jyotuba phule and satyasodhak samaj
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Jyotiba Phule belong to a family of flower sellers. He attacked the brahmins claim that they were superior to others, since they were Aryans. He argued that Aryans being foreigners had no diet to land and power, which actually belong to the indigenous low caste people are the so-called shudras point he suggested that all low caste people should unite and challenge caste discrimination. In 1873, if founded the satyashodhak Samaj, and Organisation whose primary aim was to improve the conditions of the oppressed classes and propagate the idea of equality among all cast is. He gave great importance to education because he realised that the brahmins dominated the lower caste by keeping them illiterate. He founded a library for low caste people and a school for low caste girls. He educated his illiterate wife Savitribai Phule who later became a teacher herself at the school founded by him.
Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule popularly known as Jyotiba Phule convened a meeting of his followers and admirers on 24th September, 1873, and it was decided to form the "Satya Shodhak Samaj" (Society of Seekers of Truth) with Jotirao as its first president and treasurer. Every member had to take a pledge of loyalty to the British Empire. The main objectives of the organisation were to liberate the Shudras and Ati Shudras and to prevent their exploitation by the Brahmins. All the members of the Satya Shodhak Samaj were expected to treat all human beings as children of God and worship the Creator without the help of any mediator. The membership was open to all and the available evidence proves that some Jews were admitted as members. In 1876 there were 316 members of the 'Satya Shodhak Samaj'.
Jyotirao Phule was a witness to this change. Brahmanic hold, on the society started waning. He was experiencing the hold of Brahmins on the society at grass root level. He was witnessing the plight of untouchables, peasants and lower castes (Shudras and ati-Shudras) the terms he used for backward castes and untouchables and which were created by Brahmins.
He came to contact of English person and was helped to learn. He learnt English. His mind was perturbed by seeing the plight of people even during the initial years of British rule.
Further, he started writing against the Brahmanic hold. He wrote ballad in praise of Shivaji calling him peasant’s king and representative of Bahujans. Subsequently, he exposed continuous Brahmanic aggression throughout the history through his book Gulalmgiri (Slavery), Whipcord of Peasants, Brahmins Treachery (Brahmananche Kasab), etc and ultimately founding of the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seeker’s Society) in 1873.
