Life Sketch of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Life Sketch of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Events		Year
Birth of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule.		11th April, 1827
Marathi education in Panthoji’s school.		1834 to 1838
Married to Savitribai, the daughter of Khandoji Nevase at Naigaon.		1840
Primary education(English) in Missionary School.		1841 to 1847
Study of Thomas Paine’s book ‘Rights of Man’.		1847
Humiliation at marriage procession of upper caste friend.		1848
Started school for girls of shudra and atishudra.		1848
Left home with wife because of oath taken to educate the Shudras.		1849
Started girls school at Chiplunkar’s wada		1851
Major Candy felicitated Jyotiba Phule for his contribution in the field of education.		16 Nov. 1852
Joined a Scottish school as a part time teacher.		1854
Started night school.		1855
Took retirement from the management board of school.		1858
Helped in the remarriage of widows.		1860
Started Infanticide Prohibition Home.		1863
Death of Jotirao’s father Govindrao.		1868
Opened the well of his house to the untouchables.		1868
‘Chatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle yancha povada’.		1st June, 1869
Gulamgiri.		1 June 1873
Formation of ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’.		24 Sept. 1873
Procession of Dayanand Saraswati.		1875
Report of Pune’s branch of Satya Shodhak Samaj.		20 March 1877
Member of Pune Muncipality.		1876 to 1882
Made presentation to Hunter Education Commission.		19 Oct. 1882
Written the most famous book ‘Shetkarayacha Aasud (Cultivator’s Whipcord)’.		18 July 1883
Published the book ‘Ishara’		1 Oct.1885
Junnar Court’s decision in favour of villager’s right		29 March 1885
Felicitated by Duke of Connaught.		2 March 1888
Felicitated by public and was honoured with the title of’ MAHATMA’		11 May 1888
Started writing the book ‘Sarvajanik Satya Dharma Poostak’		1st April 1889
Death of Mahatma Jotirao Phule.		28 Nov 1890