Savitribai phule information in english

Savitribai Phule was a trailblazer in providing education for girls and for ostracized portions of society. She became the first female teacher in India (1848) and opened a school for girls with her husband, Jyotirao Phule. She went on to establish a shelter (1864) for destitute women and played a crucial role in grooming Jyotirao Phule’s pioneering institution, Satyashodhak Samaj, (1873) that fought for equality of all classes.Her life is heralded as a beacon of women’s rights in India. She is often referred to as the mother of Indian feminism. Savitribai’s most prized possession was a book given to her by a Christian missionary. Impressed by her enthusiasm to learn, Jyotirao taught Savitribai to read and write. Savitribai undertook teachers’ training at Ahmednagar and in Pune. She became a qualified teacher after she passed her 4th examination in 1847. Determined to change the condition of women in the country, Savitribai, along with Jyotirao, a man of social reform himself, opened a school for girls in 1848. She became the first female teacher of India. This caused waves of fury in society. In 1853, Savitribai and Jyotirao established an education society that opened more schools for girls and women from all classes, in surrounding villages. Sympathising with the plight of widows in India, Savitribai opened a shelter for them in 1854. After years of continuous reform, she paved the way to build a large shelter in 1864 for destitute women, widows and child brides cast as...

It is commonplace in English scholarship and other writing to find references to Mahatma Jotirao Phule (1827-1890) as the first modern public intellectual in India to use the word Dalit in Marathi to name caste communities of Untouchables. In part this is because Jotirao Phule is widely regarded as one of the key voices inaugurating modern India’s political movements against oppression premised on caste, gender, and religious difference. As I began a project involving the poetry of Jotirao Phule last year, I expected to find references to Dalits or uses of the word such as dīnadalit (deprived and broken), paddalit (downtrodden), dalitoddhār (Dalit upliftment) in his work. But I have not yet found any instances of the word or related phrases in Jotirao Phule’s available published literature. The references may be there; I just haven’t found them yet. However, I have found these terms used in the publications of another Phule. This is Savitribai Phule (1831-1897), Jotirao Phule’s wife and political partner. The two worked side by side to open educational institutions for women, Shudras, and Dalits in the latter half of the nineteenth century in Pune. When Savitribai Phule is mentioned in scholarly and public contexts, she is rightly praised as a pioneering educator. Indeed, the government of Maharashtra recognised this fact in 2014 when it renamed the prestigious Pune University as the Savitribai Phule Pune University. Savitribai Phule is often referred to with the deserved ...

January 3 marks the birth anniversary of one of the world's greatest teachers, Savitribai Phule. Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta is set to release Savitribai's first biography, titled ' Savitri and Fatima', with a focus on her friendship with Fatima Shaikh. The announcement was made by Harper Collins in November 2022. The question that remains is why is the first book about Savitribai Phule coming 125 years after her death? Here's an interview with the author who also wrote the bestselling biography of Sanjeev Kumar in 2022. Q: Why is the first biography on Savitribai Phule coming so late? A: As a matter of fact, there are many books about Savitribai in Marathi. I have seen some compilations in English as well, but nothing that qualifies as a biography. I do wonder why there haven't been attempts to write her story in English before or whether I might have missed them. Savitribai Phule is a part of every listicle of the world's greatest teachers. She's one of the greatest revolutionaries and guiding lights to have been born in India. Q: Which again brings us to why there's no book about her. A: Destiny maybe. Also, remember that there is an awakening of sorts in our country at present. India's writers, filmmakers and business leaders are reclaiming India's history in a decisive manner. I also see India taking pride in its own stories and artists like never before. This unapologetic pride is possible because, on the one hand, we haven't been acquisitive or predatory towards other la...