Savitribai Phule

On 3rd January 2026, marking the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, the Prime Minister remembered the pioneering social reformer whose life was devoted to transforming society through service and education.

  • Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831, in the village of Naigaon in Maharashtra.
  • She was married to Jyotirao Phule (a social reformer) at a young age and he provided her education at home.
  • Savitribai, alongwith her husband Jyotirao Phule, pioneered India’s earliest girls’ school in Bhidewada, Pune, in 1848, shattering patriarchal barriers.
  • Along with Jyotirao, Savitribai started the Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha (Home for the Prevention of Infanticide) as ....
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