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200th Birth Anniversary of Jyotibha Phule: 11 April
📅 Published 11 Apr 2026 · April 2026
200th Birth Anniversary of Jyotibha Phule: 11 April
- Social reformer and activist Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was born on 11 April 1827.
- Mahatma Phule, along with his wife Savitri Phule, had championed the cause of women’s education and empowerment, besides fighting for the removal of the caste system and untouchability.
- Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule started India's first school for girls in 1848 at Bhide Wada in Pune.
- In 1873, he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj to advocate for the rights of oppressed communities.
- His ideology was rooted in equality, justice, and rationalism.
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