Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was a social reformer in Maharashtra . Savitribai Phule Punyatithi is her death
anniversary and it is annually held on March 10. She was died on 10 March 1897. In 2026, it is the 129th death anniversary of Savitribai Jyotirao Phule. She along with her husband, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, played an important role in
women’s education and widow remarriage in Maharashtra .
She ably supported her husband in his social reforms. She is also a pioneer of
the modern Marathi Poetry.
She was the first female teacher of the first women’s school
in Maharashtra .
She opened school for Untouchable girls in 1852.
She openly supported widow remarriage and opened a home to
help orphaned widows and children.
During the plague of 1857, she and her son opened clinic and
helped thousands of plague victims.