Question

10 lines on savitri bhai Phule

Answer 1

Savitribai Phule was born in a family of farmers in Naigaon, Maharashtra. She played an important role in improving women's conditions and became the pioneer of women's education in the country.

1. Savitribai Phule is hailed as India's one of the first modern feminists.

2. Married at the tender age of nine, she fought against social evils like child marriage and sati pratha.

3. She laid emphasis on educating women and along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she opened the first school for girls in India. They together went on to open 18 schools for girls.

4. She not only worked for women's rights but also championed the cause of fighting against the practice of corrupt caste system.

5. She opening up a well for the untouchables in her own house was an act resulting from her vehement defiance to untouchability and her compassion for the outcast.