Savitribai Phule Jayanti marks the contributions of the social reformer to women’s education and empowerment. Her efforts set the foundation for advancing girls’ education in India In a statement, the ...

January 3 marks the birthday of the ‘mother of Indian feminism’ Savitribai Phule (born in 1831), who is regarded as a social reformer, a Dalit icon, an educationist, and a poetess. She was the eldest ...

and contemporary English sources only recorded the Phules’ association with Muslim men like Gaffar Baig Munshi and Usman Sheikh, widely believed to be Fatima’s brother. The first, and most convincing, ...

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 ...

A letter from Savitribai Phule to her husband, written in October 1856, that mentions Shaikh, is probably the only document that names her/ However, academic and social groups said Shaikh was a ...

The photograph showed Savitribai Phule and two of their students. It also cited a letter written by Savitribai Phule dated October 10, 1856 ... where they both took English lessons.

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...