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Savitribai Phule

1831 - 1897

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Savitribai Phule (; 3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely regarded as the first female teacher of modern India. Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, she played a pivotal role in advancing women's rights and education in Maharashtra, leaving a legacy that continues to influence social reform movements across India. She is also considered a pioneer of India's feminist movement. She worked to abolish discrimination and the unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Savitribai Phule is the 478th most popular writer (down from 417th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from India (down from 48th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Writer.

Savitribai Phule is most famous for being the first female teacher in India. She was also a social reformer who fought for women's rights and the rights of the lower caste.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Savitribai Phule ranks 478 out of 7,302. Before her are Mo Yan, Françoise Sagan, Lactantius, André Maurois, Karl Barth, and Ken Follett. After her are France Prešeren, Milena Jesenská, Vladimir Vysotsky, Edward Said, Comte de Lautréamont, and José Martí.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Savitribai Phule ranks 10. Before her are Helena Blavatsky, Sitting Bull, James A. Garfield, Emperor Kōmei, Richard Dedekind, and Xianfeng Emperor. After her are Leo von Caprivi, Lucy Webb Hayes, Cheoljong of Joseon, Eduard Suess, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, and Johann Martin Schleyer. Among people deceased in 1897, Savitribai Phule ranks 9. Before her are Alphonse Daudet, Karl Weierstrass, Jiroemon Kimura, Edward Drinker Cope, Jacob Burckhardt, and Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī. After her are Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Albert Marth, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, James Joseph Sylvester, Salomon August Andrée, and Harriet Jacobs.

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In India

Among people born in India, Savitribai Phule ranks 78 out of 1,861. Before her are Amartya Sen (1933), Jim Corbett (1875), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Syed Ahmad Khan (1817), Gerald Durrell (1925), and Tulsidas (1532). After her are Zubin Mehta (1936), Dara Shukoh (1615), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Shivaji (1627), Jahanara Begum (1614), and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Savitribai Phule ranks 11. Before her are Valmiki (-80), Jaggi Vasudev (1957), Salman Rushdie (1947), Ghalib (1797), Jim Corbett (1875), and Tulsidas (1532). After her are William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Meera (1498), Premchand (1880), Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), Vātsyāyana (300), and Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551).

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