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Savitribai Phule (pronunciation ⓘ; 3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian teacher, social reformer, and poet who was the first female teacher in India. [5] Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, in Maharashtra, she played a vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (pronunciation ⓘ; born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak [3] [4] (pronunciation: [keʃəʋ ɡəŋɡaːd̪ʱəɾ ʈiɭək]); 23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), endeared as Lokmanya (IAST: Lokamānya), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist.
Unpublished material relating to him is held by the Bombay State Committee on the History of the Freedom Movement. [55] Phule's work inspired B. R. Ambedkar, the first minister of law of India and the chief of Indian constitution's drafting committee. Ambedkar had acknowledged Phule as one of his three gurus or masters. [56] [57] [58]
Fatima Sheikh was a 19th century Indian educator and social reformer, who was a colleague of the social reformers Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule. [2] [3] Sheikh is widely regarded as India's first Muslim woman teacher and is remembered for her role in educating and empowering women and marginalized communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lallu Lal (1763–1835) was an academic, author and translator from India. He was an instructor in the Hindustani language at Fort William College in Hastings, Calcutta. He is notable for Prem Sagar, the first work in modern literary Hindi. Prem Sagar of Lallo Lal, page 1, Sunscrit Press Calcutta, 1810.
Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin [a] (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian politician, writer and activist of the Indian independence movement.A senior leader of the Indian National Congress, following India's independence, he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government.
Madan Mohan Malaviya (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946; Hindi pronunciation: [məd̪ən̪ moːɦən̪ maːlʋiːj(ə)] ⓘ) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and activist notable for his role in the Indian independence movement.
Considered knowledgeable on Hindi literature, [1] Verma has written many books. Notable among them in Hindi are Hindi-Rashtra ya Suba Hindustan (1930) [5] Hindi Bhasha ka Itihasa ( History of Hindi language ) (1933). [6] Notable books written by Verma in Brij Bhasha are Brij Chhap- Grammar of Brij Bhasha, Ashtchhap, [7] Sursagar Saar, etc. Also ...