Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 - 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, 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. She is regarded as the mother of Indian feminism. Phule and her husband founded one of the first Indian girls' school in Pune, at Bhide wada in 1848. [a] She worked to abolish the discrimination and unfair ... Savitri Bai PhuleRecently 187th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule was celebrated. Savitri Bai Phule was the social reformer of the 19th century who worked in the field of women education. Personal Life Savitribai Phule was born on 3 January 1831 at Naigaon in Maharashtra’s Satara district. She was the eldest daughter of Lakshmi and Khandoji Neveshe Patil, both of whom belonged to the Mali community, now an Other Backward Caste (OBC). At the age of 9, she was married to 13-year-old ... Recently, Maharashtra Governor was criticised for allegedly mocking 19th century social reformers Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule for “getting married at a young age”. Mahatma Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule stand out as an extraordinary couple in the social and educational history of India. Savitribai Phule was a pioneering Indian social reformer and educationist who, along with her husband Jyotirao Phule, opened the first school for girls in India and championed women's rights, caste equality, and social justice in the 19th century.
