Indian Social Reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Udaipur: Under the aegis of the 'Janmat Manch' (Public Opinion Forum), a lecture series was organized to mark the birth anniversary of the Indian social reformer, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Srinivas noted that Mahatma Jyotiba Phule—born into a Mali family in Pune in 1827—was a great Indian social reformer, thinker, and writer from Maharashtra who championed the causes of women's education, Dalit upliftment, and the fight against caste-based discrimination. Together with his wife, Savitribai Phule, he established India's first indigenous school for girls in Pune in 1848.
His wife, Savitribai, subsequently became a renowned social worker in her own right. The couple worked collaboratively in the fields of Dalit welfare and women's education; Mahatma Phule was a man of action, deeply imbued with the spirit of social service.
On September 24, 1873, he founded the 'Satyashodhak Samaj' (Truth-Seekers' Society) in Maharashtra to advocate for the rights of Dalits and backward classes.
Speaking at the event, the Forum's Secretary, Shirish Nath Mathur, highlighted Jyotiba Phule's famous slogan:
"Without education, intellect was lost; without intellect, morality was lost; without morality, progress was lost; without progress, wealth was lost; without wealth, the Shudra was ruined—all these grave calamities were wrought by ignorance."
The Forum's Joint Secretaries, Dr. Priyadarshi Ojha and Dr. Kunal Ameta, observed that:
Jyotiba Phule dedicated his entire life to fighting for the rights of women, backward classes, and farmers; for this reason, he is revered as the 'Father of the Indian Social Revolution.'
On this occasion, Assistant Secretary Vinod Kumar Chaudhary remarked:
Jyotiba Phule was a pioneering social reformer. He challenged Brahmanical orthodoxy and struggled tirelessly to secure the rights of Dalits and women.
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