education she was sent to Hingana, Pune at the institute founded by Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.