Last updated on April 26th, 2023 at 04:31 pm
3 January is the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, India’s first female school teacher in the 19th century. Today, politicians and ministers from the Center and various states will pay tribute to Sabitribai Phule on social media. You owe it to her if you are an Indian student who has been through this chapter.
Poet, social reformer and educationalist Savitribai Phule was from Maharashtra, India. She, along with her husband, played an important and vital role in improving women’s rights in India, specifically in Maharashtra. She is considered the pioneer of India’s feminist movement.
In 1848, Savitribai and her husband founded one of the first modern Indian girls’ schools in Pune, Bhide Wada. She fought to end discrimination and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender.
HERE ARE SOME ENTHRALLING FACTS ABOUT SAVITRIBAI PHULE:
– Into a family of farmers in the Naigaon district of Maharashtra, Phule was born on January 3, 1831. Savitribai was married to Jyotirao Phule at the tender age of nine.
– At the time of Savitribai’s marriage, She was illiterate. Jyotirao educated Savitribai and Sagunabai Shirsagar, his sister’s cousins, at their home along with working at their farm. After Jyotirao completed her primary education, her further education was the responsibility of his friends, Sakharam Yeshwant Paranjpe and Keshav Shivram Bhavalkar.
– She Wrote and Published a poem entitled “Go, Get Education” in which she encouraged those who are oppressed to free themselves by obtaining an education.
– An author and poet, Savitribai Phule was also a reformer. In 1854, she published Kavya Phule, and in 1892, she published Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar.
– She became an ardent feminist as a result of her experience and work. The Mahila Seva Mandal was established by her to raise awareness for issues concerning women’s rights.
– Savitribai and Jyotirao strongly opposed Sati Pratha, so they started a home for widows and forlorn children.
– Phule has become an icon, in particular, for the backward classes, along with B. R. Ambedkar and Annabhau Sathe.
