193rd Birth Anniversary of Savitribai Phule | 07 Jan 2025
Recently, the Prime Minister paid tributes to Savitribai Phule on her 193rd birth anniversary on 3rd January 2025.
- Savitribai faced strong opposition from orthodox society, enduring physical and social assaults, including being stoned and abused.
- About Savitribai Phule:
- Born: She was born on 3rd January 1831, in Satara, Maharashtra, to a marginalized Mali community. She was married to Jyotiba Phule who took charge of her education.
- She was enrolled in two teacher's training programs: one with American missionary Cynthia Farrar in Ahmednagar and the other at a Normal School, Pune.
- Contributions:
- Education for Women: Established the first school for girls in 1848 in Pune. The couple started and ran 18 schools in total.
- Efforts for Downtrodden: Started educational trusts like the Native Male School, Pune and Society for Promoting the Education of Mahar, Mangs to uplift the Dalit community.
- Combating Gender Issues: In 1863, Jyotirao and Savitribai founded Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha, India's first home to combat female infanticide and support pregnant Brahmin widows and rape victims.
- Literature: Authored two famous works namely Kavya Phule (1854) and Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar (1892) in, along with the poem Go, Get Education.
- Born: She was born on 3rd January 1831, in Satara, Maharashtra, to a marginalized Mali community. She was married to Jyotiba Phule who took charge of her education.
- Jyotirao Phule, a 19th-century social reformer, critiqued social oppression in his book Gulamgiri and founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 to promote education, equality, and abolish untouchability.
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