New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tribute to Savitribai Phule, India's first female teacher, and Rani Velu Nachiyar, a revered Indian freedom fighter, on their birth anniversaries. In separate posts on handle X, Gandhi remembered the contributions of the two remarkable women to India's struggle for independence and social justice.
"On the birth anniversary of India's first female teacher, Savitribai Phule ji, I pay my humble respects to her. Her struggle for the rights of the deprived and oppressed, and her contribution towards social justice, will forever continue to guide us," Gandhi said.
Savitribai Phule was a pioneering social reformer and educator who worked tirelessly to promote education and empo...