Telangana will observe Savitribai Phule's birth anniversary as 'Women Teacher's Day'.
National
The Telangana government has decided to celebrate Savitribai Phule's birth anniversary on January 3rd every year as a state function, calling it 'Women Teacher's Day' to honor her contributions to women's education.
- Savitribai Phule was a social worker, poet, and teacher who played a key role in improving women's freedom and their status in Indian society.
Main Point :- (i) In 1848, she opened India's first school for girls in Pune, becoming the country's first woman teacher and the first female headmistress.
(ii) In 1854, she published her first poetry collection, Kavya Phule ('Poetry's Blossoms'), and in 1892, she also published Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar ('The Ocean of Pure Gems').
(iii) Pune University in Maharashtra is named after Savitribai Phule as a tribute to her efforts in promoting women's education in India.
About Telangana
Chief minister: Revanth Reddy
Governor: Jishnu Dev Varma
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