mahatma jyotiba phule information
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Jyotirao Govindrao phule also known as jyotiba phule was an Indian social activist, thinker, anticaste social reformer and writer from maharastra. His work extended to many fields including eradication of untouchablity and the caste system and womens emancipation on 24 September 1873 phule along with his followers formed the satyashodhak samaj (society of seekers of truth) to attain equal rights people from lower castes. people from all religions and caste could become a part of this association which worked for the uplift of the oppressed classes. phule is regarded as an important figure of the social reform movement is laggrange. He and his wife savitri bai phule were pioneers of women education in India. He is most known for his efforts to educate woman and lower caste people. Phule started the first school for girls in 1848 at Poona. He also founded a home for windows. The couple was among the first native Indians to open school for girls of india. He was also the first reformer who advocated universalization of education
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Jyotiba Phule was a philosopher, educationist, social revolutionary, humanist, feminist and in one word an enlightening personality. His ideas related to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics & socio-political write up had relevance in every era.
Some values & their relevance-
1) Feminism-he was against child-marriage and supported widow remarriage & opened a school for girls where they can study irrespective of their background.
Relevance-In the era of discrimination where women were considered second citizen he talked about women empowerment.
2) Philosophy of Education-education for all as an instrument of progress.
Relevance-it made the society more aware of the stigmas and associated discrimination by various orthodox schools of thought.
3) Social Justice & Equality-He opened a home where widows could safely give birth to young ones who were exploited earlier and thus care for the infants and preached for equality of every human whether shudra or Brahmin, allowing untouchable to take water from his well was a evidence to it.
Relevance- It is a step towards egalitarian society, recent dalit lynching and various discrimination can be overcome if we consider humanity as supreme.
4)Philosophy of Religion- he wanted to show to the people the dogmas & superstition associated with religion and its rituals making people slave of such beliefs.
Relevance-recent killing of Narendra Dhabolkar and various cow vigilantism and hatred and communal violence (Muzzaffar Nagar) can all be overcome since he consider God as a creator of human being and all men & women his children. So religion gives man true freedom where s/he grow socially & spiritually.
He inspired people like Ambedkar, preached values like equality, liberty and fraternity his articles on Sarvajanik Satyadharma, which define the rules for the creation of a world-family based on basic human rights as well as the social and intellectual attitudes essential for it are very much relevant in present world order where malice ,hatred,intolerance, radicalism, xenophobia and terrorism has occupied the human mind.