For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr. Ratna Panvekar Savitribai was born in an era when the social structure was inhuman and women did not have any scope for education or other freedoms. Savitribai was born at Naigaon, Taluka Khandala, district Satara, on 3rd January 1831. Her mother’s name was Lakshmibai and her father was a Patil of that village and …
Gowd Kiran Kumar At a time when it was a taboo to see women in public spaces, Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) spearheaded a silent movement for the empowerment of the disenfranchised in the 19th century. Dedicating her life to the emancipation of oppressed, Savitribai Phule struggled for the rights of the marginalised majority – women, …
Prof. Hari Narke Continued from here. (This is the second part of his essay ‘Dnyanajyoti Savitribai Phule’, published in the NCERT booklet on the ‘Savitribai Phule First Memorial Lecture’ in 2008. You can read the first part here) In 1877, Maharashtra was facing a severe drought. It was not possible for Savitribai and Jotirao, who …