Jyotirao Phule, Justice Ranade, Pandita Ramabai and Annie Besant sheet3-mark answer frameDescribe the work of Jyotirao Phule for the lower castes and women.
How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.
- 1 · Open with who he was. Jyotirao Phule of Maharashtra worked for equal rights for peasants, the lower castes and women.
- 2 · Girls' education. He taught his wife Savitribai, and in 1848 they opened a school for girls in Pune.
- 3 · Satya Shodhak Samaj. In September 1873 he formed this Society of Seekers of Truth to free the lower castes from exploitation.
- 4 · Widows. He also worked for widow remarriage.
- 5 · Close in one line. His work made education and dignity possible for people society had kept down.
Scoring tip: Write 1848 for the school and 1873 for the Samaj; examiners look for both.
