Savitribai Phule (1831-1897), along with her husband and social leader Mahatma Jotiba Phule, played an important role in improving womens rights in India during the British Rule with Pune being her major working field. The resolution to name the university after Phule was one of the resolutions passed at the 83rd All India Marathi literary meet held in the city in March 2010. Former state BJP president and MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar was among the political figures, who was instrumental in raising the demand in the state legislature.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:25:47 +0000