Phule is a social reformer, educationist, anti-abronist of India. She is first women teacher in India She and her husband jyotirao phule paIay a big role for women equality and women education in British period. They are established first girls school in Pune at 1848. this school name was BHIDE WADA

1. Contribution of
‘ Savitribai Phule’
In Education

3. Sahin Sahari
Asst. Professor (Belda College)
Ex-Asst. Professor of ABS Academy (Post Graduate Dept. of Education.)
Ex-Guest Teacher of WBNSOU(Muragacha Govt. College)
Ex-Guest Teacher of Jonepur High School
B.A (Education). M.A(Education). B.Ed. NET(Education). SET(Education)
Ph. D in Education(Contd..)

4. Who is Savitribai Phule ?
• Savitribai Phule is a social reformer, educationist,
anti-abronist of India.
• She is first women teacher in India
• She and her husband jyotirao phule play a big role
for women equality and women education in
British period.
• They are established first girls school in Pune at
1848. this school name was BHIDE WADA

5. Life of Savitribai Phule
• Savitribai was born on 3rd January,1831,in Naigaon
of Satara district in Maharashtra.
• She got married to Jyotirao Phule at the age of nine
• On January 14th,1848, Jyotirao started a school for
girls and Savitribai started teaching in this school and
hence, she became the first woman teacher of India.
• Her first collection of poems-KAVYA PHULE-was
published in 1854 stressing the necessity of English and
Education

6. Social activity of Savitribai Phule
• Phule couple started a shelter home- Balhatya
Pratibadhak Griha for Brahmin widows in their own
house.
• After realising the Caste discrimination prevailing
among women, she started organising meetings and
Til-Gur festivals.
– In these meetings and festivals women of all caste could
participate.
• Mahila Mandal was formed in Pune in 1852 by her .
– This Mahila Mandal started working for the empowerment
and liberty of the women

7. Writings of Savitribai Phule
• Savitribai Phule’s poems and other writings
continue to be an inspiration for struggle
against India’s caste system & inequality.
– Kavyaphule- Collection of poems, 1854
– Bavankashi Subodh Ratnakar, 1892

8. Education- according to
Savitribai Phule
• Individuals being equal, it is necessary to provide
facilities to more and more individuals and the
monopoly in education should be stopped.
• while educating individuals, religion, race, caste
and sex should not be considered. Education
should develop values for humanism
• The principle of universaization of education
should be followed and to same extent education
should be made compulsory.

9. Cont…
• Women, the neglected and those who are
deprived of education for long should be given
top priority in educational facilities and thus
social justice should be established.
• Education should be based on Equality.
Because such education binds the society
together.

10. Aims of Education
• Education should be an important instrument to bring up
humanism
• Through Education, women of India able to develop her own
voice and agency against the inequality and discrimination.
• The aim of Education is to raise the level of knowledge &
equality.
• Permanent values like freedom, equality and fraternity
should be developed through education.
• Personality should be developed and social equality should
be established by the Education.

11. Curriculum
Savitribai said- “ work hard, study well, and do good ”
• She also said- “ women must receive an education as they
were in no way inferior to men; they were not the slaves of
men ”
• She constantly underscored in the importance of curriculum
in education and physical work for knowledge, equality,
empowerment & prosperity.
• She discussed many important subjects like Law, Science,
Social Science , Medical Science, Sociology, Arts
education- which are helps to develop social reform in the
Society.

12. Methods of Teaching
• Her education reflects the image of utilityism and application
of pragmatic ideas.
• She was biased towards making education a reality.
• As one of the methods of education she talked about the free
environment.
• One of the teaching methods that she has talked about is the
– method of lecturing
– the practical method
– the method of experience
– the question answer method etc.

13. Discipline
• According to her, education is not a binding
element for women.
• Education will be organized in complete free
environment and open discipline.
• Unlike the men and women, discipline will be the
same for all.
• According to her, The knowledge of knowledge
or the content of knowledge is created only in the
open environment.

14. Teacher
• The backbone of a teacher will be equality.
• He or she will be the symbol of the independent
and free thinking section.
• The teacher will always benefit the society by
applying his right knowledge.
• He or she will be involved in education work
without his or her personal bias.

15. School
• She always speaks free education for everyone,
the main spine of which is the school.
• In school, everyone will have equal access to
education regardless of race religion.
• In addition to men, women also enjoy equal
opportunities and benefits in school.

17. Sahin Sahari
Asst. Professor (Belda College)
Ex-Asst. Professor of ABS Academy (Post Graduate Dept. of Education.)
Ex-Guest Teacher of WBNSOU(Muragacha Govt. College)
Ex-Guest Teacher of Jonepur High School
B.A (Education). M.A(Education). B.Ed. NET(Education). SET(Education)
Ph. D in Education(Contd..)