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TopicSavitribai Phule

Topic: Savitribai Phule

Actor Rajshri Deshpande is losing movie roles because of her social work

Running the Nabhangan Foundation since 2018, the actor’s focus is to create actual change on the ground, rather than simply portraying ‘strong’ female characters on screen.

Finding Fatima Sheikh: Scholars point to Phule’s letter, photo negative & British-era document

Three years after Google carried a doodle to honour her contributions, a feverish debate over her existence propelled Fatima Sheikh and the question of her legacy into the spotlight.

Savitribai Phule carried an extra saree to school. Brahmins regularly threw ‘filth’ at her

In ‘Savitribai Phule’, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta traces the life of the revolutionary and places her in historical context.

SubscriberWrites: TISS Mumbai examines the importance of Savitribai Phule’s role in contemporary times

The Ambedkarite Student’s Association at TISS Mumbai celebrated 192nd Savitribai Phule's birth anniversary on 4 January 2023, writes Vinay Damodar.

Bollywood ignored Jyotirao, Savitribai Phule for long. Shooting for a new biopic set to start

The feature film to be directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan will focus on the ‘main era of action’ of the husband-wife. Shoot starts in April.

BJP rebel Savitribai Phule says party leaders are ‘hurt’ but too afraid of Modi-Shah

Days after joining the Congress, Dalit leader Savitribai Phule called PM Narendra Modi a ‘liar’, and also demanded proof of casualties in the Balakot strike.

Why Indian history has forgotten Fatima Sheikh but remembers Savitribai Phule

So little is known about educator and social reformer Fatima Sheikh that even her date of birth is debated.  

MP Savitribai Phule resigns from BJP, says party is dividing society

The MP from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, has long been critical of the party's leadership.

Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary was once mooted to be India’s second Teacher’s Day

A proposal to mark social reformer Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary as second Teacher’s Day is in limbo.  

How Dalit leader Savitri Bai Phule became a rebel with a cause within the BJP

The 37-year-old BJP MP from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh has recently made headlines with her scathing attack on the party’s stand on Dalit issues.

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Hyderabad’s broken roads make Revanth Reddy’s ‘Future City’ goal hard to believe

How can the Telangana government plan to build a world-class ‘Bharat Future City’ out of Hyderabad when it can’t even provide basic infrastructure?

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.