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11th June #TheDayInHistory
#OTD in 1885, "Dnyanodaya" newspaper published a letter written by Mahatma #JyotiraoPhule to #MGRanade (13 May 1885). Ranade invited #Jyotirao to attend 2nd annual conf of marathi writers. In reply, Jyotiba wrote a thought provoking letter to Ranade 👇
#OTD in 1885, "Dnyanodaya" newspaper published a letter written by Mahatma #JyotiraoPhule to #MGRanade (13 May 1885). Ranade invited #Jyotirao to attend 2nd annual conf of marathi writers. In reply, Jyotiba wrote a thought provoking letter to Ranade 👇
In his letter #JyotiraoPhule said, "I was very glad to receive your invitation. But oh, dear brother, our institutions & books have nothing to do with authors who have not the courage or guys to grant willingly or openly bahuman rights, & from the prevailing tendencies..
it is presumed that they could never bring themselves to grant these rights to those who have been deprived of them. The teachings & message of their books are poles apart from the message from the books written by us.
11th May #TheDayInHistory
#OTD in 1888, the great social reformer #JyotiraoPhule was bestowed with the title of ‘Mahatma’ by Vithalrao Vandekar. As the history goes, Jyotirao had completed 60 yrs of his age & 40 yrs of social service fighting for the rights of the "bahujans"
#OTD in 1888, the great social reformer #JyotiraoPhule was bestowed with the title of ‘Mahatma’ by Vithalrao Vandekar. As the history goes, Jyotirao had completed 60 yrs of his age & 40 yrs of social service fighting for the rights of the "bahujans"
To mark this achievement, it was decided by the bahujans and satyashodhak leaders & workers to felicitate Jyotirao Phule. Rao Bahadur Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar, Narayan Meghaji Lokhande were in the forefront for arranging this function.
Rao Bahadur Vandekar and his fellow workers decided to bestow the title of ‘Mahatma’ on Jotirao Phule for his dedicated service in the cause of humanity. Hon. Sayajirao Gaekwad Maharaja of Baroda, who also was invited for this function, could not attend the function.
Remembering #JyotiraoPhule (1827-1890) on the anniversary of his birth.
In Maharashtra, Jyotirao Phule worked in partnership with his wife, Savitribai, as they championed education.
In Maharashtra, Jyotirao Phule worked in partnership with his wife, Savitribai, as they championed education.
Together, they founded a school for girls, with Savitribai as its first teacher, and continued to open more schools for Mulnivasi children. Notably, Phule conceived the name “Dalit” (broken) to describe the Ati-Shudras.
According to a biographical sketch, “Phule was firm in his belief that the emancipation of the women, Shudras, and Ati-Shudras could be achieved only through the total annihilation of the Brahmanical culture system.”
