Selected Writings Of Jotirao Phule

📦 Product Details

• Author/Editor: G. P. Deshpande
• Publisher: LeftWord Books
• Publication Date: 1 January 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8187496886
• ISBN-13: 978-8187496885
• Item Weight: 400 g

📖 About the Book

Selected Writings of Jotirao Phule brings together important writings and ideas of Mahatma Jotirao Phule, one of the influential social reformers and thinkers of nineteenth-century India.

The collection presents Phule's writings on caste, social inequality, education, women's rights, religious authority, and the conditions of marginalized communities. His work challenged established social hierarchies and advocated education and social reform as important means of addressing inequality.

Edited by G. P. Deshpande, this volume provides readers with access to selected texts that help contextualize Phule's contribution to Indian social and intellectual history. It is useful for students and readers studying social reform, caste history, Indian political thought, and modern Indian history.

👤 About the Editor

G. P. Deshpande was an Indian playwright, poet, scholar, and political thinker whose writings and editorial work engaged with questions of society, politics, culture, and social transformation. In this volume, he brings together selected writings of Jotirao Phule for contemporary readers.

About Jotirao Phule

Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (1827–1890) was a prominent social reformer and thinker from Maharashtra. He worked for the education of women and oppressed communities and criticized caste-based social inequality. Along with Savitribai Phule, he played an important role in expanding access to education, particularly for girls and marginalized groups.