Jyotirao phule was a Maharashtrian social reformer who revolted against brahmins for the rights of downtrodden people.

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KUNTAMALLA SUJATHA GUDIMALLA PRASHANTHI
Asst. Prof, Department of Sericulture, Dept of Zoology,
Kakatiya University, L.B. College,
Hanamkonda, Warangal. Warangal.
MADICHETTY SAI ABHISHEK
Project manager, Bangalore
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Jyothi Rao Govindrao Phule was a
writer, social reformer from Maharashtra
who believed that India needed National,
social and family reforms. Who was
born on 11th April 1827 into a poor
illiterate family whose original surname
was Gorabay of satara district in present
Maharashtra. Since his father and uncles
worked as florist their family came to be
known as Phule. The turning point in his
life was when he attended the wedding
ceremony of his friend in which he faced
humiliation.

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In 1882 he styled himself as merchant, cultivator and municipal contractor. In those
days marriage was arranged between a old man and girls, after the death of her
husband, the young widow was exploited by other family members. The above
condition moved Phule, in 1848 with the help of his wife whom he educated and
assisted her in opening a school for girls in Pune. He was a prominent reformer of the
19th century who revolted against the Brahmins for the rights of peasants and
docontroddin people. After reading Thomas Dane’s famous book “The rights of man”
he was influenced. The later believed that to combat social evils education of women
and unprivileged was mandatory for the same he formed a society of speaker of truth.
Then education, Human rights, equality and freedom were not within the reach of
unprivileged section of people. He made the people realize that education was a
powerful weapon for development of society, changing of the society and education in
his own words.

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If we desire a societal change foremost we have to change
• Illiteracy leads to ignorance.
• Ignorance leads to immorality.
• Immorality leads to poverty
• Poverty leads to suppression of unprivileged people
His works included eradication of untouchability, castesim, empowerment of women and
reform of Hindu family life. In his book Gulamgiri his poem reads
Lack of education leads to lack of wisdom which leads to lack of morals, which leads to
poverty, which leads to oppression of lower classes, leads to bad state of society, what state
of society is seen if illiteracy prevails.
These were the consequences of illiteracy in the society was said by Jyothi Rao Phule.
That is why unprivileged should be educated but his dreams are still to be cherished.
Patriotic feeling was not known to all ancestor during that time Jyothi Bai said that
‘Patriotism is not our equals as animals’ in his book Gulamgiri.

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Acknowledgement: From Internet & Text books.