Savitribai Phule, a pioneer of the feminist movement in India and an activist against caste discrimination, was born today in the Naigaon village in the then Bombay Presidency of British India in 1831. She is said by many to be the first female teacher in India.

Savitribai Phule, a pioneer of the feminist movement in India and an activist against caste discrimination, was born today in the Naigaon village in the then Bombay Presidency of British India in 1831. She is said by many to be the first female teacher in India.