Name(s) |
JYOTIRAO GOVINDRAO
PHULE |
Date of
Birth |
April 11, 1827 |
Date of
Death |
November 28, 1890 |
Identity |
Indian activist, thinker, social reformer, writer and
theologist from Maharashtra. |
Date-wise Events / Works |
- September 24, 1873: On this
day, he established "Satyashodhak Samaj",
(Truth-seeker Movement) at Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- August, 1948:
He, after educating his wife, opened
the first school for girls in India.
- May 11, 1888: He was
bestowed with the title of Mahatma on this day by another
social reformer from Bombay, Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Also known as Mahatma
Jyotiba Phule.
- He and his wife Savitribai Phule were
pioneers of women's education in India.
- His works encompassed to many fields
including education, agriculture, caste system, women and widow
upliftment and removal of untouchability.
- He is most known for his efforts to educate
women and the lower castes as well as the masses.
- For his fight to attain equal rights for
peasants and the lower caste and his contributions to the field of
education, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of
the Social Reform Movement in Maharashtra.
- Dhananjay Keer, his biographer, notes him as
"the father of Indian social revolution".
- He was among the intellectuals of India who
tried hard for the upliftment of the Dalit community.
- He is often remembered for his
anti-caste efforts and in the trio of
Phule-Periyar-Ambedkar.
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