A well attended meeting was held at BTR Bhawan, New Delhi at 04.00 PM today, 3rd January, to observe the birth anniversary of the great social revolutionary and activist Savitribai Phule, who lived in the 19th century. She and her husband Jyotiba Phule fought against the caste discrimination,  organised schools for the dalits and also helped inter caste marriages.  Her’s was an eventful life, fighting for the cause of the downtrodden, that too when the society was much more rigid and caste-basis.

The meeting was presided over by Com. V.Srinivasa Rao. The keynote address was delivered by Com. Archana Prasad, who evaluated the life and works of savitribai Phule. Com. Jagmati Sangwan (AIDWA) and other leaders addressed.

The programme was organised by Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM)