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Savitribai Phule: A warrior of the Indian social revolution

She was the modern era’s first Indian female teacher, the first female social revolutionary and the originator of modern Marathi poetry. She was born into a Mali family and spent her entire life fighting injustice and standing up for the rights of the deprived communities. This is her story

Dr Siddharth Ramu January 2, 2018
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About The Author

Dr Siddharth Ramu

Dr Siddharth Ramu is an author, journalist and translator. His books include ‘Samajik Kranti ki Yoddha Savitribai Phule: Jivan ke Vividh Aayam’ and ‘Bahujan Navjagran aur Pratirodh ke Vividh Swar: Bahujan Nayak aur Nayika’. He has translated Badrinarayan’s ‘Kanshiram: Leader of Dalits’ under the title ‘Bahujan Nayak Kanshiram’ (Rajkamal Prakashan). He has also edited and annotated Ambedkar’s ‘Jati ka Vinash’ (translated by Rajkishore, Forward Press)

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