Tag: Jyotirao Phule

By Muslim Mirror Staff Google Doodle on Sunday honoured educator and social reformer Fatima Sheikh on the occasion of her 191st birth anniversary. She worked for girls' education along with Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule. She co-founded the Indigenous Library, one of India’s first schools for girls in 1848. She lived with her brother Usman, and the siblings opened their house to the Phules after the couple was evicted for attempting to educate people belonging to lower castes. The Indigenous Library was opened in Sheikhs' house. https://twitter.com/WeIndianMuslims/status/1477914336626716673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1477914336626716673%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Flifestyle%2Flife-style%2Ffatima-sheikh-birth-anniversary-feminist-icon-female-education-first-muslim-teacher-of-india-7714219%2F Sheikh went door-to-door to invite the underprivileged sections...