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SAVITRIBAI PHULE - A step toward emancipation.

Savitribai Phule. (3 january 1831 - 10 march 1897) From the discovery of agriculture to the emergence of human civilization, we see a woman at the center of everything. According to the natural order, from primitive times, the institutions of family and society were matriarchal in nature. In a matriarchal system, there was no place for exploitation; love, compassion, and nurturing care were its core values. However, over time, due to male ego, this matriarchal system was dismantled and replaced by a patriarchal structure. From that point onward, the family institution—and consequently society itself—began to deteriorate. The extreme outcome of this system was the reduction of women to mere objects of consumption. This mindset became deeply ingrained. In India, there was even the cruel practice of sati, where a woman was forced to die along with her deceased husband. To liberate women from these oppressive chains and mental slavery, a woman emerged in the modern era—Savitribai Phule. Sa...