Godavari and Shamrao Parulekar’s ideologies did not match those of the Servants of India Society. During World War II, they believed that refusing to support the British’s war efforts was the best way to get rid of them. After some clashes, they left the organization and joined the Communist Party of India in 1939. Godavari believed that organizing the working class and farmers was the best way to overthrow the British rule. She was inspired by Marxism. Along with the leaders of the CPI, she organized the first anti-war strike of the working class in Mumbai. Even after other leaders were captured, she led the protests. She was imprisoned from 1940 to 1942.
