Savitribai Phule Savitribai was a woman ahead of her times, in thought and action, with the courage and sensitivity to lead a life defined by choices often ridiculed or aggressively opposed by society and its institutionalized ways. In 1868 when Savitribai was recuperating from an illness in Naigaon, she saw the villagers giving …
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 16th-century Indian saint and social reformer who was the combined incarnation of Radha and Krishan by his followers. He was born in 1486 in the town of Navdvipa in present-day West Bengal, India. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is revered as a great saint and spiritual leader who spread the …
Social Reformer Savarkar Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 to 26 Feb 1966) was a fearless freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, dramatist, historian, political leader, and philosopher. As much of his literature is in Marathi, his thoughts and achievements in several spheres are mainly unknown outside Maharashtra. Savarkar is primarily known as …
Lahuji Salve I will live and die for the country- this is the statement of Lahuji Salve. Mahatma Phule’s social reforms, Lokmanya Tilak’s concept of Swarajya, and Vasudev Balwant Phadke’s revolutionary acts impacted the psyche of Indians. Lahuji Salve was the teacher of all these three personalities. Lahuji Salve, from …
Sant Ravidas India is a land of saints. From time to time, this land has been blessed with personalities who swayed and enlightened the masses with their teachings and prevented them from deviating from their path of sanctity. Among such saints, Sant Ravidas is one such personality. Ravidas belonged to the bhakti tradition …