World Famous Philosophers,

saint/sages and Great Kings

SAVITRIBAI PHULE
Guided By: Amruta Kulkarni

Presented By:
Name: Pragya
Roll No: 03
 HISTORY
 Savitribai was born as the eldest daughter of Khandoji Neveshe Patil and Lakshmi on
January 3, 1831, in Naigaon (now in Satara district)
 In 1840, Savitribai was nine years old when she married Jyotirao Phule, who was
twelve.
 Her husband taught her to read and write after noticing her desire to learn and educate
herself.
 She passed her third and fourth year exams at a regular school and became interested in
teaching.
 She received her education at Ms Farar's Institution in Ahmednagar. Jyotirao supported
Savitribai in all of her charitable endeavor's.
 HER ENDEAVOR
• Savitri rose to become the first woman from Maharashtra to contribute to the
transformation of mediaeval thinking. Her life and work had many facets, and she
continues to inspire generations of women, as well as dispossessed people of all
castes and communities, more than a century after her death.
• Jotirao Phule was persuaded to teach Savitribai as well. She was  the first to be
educated. She  was trained to teach in schools and assigned to teach in the
untouchables' school. Societies  focus then shifted to women's education. They
founded this school in 1848 in 'Bhide Wada,' a Brahmin's mansion in Pune's
Brahmin citadel.
• From 1848 to 1852, Phules established sixteen schools for girls and lower caste
children in and around Pune. To assist such unfortunate women, Savitribai and
Jotirao established a ‘House for Shelter Against Infanticide' on January 28, 1853.
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Role as a social reformer :

• She founded the India’s first school for girls called Bhide Wada in Pune in 1948.

• The Savitribai Phule started the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society for Truth-

Seeking), through which they wanted to initiate the practice of Satyashodhak marriage,
in which no dowry was taken.
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Literary contributions:
• Savitribai is one of the first published women in modern India.
• She developed a voice and agency of her own, at a time when women were
suppressed and lived a “sub-human existence”.
• Savitribai works were written in Marathi.
• She advocated values such as humanism, liberty, equality, brotherhood,
rationalism and the importance of education among others through her works.
• Her books of poems “Kavya Phule” and “Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar” were
published in 1934 and 1982.
CONTRIBUTION TO MANKIND

 1) a) In 1873, she founded the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society for Truth-Seeking), with
the goal of establishing the practice of Satya Shodhak marriage, in which no dowry was
required.
 b)To educate the lower castes, scheduled castes, and scheduled tribes, and to make
them aware of society's exploiting tradition.
 2) In 1852, she founded the Mahila Seva Mandal, which worked to raise women's
awareness of their human rights, the dignity of life, and other social issues.
 3) In 1853, she founded India's first infanticide prohibition home.
 4) She advocated for widow remarriage while opposing child marriage.
 LEARNINGS FROM HER
 1) It is never too late to learn:
 I learned from Savitribai Phule that there is no age limit to learning or
educating ourselves. If a person decides to do something, no one can stop him or her
from achieving the goal.
 2) Practice what you preach:
 Savitribai Phule taught me to practice what I preach, which means I should act in
a way that motivates others to achieve their goals as well.
 3) Be the change you want to see:
 As we can see around us, everyone is complaining about other people's behavior and
attitudes. Savitribai Phule taught us to change ourselves rather than expecting others to change.
Even after being critized by others, she was adamant about doing what she wanted and bringing
about change in herself.
 LEARNINGS FROM HER

 4) Hard work can move mountains:

 Savitribai Phule taught me that no matter how difficult the situation, one should
never give up. Success may be difficult or time consuming to achieve, but once
achieved, it is the best feeling one can ever have.

 5)Always give more than what you get:

 Savitribai Phule taught me that one should always have a giving nature rather than
a demanding nature. One should never hesitate to assist others or solve their problems.