Savitri Bai Phule's birth anniversary was celebrated on 3 January.

Savitri Bai Phule's birth anniversary was celebrated on 3 January.

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Category : Important Days Published on: January 04 2024

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  • Savitri Bai Phule's birth anniversary is celebrated every year on 3 January in the country.
  • Savitri Bai Phule was born in the year 1831 in Naigaon, Maharashtra.
  • She was also a poet, considered a 'pioneer of modern Marathi poetry'.
  • Savitri Bai Phule and Jyotirao Phule together started the literacy mission in India in the year 1854-55.
  • In the social and educational history of India, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife founded the Satyashodhak Samaj.
  • The aim of this organization was to start Satyashodhak marriage system in which no dowry was taken.
  • He also established the country's first farmers' school.
  • In the year 1852, she established a school for Dalit girls.
  • Their objective was to organize widow remarriage in the society, eradicate untouchability, liberate women, and educate Dalit women.
  • In 2014, the name of Pune University was changed to Savitribai Phule University in her honour.
  • Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded in the year 1873 by Jyoti Rao Phule, husband of Savitri Bai Phule.
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