Jotirao Phule
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The Phule We Remember: As remembered by Lakshmanrao Devrao Thosar
Phule’s house had two-three rooms and a courtyard. It would always be clean and in order. One was likely to…
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The Phule We Remember: As remembered by Damodar Savalaram Yande
When the Ruler of the Baroda State, His Highness Late Sayajirao Maharaj Gaekwad, came of age and took over the…
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The Phule We Remember: An Introduction by Sitaram Raikar
We are pleased to present a compilation of memories titled The Phule We Remember to our readers. These memories were…
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Film review: ‘Satyashodhak’ — A missed opportunity
As much as there are film-making liberties and historically dicey formulations, it is difficult to overlook the perfunctory character building…
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Cynthia Farrar — Missionary woman who inspired Jotirao Phule
Cynthia Farrar (1795–1862) was an American missionary who ran schools for girls in the Bombay Presidency. When she was a…
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People must visit Samata Bhoomi in large numbers: Baudhkaro
Vruttant Manwatkar and Krittika Aveira at Phule Wada, also known as Samata Bhoomi, in Pune. India recently celebrated the birth…
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Historian Shraddha Kumbhojkar on how Satyashodhak Samaj used print media
"As we can see in Europe during the Enlightenment period, the Gutenberg press played a vital role in the development…
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Marathi
आज तुम्ही बिनाविधी रजिस्टर लग्न करू शकता ह्यासाठी महात्मा फुले आणि खेडोपाडीच्या सत्यशोधकांनी केलेला संघर्ष
बाळाजी पाटील देशात इंग्रजांचे प्रशासन असताना गावांमध्ये श्रीमंत सावकार आणि त्यांना मदत करणारे ग्रामजोशी व ब्राह्मणकाका यांची एक साखळी तयार…
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Translations
Three Akhandas by Jotirao Phule
Busts of Jotirao Phule (l) and Savitribai Phule (r) A brief note on terminology Jotirao Phule wrote several verses in…
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Satyashodhak Samaj: Modern India’s first organised challenge to Brahmanism
Satyashodhak Samaj was a revolutionary organisation founded by lower caste activists under the leadership of Jotirao Phule. On the 147th…
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