Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.9 Socio-religious reform movements

2.9.5 Jyotiba Phule and the Satyashodhak Samaj

Jyotirao Phule attacked Brahmin dominance and caste from below, educated girls and low castes, and founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (1873) to seek truth and equality.

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  • Jyotirao Phule
  • Savitribai Phule
  • Satyashodhak Samaj
  • Gulamgiri
  • Shetkaryacha Asud
  • Sarvajanik Satyadharma
  • Shahu Maharaj
  • anti-Brahmin
  • Mahatma

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