The SatyashodhakLet's introduce Mahatma Jotirao Phule to the fediverse on his death anniversary today. Phule is the key figure to understand the Indian Renaissance in the 19th century and he not just propounded radical ideas but also worked to bring those ideas to fruition.
Here is an esssy written by Govind Kale, who first stayed with the Phules as a student and who later was Jotirao Phule's personal secretary for a few years until his death in November 1890 https://thesatyashodhak.com/snapshots-from-mahatma-jotirao-phules-life/
A brief introduction to Satyashodhak Samaj, the radical anti-caste organization founded by Jotirao Phule in 1873 in Pune https://thesatyashodhak.com/satyashodhak-samaj-modern-indias-first-organised-challenge-to-brahmanism/
An essay by Karthik Venkatesh on Jotirao Phule's views and work in the field of education https://thesatyashodhak.com/education-for-liberation-exploring-mahatma-phules-work-in-education/
An article by social reformer Baba Adhav documenting the tragic story of Jotirao Phule's descendants https://thesatyashodhak.com/descendants-of-a-storm/
Jotirao Phule composed poetry too. Here is the English translation of three of his verses by Madhura Damle https://thesatyashodhak.com/three-akhandas-by-jotirao-phule/
