Bhide Wada

A month after court orders, the Pune Municipal Corporation in the early hours of Tuesday razed the dilapidated structure of Bhide Wada, where social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule started the first school for girls.

Born on January 3, 1831, Savitribai Phule was a social reformer and poet. Many of her poems were against discrimination and propagated education. She is regarded as an important figure in Maharashtra's social reform movements. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played a major role in the struggle for women's rights in India during the Brit...

A month after court orders, the Pune Municipal Corporation in the early hours of Tuesday razed the dilapidated structure of Bhide Wada, where social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule started the first school for girls.

Born on January 3, 1831, Savitribai Phule was a social reformer and poet. Many of her poems were against discrimination and propagated education. She is regarded as an important figure in Maharashtra's social reform movements. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played a major role in the struggle for women's rights in India during the Brit...