• ‘Santatiniyaman Aachar ani Vichar’ (Family planning: Thoughts and Action) in 1923^[2][3]
• ‘Guptrogapasun Bachav’ & ‘Aadhunik Kaamashastra’
• In 1927 he published ‘Samajswasthya^[4]’; a monthly on social health, and continued it till death (14 October 1953). Through this monthly, he tried to educated people about sex education. He hardly could meet his own needs, yet he never ceased from continuing the monthly
• ‘Adhunik Kamashastra’ (1934)
• ‘Adhunik Aharshastra’ (1938)
• ‘Vaishya Vyavasay’ (1940), which had a scientific approach.
• Some of his other light themed books were ‘Parischya Ghari’ (1946) and ’13 Goshti’ (1940)^[5]

Karve published a Marathi magazine Samaj Swasthya (समाजस्वास्थ्य)^[6] starting from July 1927 until 1953. In it, he continually discussed issues of society's well-being through population control through use of contraceptives so as prevent unwanted pregnancies and induced abortions. He promoted responsible parenting by men, gender equality, and women's empowerment and right to experience sexual/sensual pleasure. As an illustration of some of Karve's radical thoughts, he expressed the thought that so long as childbirth and venereal diseases are prevented, women could engage in promiscuity—even perhaps with male prostitutes—for the sake of variety in sexual pleasure, if they so desire, without, in fact, harming their husbands. All the issues of this magazine are now available at www.radhonkarve.com

Karve's wife, Malati, supported his cause though it brought them social ostracism besides his loss of his professorial career. She shared the couple's financial responsibility, and the two chose to remain childless.

Apart from his wife, he had support of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar,^[7] Wrangler R.P. Paranjape,^[8] Riyastkar S.G. Sardesai, and Mama Varekar. He had to swim against the current all his life. He got hurt, but he never gave up.

Literary critic M V Dhond has written three essays on Karve. In the third essay, he analyses why Karve was not as successful in his mission as much as Margaret Sanger and Marie Stopes, his counterparts in United States and UK, respectively.

Karve's mission was not restricted to that of Sanger and Stopes namely happy family life, emancipation of women, control of population. Karve wanted women to have as much sexual freedom and sensual pleasure as men.

Dhond claims contemporary society's objectives were restricted to those of Sanger and Stopes and hence not only Karve's mission as a whole suffered, he himself was persecuted by society at large. There were other reasons too: Karve's unattractive personality, poor finances, and lack of networking skills.

It's unfortunate Karve was not alive when three major events, that make us understand woman sexuality better, took place-
1. Publication of the Kinsey report in 1953
2. Publication of Masters and Johnson's book in 1966 and
3. Publication of The Hite Report in 1976.
These documents have proven how right Karve was with his thoughts on woman's sexuality.

• "Ra. Dho. Karve" (र. धो. कर्वे) by Yashawant Dinkar Phadke, 1981 (in Marathi)
• "'Samajswastya'kar"- a biography of R.D.Karve by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• "Maharashtrache Shilpakaar – Ra Dho Karve" -a biography by Dr Anant Deshmukh, (2013)
• "Ra. Dho. Karve" (र. धो. कर्वे) : Vyaktitva aani kartrutva by Dr. Anant Deshmukh (2010)
• "'Samajswastya'til nivadak lekh" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• "Mopansa'chya katha" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• "Buddhipramanyawad (translated by Prof. Madhukar Toradmal)" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakshan, 2010
• "Asangrahita R.D.Karve" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• "R.D.Karve-Mate aani Matantare" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• "Shesha Samajswastya" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• "Nivadak 'Sharadechi Patre'" edited by Dr. Anant Deshmukh, Padmagandha Prakashan, 2010
• Research articles on R. D. Karve by Dr. Anant Deshmukh^[9]
• Raghunathrao Dhondo Karve – Ek drashta purush – Article in Loksatta by Dr Anant Deshmukh 12-Jan-2003
• Avaghe Ra Dho (अवघे ‘रधों’) – Article in Loksatta 10-Oct-2010
• "Majhe Puran" by Anandibai Karve, 1951 (Marathi)
• "Kahi Ambat Kahi God" by Shakuntala Paranjape, 1979 (Marathi)
• "Upekshit Drashta" by Diwakar Bapat, 1971 (Marathi)
• Marathi novel based on R D Karve's life: "Raghunathachi Bakhar" (रघुनाथाची बखर) by S J Joshi (श्री ज जोशी), 1976
• National family health survey (NFHS-2), India, 1998–99
• The Journal of Family Welfare By Family Planning Association of India
• National family health survey (MCH and family planning)
• Marathi film on the life of R. D. Karve: Dhyasparva (2001), directed by Amol Palekar^[10]

• Article by Dr. Anant Deshmukh (डॉ. अनंत देशमुख) (Marathi)