Savitribai Phule is well known as the first female teacher of India. On her 126th death anniversary, let's read about the struggle-infused life of the social reformer.

Savitribai Phule played a key role in the social reform movement, particularly in Maharashtra. She played an important role in fighting for the voice of women along with her husband Jyotirao. She not only fought against societal ills like casteism and patriarchy but also spoke about the need to educate girls. Savitri Phule also penned verses against discrimination, caste atrocities and child marriage.

Savitribai Phule experienced a life-altering event when her father caught her taking pages out of an English language book when she was a small child. He took the book out of her hands and hurled it far away, begging her never to pick up another book. In those days, men of the upper caste were thought to have the exclusive privilege to education. That day, Savitribai vowed to continue her education in reading and writing no matter what.

Savitribai Phule Biography: Career: Jyotiba Phule registered her for a teacher-training course at a school in Pune. She really enrolled herself in two teacher-training programmes, one at an Ahmednagar normal school run by American missionary Cynthia Farrar and the other in a Pune normal school. Savitri then went on to become India's first female teacher and headmistress of any school in the nation. In Maharashtra, her birthday is also celebrated as Balika Din. She began teaching at a girl's school in Marathwada in Pune alongside Sagunbai who was one of the revolutionary feminists at that time. 

Savitribai Phule and Jotiba were in charge of three different all-girls schools in Pune by 1851. More than 150 girls attended the three schools collectively. 

Savitribai Phule used to carry an extra saree to her school as she was peddled with stones and dirt by the conservative upper caste locals while she used to commute to her schools for teaching.  Because the Phule family belonged to the oppressed Mali caste and was educated despite this, they experienced problems from the elite Brahmin class in their community.

When they were ultimately accused of committing the sin of learning against Manusmriti and its Brahmanical scriptures in 1849, they were forced to leave their father's home.

She opened a total of 18 schools with her husband, where she taught students from various castes. For rape and pregnant victims, they further opened Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha, a care facility..

Jyotiba and Savitribai had no children of their own. They had an adopted son Yashwant who opened a clinic to work for Bubonic plague victims. Savitribai Phule died due to the same plague that affected her, She breathed her last on March 10, 1897.

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