The 192nd birth anniversary of India’s first woman teacher Savitribai Phule is celebrated on January 3rd. India’s first woman teacher Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831, and was a 19th-century social reformer and poet, who strived to help girls achieve better education.
- Savitribai Phule and her husband Jyotirao Phule are credited with opening India’s first girl school at Bhide Wada in Pune in 1848.
Who is Savitribai Phule?
- Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831 in Maharashtra’s Naigaon.
- she married 13-year-old Jyotirao Phule at the age of 9.
- Jyotirao Phule was an advocate of female education and made sure that Savitribai Phule attains good quality education.
- Her husband taught her at home and trained her to become a teacher.
- Savitribai Phule eradicated social evils and led campaigns against child marriage and the Sati tradition among other practices.
- She also battled against caste-based discrimination and set up a care program for widows.
- She also denounced the practice of widows shaving their heads.