The Mali community of Thane, will, for the first time organise a ‘Savitri Rally’ in Thane city on Tuesday, January 3 reported The Free Press Journal. The rally will start at 10 am in front of the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar at the Thane railway station. The statue is located at Thane market via Shivaji market and will end at Court Naka in front of Babasaheb Ambedkar statue in Thane.
Speaking about the rally the Mali Samaj Sangh president Navneet Sinalkar said, ” The main idea behind the ‘Savitri Rally’ is that the ideas of Savitribai Phule who was the pioneer of women’s education will be promoted and disseminated through this rally.
“More than 2000 people from Mali Samaj will be a part of the rally.”
For years now, Dalit communities and several women’s organisations, January 3 is a crucial day that has been celebrated as Education for All Day, Savitribai Phule, along with Jyotiba pioneered education for girls of all castes, classes and communities in the state. In 1848, the school at Bhidewada, Pune saw a historic first: girls from various caste groups sittinh together to learn. When the couple were ostracised for their radical and transformative actions, Usman Shaikh a Pune based businessman gave them shelter. Fatima Shaikh was a fellow teacher with Savitribai Phule in the school.
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