Lucknow, 10

March (HS): Uttar

Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath routinely pays tribute to Savitribai

Phule, India's first female teacher and a 19th-century social

reformer, describing her as a symbol of women's empowerment, education, and

social progress. On her birth anniversary, Chief Minister Yogi praised her

bravery in combating societal ills, caste prejudice, and supporting education

for women and underprivileged groups. CM Yogi has referred to Savitribai Phule

as a Krantijyoti (revolutionary torchbearer) who lit the flame of

education and human dignity against a traditional society.

Yogi

Adityanath described her life as a light of women's awareness and societal

development. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has paid homage to

Savitribai Phule, describing her as a Kranti Jyoti, a champion of

women's education, and an architect of a just society. He saw her as India's

first female teacher and a symbol of human dignity who fought against societal

ills, patriarchal standards, and for the rights of the oppressed.

His post

on X, reads as follows: “Humble

tribute on the death anniversary of 'Krantijyoti' Savitribai Phule, the strong

voice of women's consciousness, the architect of an egalitarian society and the

first woman teacher of modern India.”

She

and her husband, Jyotirao Phule, are credited with establishing the country's

first girls' school in Pune in 1848. She is renowned for her unwavering

resistance to untouchability, gender discrimination, and socioeconomic

inequity.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi