Phule couples

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits She pioneered Sathyashodak (truth seekers) modernity, principles - equity, equality, seeking truth, rationality, inclusivity, and scientific temper.

Her works:

In the Marathi play Trutiya Ratna written by Jyoti Rao Phule in 1855, two events stand out

1. Bahut husband wife tape out of their home to attend the night School pursuing the education at the institution founded by Savitribai Phule and Jyoti Rao Phule
2. Depicts a scene in which husband and wife engage in a democratic discussion while sharing their food.

Savitribai was married to Jyoti Rao at a young age. Her education took place after the marriage under the guidance of a partner Jyoti Rao.

She believed that education was an natural fundamental human right, rather than a hand out and therefore helped Jyothi Rao to open educational institutions that served the masses, especially women shudras and atishudras.

In 1848 the couple founded the "Native Female Schools" . To arrest the drop out among students the school provided scholarship in the form of cash, also known as paggar, to low income students.

This efforts were loaded by Marathi newspapers such as gyanoday obliged from Ahmednagar and the British governor of Bombay Lord Falkland in 1851.

At the demand of a girl asked for library in the school in the couple opened in the first school library.

The effect of women's institutionalized education can be traced in a letter published in the newspaper Pune Albarwar on 29th may 1852 where the anxiety of the upper caste main startly evident. This letter reluctantly acknowledges the Phule's efforts in educating girls and fears that girls in Phule's School would perform better than them in the upcoming exams which would make fast Hindu boys put their head downs in shape.

Arise, awake and educate Smash traditions - liberate!

• Savitribai Phule

Savitribai was an ardent advocate of education as a tool for the emancipation of marginalised people who were oppressed by the burden of orthodoxy, blind faith and superstitions. The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions - women, shudras and atishudras are at the centre.

Her letters to Jyothi Rao Phule addressed him by his first name, treating him as an equal partner. Jyotiba fills my life with joy. As nectar does to a flower, I am blessed with a renowned man. My happiness knows no bounds

Using the medium of her writings she culturally challenges the ritualistic dogmas, mocking them, using sarcasm in a writings like,

Kill the goats to fulfill the vows. I will fulfill my vows and give birth to a child

My opponents narrow actions show that I am on the right path

Should They Be Called HUMANS? - Poem The woman from dawn to dusk doth labour The man lives of her toil, the freeloader Even birds and beasts labour together Should these idlers still be called humans?

The Infection of outcaste(s) - Poem For 2000 years outcaste(s) have suffered this infection of bonded labour, driven by the landlords into slavery

Man and Nature - Poem Let's beautify human existence and make progress Live and let live, get rid of all our fears and stress Human beings and all of creation are but two sides of a coin To preserve this priceless bounties, let us join our hands.

In 1854, Savitribai Phule published her first collection of poems titled Kavya Phule. Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar, a collection of Marathi poetry in 1892 Matoshri Savitribai Phulenchi Bashane va Gaani - her letters to Jyothi Rao Phule Her compositions were found in Phule's pioneering work The Slavery published in 1873

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