Savitribai Phule was one of the pioneer Indian female teacher of Modern education system established in Bombay Presidency area of British India, Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra.
23 Facts About Savitribai Phule
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Savitribai Phule played a vital role in improving women's rights in India.
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Savitribai Phule is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.
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Savitribai Phule strived to abolish discrimination and unfair treatment of people on the basis of caste and gender.
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The latter girl's schools inspired Jyotiba Savitribai Phule to establish a girl's school in Poona.
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Savitribai Phule attended the Normal school in Poona and American christian missionary Cynthia Farrar's school in Ahmednagar where she attended the course for teachers training.
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Savitribai Phule was born on 3 January 1831 at the village of Naigaon in Satara District, Maharashtra.
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Savitribai Phule was the youngest daughter of Lakshmi and Khandoji Nevase Patil, both of whom belonged to the Mali Community.
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Hence Savitribai Phule arranged his marriage to her organization worker Dynoba Sasane's daughter in February of 1889.
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Savitribai Phule enrolled herself in two teacher's training programs; the first was at institution run by an American missionary, Cynthia Farrar, in Ahmednagar, and the second course was at a Normal School in Poona.
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Savitribai Phule did so alongside Sagunabai Kshirsagar, sister of Jyotiba Phule who was a revolutionary feminist as well as a mentor to Jyotirao.
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The author Divya Kandukuri believes that the Savitribai Phule methods were regarded as being superior to those used by government schools.
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Kandukuri states that Savitribai Phule often travelled to her school carrying an extra sari because she would be assailed by her conservative opposition with stones, dung, and verbal abuse.
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Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule were living at Jyotirao's father's home.
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Savitribai Phule went along with Savitribai to the Normal School and they both graduated together.
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Fatima and Savitribai Phule opened a school in Sheikh's home in 1849.
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Hence Savitribai Phule arranged his marriage to her organization's worker Dynoba Sasane's daughter in February 1889.
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Savitribai Phule died a heroic death trying to save the son of Pandurang Babaji Gaekwad.
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Savitribai Phule published Kavya Phule in 1854 and Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar in 1892, and a poem entitled "Go, Get Education" in which she encouraged those who are oppressed to free themselves by obtaining an education.
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Savitribai Phule established the Mahila Seva Mandal to raise awareness for issues concerning women's rights.
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Savitribai Phule called for a gathering place for women that was free of caste discrimination or differentiation of any kind.
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Savitribai Phule opened a women's shelter called the Home for the Prevention of Infanticide, where Brahmin widows could safely deliver their children and leave them there to be adopted if they so desired.
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Savitribai Phule campaigned against child marriage and was an advocate of widow remarriage.