Union Home Minister paid tribute to Savitribai Phule on her death anniversary.
Savitribai Phule (1831 - 1897)
- Born in Naigaon, Satara district (Maharashtra).
- Became the first female teacher in the first school for girls in Pune.
Key Contributions
- Started Mahila Seva Mandal to advocate women’s rights.
- Set up Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha for refuge to pregnant women at risk.
- Established education trust called Native Female School, Pune.
- Literary Work: Kavya Phule and Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar.
- Social work: She initiated the first Satyashodhak marriage (marriage without dowry, Brahmin priests, or Brahminical rituals).
- She died in 1897 while nursing patients during the plague epidemic.
Values: Equality, Justice, Compassion, Courage of Conviction, etc.
