Jyotiba Phule Death Anniversary: Why Jyotiba Phule was considered the Messiah for women

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Social reformers have to face opposition and struggle in every round.

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Jyotiba Phule is not different, but very special against the evils spread in the Indian society in the 19th century.

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Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was born in Pune on 11 April 1827 in a Mali caste family.

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He was better known by the names of Mahatma Phule and Jyotiba Phule.

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His main objective was to provide the right to education to women.

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Apart from this, he opposed child marriage and tried to make widow marriage acceptable in the society.

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He wanted to free the society from superstition and old bad practices.

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Jyotiba's whole life was spent for the education of women, awareness of their rights.

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In the 19th century, women's education was considered unimportant.

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He wanted to end this distinction between men and women.

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He built India's first school for girls in Pune.

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He was deeply saddened by the sufferings of women and decided to bring changes for the upliftment of women.

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