Savitribai Phule

Savitribai Phule birth anniversary: All you need to know about India's first female teacher

Savitribai Phule raised her voice for women’s rights, way before it became a norm in India. She faced a social boycott and had to encounter countless hardships for advocating women’s education

Books of the week: From Arundhati Roy’s Azadi to a translation of Unni R's The Cock is the Culprit, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

'God save this country': Congress slams Maharashtra BJP's promise of Bharat Ratna for VD Savarkar in election manifesto

The Congress criticised the BJP after its Maharashtra unit mooted Bharat Ratna award for Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar.

Enter Sultana’s Reality: Exploring the relationship between women and books in India

Through her animated project Enter Sultana’s Reality, artist Afrah Shafiq tells the stories of women who challenged societal conventions, such as Savitribai Phule and Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain. She delves into how reading was seen as something women had to do in addition to domestic work, how it was considered a non-threatening, decorative ability, not something empowering

Dalit Women in Politics: Grace Banu on trans rights, drawing inspiration from Savitribai Phule and Ilamma

Trans people not only face discrimination based on their caste location but also by the dominant genders of male and female.

Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP Savitribai Phule joins Congress, says she switched sides 'to save Indian Constitution'

Sitting MP Savitribai Phule joined Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Savitribai Phule resigns from BJP; Bahraich MP alleges party "is trying to create divisions in society"

Savitribai Phule, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh has resigned from the party, stating that 'BJP is trying to create divisions in society'.

Savitribai Phule's 186th birth anniversary commemorated by Google Doodle

Google Doodle is paying homage to Savitribai Phule with a Google Doodle showing the social activist urging a group of women towards a school.

With eye on polls, Maha govt revises toll policy, renames Pune university

With an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, the Maharashtra government has taken two major decisions that could be used during election campaigning. While it approved the renaming of Pune University after late social reformer Savitribai Phule Pune University, the state government also gave approval to the revised toll policy, which has come as a major relief to the people.