PM Modi hails Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary

Savitribai Phule was born in 1831 in Maharashtra and considered by many as India’s first woman teacher due to her pioneering work for educating women — especially from deprived groups — when it was considered a taboo

​Savitribai Phule was born in 1831 in Maharashtra and considered by many as India’s first woman teacher due to her pioneering work for educating women — especially from deprived groups — when it was considered a taboo