Savitribai phule history

Premium History Headline: The true daughters of Savitribai Phule Nearly 170 years ago, Savitribai Phule had stood up against Brahminical oppression to fight for the right to education of women and Shudras. Savitribai Phule and Fatima Sheikh too were pelted with stones by anti-social forces at the time. On December 15, after they stood up to the cowardly attack by police on Jamia Millia Islamia, the nationwide anti-CAA agitation found its heroes in Akhtarista Ansari, Chanda Yadav, Ladeeda Farsana and Ayesha Renna — all young Jamia students in their 20s. (File) The dauntless women of Shaheen Bagh, who have continued a sit-in protest on the main highway between Delhi and Noida for weeks, braving harsh winter days and nights, have emerged as a national symbol of dissent against the National Population Register-National Register of Citizens-Citizenship (Amendment) Act regime. On December 15, after they stood up to the cowardly attack by police on Jamia Millia Islamia, the nationwide anti-CAA agitation found its heroes in Akhtarista Ansari, Chanda Yadav, Ladeeda Farsana and Ayesha Renna — all young Jamia students in their 20s. Not far away, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aishe Ghosh, who was injured in the violent mob attack on the campus, has been leading a struggle against fee hike, thus seen by many as a symbol of accessible education for all. In all these protests, where woman have emerged as leaders, there is common reference to Savitribai Phule and Fatima Begum Sheikh. Th...

Here Is The Real Story Of Savitri Bai Phule • Born 3 January 1831 Naigaon, British India (now Satara district, Maharashtra) • Died 10 March 1897 (aged 66) Pune, Maharashtra, British India • Nationality Indian • Spouse(s) Jyotirao Phule Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, anti-abortionist and poet from Maharashtra. She is regarded as the first female teacher of India. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important role in improving women’s rights in India during British rule. Phule and her husband founded the first Indian run girls’ school in Pune, at Bhide wada in 1848. She worked to abolish the discrimination and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender. She is regarded as an important figure of the social reform movement in Maharashtra. A philanthropist and an educationist, Phule was also a prolific Marathi writer. Early life of Savitribai Phule Other Backward Caste (OBC). An OBC describes a caste that is determined to be socially or educationally disadvantaged. At the age of 10, Savitribai Phule was married to Savitribai and Jotirao had no children of their own, but they adopted Yashawantrao, a son born to a Brahmin widow. Education Of Savitribai Phule At the time of her marriage, Savitribai Phule had not been educated because Brahmins forbade it for people of her low caste and gender. Jotirao was also forced temporarily to abandon his education because of his caste but eventually ...

Premium Explained: The legacy of Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule Mahatma Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule stand out as an extraordinary couple in the social and educational history of India. They spearheaded path-breaking work towards female education and empowerment, and towards ending caste- and gender-based discrimination. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has recently received flak for his remarks on the social reformist couple Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule. In a video said to have been taken during the inauguration of Savitribai Phule’s statue at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) two weeks ago, the Governor can be seen purportedly commenting on the child marriage of the activists. “Savitribai was married off at the age of 10 and her husband was 13 years old at that time. Now think about it, what must girls and boys be thinking after getting married,” Koshyari is purportedly heard saying in the video. Who were the Phules? Mahatma Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule stand out as an extraordinary couple in the social and educational history of India. They spearheaded path-breaking work towards female education and empowerment, and towards ending caste- and gender-based discrimination. In 1840, at a time when child marriages were common, Savitri at the age of ten was married to Jyotirao, who was thirteen years old at the time. The couple later in life strove to oppose child marriage and also organised widow remarriages. The Phules’ endeavours and legacy Jyotirao, the revoluti...