Savitribai phule jayanti date

Today, on 3 January 2022, we are celebrating the 191st birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule. She was the first modern Indian woman to have become a teacher and educated girls at a time when girls were not even allowed inside a school. Today, as we celebrate Savitribai Phule Jayanti, let’s learn more about her and her struggle towards educating girls in India. The social stigma The 1800s were a time of struggle for women in India. They would be married off early, education was off-limits and because of high mortality rates, most of them would become widows even before reaching adulthood. And while it was such a tough time to be a woman, it was even harder to be a woman who wanted to reform society. Savitribai was born in that era (3 January, 1831) in the village of Naigaon in Satara District, Maharashtra. Experienced child marriage first hand Married off at the tender age of nine to a 13-year-old Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, Savitribai experienced what it was like to be in a child marriage. But her thirst for learning impressed her husband, who then taught her to read and write. He even pointed out her talent for poetry. This made her one of the few women at that time to be properly educated. A poet with a mission Savitribai understood the importance of education and knew that if she wanted to change the lives of other women, she would have to educate them first. She trained at Ms. Farar’s Institute in Ahmednagar and Ms. Mitchell’s school in Pune. With the teacher’s training ...

By India Today Web Desk: Savitribai Phule played a significant role in the social reform movement, particularly in Maharashtra. Savitribai played an important role in fighting for the voice of women along with her husband Jyotirao. They also founded India's first girls' school. She not only fought against societal ills like casteism and patriarchy but also spoke about the need to educate girls. Savitri Phule also penned verses against discrimination, caste atrocities and child marriage. She devoted her life to the betterment of women's rights, status, and education. To date, millions of people are inspired by her work and contribution to society. Savitribai died on March 10th, 1897 due to the bubonic plague at the age of 66. The first female teacher in India, who is also known as the mother of feminism, — Ministry of Culture (@MinOfCultureGoI)

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Today is the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, a trailblazing activist and teacher, to whom India owes the greatest debt. She, along with her friend Fatima Sheikh, set up the first school for girls in this country, and with her husband, Jyotirao Phule established a school for oppressed Dalit-Bahujans. They also started a library and set up a shelter for destitute women, from where Savitribai adopted her son. Savitribai Phule Jayanti is the birthday of Savitribai Phule, a prominent social reformer and educationist in India. She was born on January 3, 1831 and is remembered for her significant contributions towards women's education and the empowerment of women in India. Savitribai is credited with establishing the first school for girls in India, which paved the way for many more schools for girls to be established across the country. She also fought against the caste system and worked towards the upliftment of marginalized communities. Savitribai Phule Jayanti is celebrated annually as a tribute to her invaluable contributions towards the development of society. She was born into a poor peasant family and was married off at the young age of nine. Despite facing numerous challenges and hardships, Savitribai was determined to educate herself and make a difference in the world. As a young woman, Savitribai was deeply moved by the plight of women and children in her community. She saw firsthand the discrimination and oppression faced by these groups and became determined ...

By India Today Web Desk: January 3 marks the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, the first female schoolteacher in India in the 19th century. Social media will today be flooded with tributes to Sabitribai Phule by politicians and ministers from the centre and from different states. If you are an Indian schoolgirl reading this chapter in English, you owe her. If you are an Indian woman that reads, you owe her. Savitribai Phule broke the traditional stereotypes of the 19th century in British colonised India at a time when women's grievances were rarely heard. Savitribai Phule and her husband, Jyotirao Phule, opened India's first school for women in Pune in 1848. Besides becoming India's first female teacher, Savitribai also founded 17 more schools. HERE ARE SOME POWERFUL FACTS ABOUT SAVITRIBAI PHULE: • Phule was born on January 3, 1831, into a family of farmers in the Naigaon district of Maharashtra. At the tender age of nine, Savitribai was married to a 12-year-old Jyotirao Phule. • Savitribai Phule's work like facilitating women's education, and the abolition of discrimination against people of different genders and castes. • She wrote the famous poem 'Go Get Education' where she encouraged oppressed classes to get educated. • Becoming fond of teaching, Savitribai trained at Ms. Farar's Institution in Ahmednagar and in Ms. Mitchell's school in Pune to become the first female teacher who inspired young girls of her time to pursue education. • Her first collection of poem...