Savitri Bai Phule: Warrior of women education in India

  • Unique Paper ID: 173228
  • PageNo: 2803-2805
  • Abstract:
  • Indian Society is Patriarchal society where women is considered lower to men and also a society in which caste system prevails. As per report of NCRB, there is 19.4 % increase in atrocities against Dalit every year. The Equity watches Report (2015) also revealing that atrocities against Dalits are rising and if data concern with Dalit women it is worst. This is the data of independent and democratic India and. So, situation of Dalit women can be imagined easily at the time when India was not independent. But, Savitri Bai Phule who belongs to lower caste stood as milestones not only for women of lower class but all the women in society. She became famous as a social reformer and educator. It can be understood how much adverse situation, atrocities and discrimination were suffered by Savitri Bai Phule. The paper focuses on the life of Mrs. Phule, her contribution towards women education in India, challenges faced by her in journey of social reform as well as her relevance in present context.

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@article{173228,
        author = {Dr.kamini Vishwakarma and Dr. Suresh Kumar},
        title = {Savitri Bai Phule: Warrior of women education in India},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {9},
        pages = {2803-2805},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=173228},
        abstract = {Indian Society is Patriarchal society where women is considered lower to men and also a society in which caste system prevails. As per report of NCRB, there is 19.4 % increase in atrocities against Dalit every year. The Equity watches Report (2015) also revealing that atrocities against Dalits are rising and if data concern with Dalit women it is worst. This is the data of independent and democratic India and. So, situation of Dalit women can be imagined easily at the time when India was not independent. But, Savitri Bai Phule who belongs to lower caste stood as milestones not only for women of lower class but all the women in society. She became famous as a social reformer and educator. It can be understood how much adverse situation, atrocities and discrimination were suffered by Savitri Bai Phule. The paper focuses on the life of Mrs. Phule, her contribution towards women education in India, challenges faced by her in journey of social reform as well as her relevance in present context.},
        keywords = {marginalized section, women empowerment, education, challenges, patriarchy society.},
        month = {February},
        }

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Vishwakarma, D., & Kumar, D. S. (2025). Savitri Bai Phule: Warrior of women education in India. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT), 11(9), 2803–2805.

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