Savitribai Phule: Her Life, Her Relationships, Her Legacy

The book takes readers back to nineteenth-century Pune, when social and educational opportunities were heavily influenced by caste and gender.

Savitribai challenged these restrictions through education and social reform. Together with Jyotirao Phule, she worked to create educational opportunities for girls and marginalized communities.

Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta is a biographer, reviewer and writer. She has worked as a reviewer for CNBC-TV18 and is described by publishers and booksellers as a bibliophile.

She is also associated with the Red Dot Experiment, a long-term, six-country study examining how culture influences communication.

The book begins by describing the social environment into which Savitribai Phule was born in 1831. Indian society at the time was strongly shaped by caste and gender hierarchies, and education for women was severely restricted.