Sheikh is believed to have been a close associate of Savitribai Phule and Jyotiba Phule and had helped them set up India’s first school for girls. In his post, Mandal, however, asserted that the ...

Widely regarded as among the first female Muslim educators in India, Fatima Sheikh was a lesser-known associate of educational reformers Savitribai Phule and Jyotiba Phule, according to scholars.

Mandal's remarks came five years after he wrote an opinion piece for digital new portal 'The Print', highlighting how Indian history forgot Fatima Sheikh but remembered Savitribai Phule.

Fatima Sheikh, as described in various writings, was believed to be a close associate of Savitribai Phule. (SOURCED) In a series of tweets, Mandal claimed that Sheikh was a “fictional character ...

In a startling claim, author and activist Dilip Mandal on Thursday claimed that Fatima Sheikh, celebrated as India’s first Muslim school teacher, was a “fabricated character". In a post on X, Mandal ...

“Interest in her vanished in 2022 when I abandoned the story of Fatima Sheikh.” Sheikh is believed to be a close associate of Savitribai Phule and Jyotiba Phule and had helped them set up India’s ...