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BMS organises function to commemorate birth anniv of Savitribai Phule

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/18/2021 12:05:03 PM

Y B News Jammu, Jan 17 Bhagat Mahasabha (BMS) Jammu and Kashmir unit organised Samaan Divas on the birthday of first female teacher of India Savitribai Phule. The programme attended by hundreds of peoples at Prem Resort Muthi Jammu. The chief guest Prof. Raj kumar Bhagat National President Bhagat Mahasabha along with state body of Sabha members started the function by garlanding the portrait of Savitribai Phule. Mahinder Bhagat state president addressed the gathering and said Savitribai Phule was born on 3 January 1831 in the village of Naigaon in Satara Distt of Maharashtra. At the time of her marriage Savitribai was an illiterate. Jyotirao her husband educated her at their home. She understood the pain of females facing at that time and opened first school for girls. Er. Pawan Bhagat chairman also spoke on the occasion and said she was not only educationist but also a social reformer. Jai Bhagat advisor enriched the gathering that she played an important and vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is regarded as the mother of Indian feminism. She worked to abolish the discrimination and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender Prof. Raj kumar Bhagat said on the occasion that she dedicated her life for social reform,eradicate the discrimination with the females. Unfortunately, Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule’s success came with much resistance from the local community with conservative views. She often travelled to her school carrying an extra sari because she would be assailed by her conservative opposition with stones, dung, and verbal abuse. The Phules faced such strong opposition because of the conservative and marginalized caste to which they belonged. The sudras community had been denied education for thousands of years. For this reason, Oppressed class people began to oppose Jyotirao and Savitribai’s work and labeled it as "evil".in the consequence Jyotirao’s father asked the couple to leave his home because their work was considered a sin as per the Brahmanical texts. Savitribai died a heroic death trying to save the life of plague patient as she carried him on her back to the hospital in the result she too caught the plague and died on 10 march 1897 . On the occasion miss Indu Bhagat D/o Sansar Chand Bhagat unanimously elected as Mehila wing youth president of Marh block. The other who present on the occasion were Bodh Raj Bhagat national vice president, Roshan Lal Bhagat state coordinator Punjab, Tersam Bhagat, Vivak Bhagat, Sunesh Bhagat, Er.Sudesh Bhagat, Naresh Bhagat, Sansar Chand Bhagat, Er. K K Darora, Sita Ram Bhagat and Darshan Lal Bhagat.