Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831 in Satara district of Maharashtra. Her father’s name was Khandoji Navse, her mother’s name was Lakshmi Bai. Savitribai Phule’s marriage took place in 1840 at the age of 9 with Jyotiba Phule. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was a great thinker. , activist, social reformer, writer, philosopher, and revolutionary, when Savitribai Phule was married, she did not know how to read, because at that time girls were not given education in the society, but she wanted to study, her husband Jyotiba Phule encouraged her. Taught and educated Savitribai Phule to read, write and educate.
Savitribai Phule was the first teacher of our country. At that time the condition of girls in the society was very pathetic, even they were not allowed to read and write. To break this evil of society, Savitribai and her Husband Jyotiba established a school in 1848. It was the first girls’ school to be opened in India. Savitribai Phule herself used to go to this school to teach girls, but it was not easy for her to do all this, she faced strong opposition from the people of the society. bit of Had to refuse, he not only corrected the abuses of the people, but also had to face the stones and mud thrown by the people. Due to which Savitribai’s clothes got dirty, so she kept another saree with her, which she used to change after going to school.
Even after all this, Savitribai did not give up, she continued the work of women’s education. looking at the worrying situation of widows in the society, he started the remarriage of widows. Savitribai Phule wrote 2 books, first poetry and second reformer. Savitribai Phule established 18 women’s schools in her entire life. In 1854, she opened an orphanage. This was the first orphanage to be opened in India. Even after the death of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on November 28, 1890, Savitribai continued her social work. Savitribai Phule also got affected and died on 10 March 1897.
Savitribai Phule worked for the people of every fraternity and religion, her whole life doing social service, the work done by Savitribai Phule in those days was not so easy, yet Savitribai Phule did not give up and facing other difficulties women The whole country will always remember the important contribution of Savitribai Phule in our society by improving and educating .