Early Life Jotirao Govindrao Phule was born in Satara district of Maharashtra in a family belonging to Mali (Fulmali) caste‚ caste perceived to be inferior caste by certain sections of the society. His father‚ Govindrao‚ was a vegetable vendor. Originally Jotirao’s family‚ known as Gorhays‚ came from Katgun‚ a village in Taluka- Khatav‚ District- Satara. His grandfather Shetiba Gorhay settled down in Poona. Since Jotirao’s father and two uncles served as florists under the last of the Peshwas‚ they
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Mahatma Phule and Women’s Empowerment. Mr. Kailas Ratilal Chavhan. Email-kls_chavhan@yahoo.co.in Introduction: Three precious Persons are known as Mahatma in India. At First Mahatma Gandhi‚ Presently‚ Anna Hazare and Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule was one of the leading exponents of modem gentle‚ kind and caring human thought in India. Dhananjay Keer‚ his biographer‚ notes him as "the father of Indian social revolution". The Public of Indian
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Prarthana Samaj‚ ( “Prayer Society” Sanskrit was used)‚ (bombay) Hindu reform society established in Bombay in the 1860s. In purpose it is similar to‚ but not affiliated with‚ the more widespread Brahmo Samaj and had its greatest sphere of influence in and around India’s Mahārāshtra state. The aim of the society is the promulgation of theistic worship and social reform‚ and its early goals were opposition to the caste system‚ the introduction of widow remarriage‚ the encouragement of female education
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto‚ an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months’ training in Dublin she was sent to India
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BIOGRAPHY OF MAHATMA PHULE by Dr. Y. D. Phadke. for the bo... http://www.dalitstan.org/books/slavery/slavry_b.html 1 of 6 6/23/2005 1:02 PM ------- O ------- Slavery by Mahatma Phule ------- O ------- Biography of Mahatma Phule Dr.Y.D. Phadke. [This brief Life Sketch of Mahatma Jotirao Phule is written by the noted the scholar Dr.Y.D. Phadke. He is the editor of the Collected Words of Mahatma Phule in Marathi. He is also an eminent scholar of Mahatma Phule and the Satyashodhak Movement
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Savitribai Phule Pune University Application ID: 102022749597 Course Name Total Fees :880 *102022749597* Apr/May 2015 [ F.E.(2012 PATTERN) ] Instructions to the Candidate: 1.This Exam form along with fee amount should be submitted to the respective college . 2.Repeater students shall attach attested true copy of the last mark sheet alongwith this form. 3.This form will be considered ONLY AFTER Approval from the concern College. To‚ The Controller of Examinations‚ Savitribai Phule Pune University
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) was known as a vital figure for the Indian Independence Movement and also known for putting forward the philosophy of upholding non-violence and pacifism. Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar (ruled by British Indian Empire). He was a sacrificial hero to all at the time when India gained independence. Gandhi studied law at the age of twenty-two and spent another twenty years helping South Africa protect the rights of
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British Indian Empire[1] | Died | 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi‚ Dominion of India | Cause of death | Assassination by shooting | Resting place | Cremated at Rajghat‚ Delhi. 28.6415°N 77.2483°E | Nationality | Indian | Other names | Mahatma Gandhi‚ Bapu‚ Gandhiji | Alma mater | Alfred High School‚ Rajkot‚ Samaldas College‚ Bhavnagar‚ Inner Temple‚ London | Known for | Prominent figure of Indian independence movement‚ propounding the philosophy ofSatyagraha and Ahimsa advocating non-violence
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Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi became one of the pivotal figures‚ if not the main figure‚ in India’s history in the Twentieth Century. Along with Jinnah and Nehru‚ Gandhi shaped India’s history up to its independence in 1947. Mahatma Gandhi was born on the 2nd of October 1869 and he died on the 30th of January 1948. Gandhi was born in Porbander in western India. In 1888‚ he went to London to study law. He returned to Bombay to work as a barrister but went to South Africa to work in 1907. In South
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Mahatma Gandhi Introduction India is one of the most blessed regions that are closely associated with personalities that express an outstanding ability in what they do. Despite the fact that India is renowned for outstanding poverty levels‚ there is a positive dimension about it. There are very many enticing developments as well as discoveries that are accrued to Indian important men. It is thought that these among other great men are entirely involved in making India one
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