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Detailed explanation-1: -Savitribai Phule Jayanti is the birthday of Savitribai Phule, a prominent social reformer and education ist in India. She was born on January 3, 1831 and is remembered for her significant contributions towards women’s education and the empowerment of women in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday urged the Central government to declare social reformer Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary on January 3 as Women’s Day, and celebrate it alongside March 8.

Detailed explanation-3: -Savitribai’s birthdate, 3 January, is celebrated as Balika Din ( lit. ‘Girl child day’) in the whole of Maharashtra, especially in girls’ schools. In 2015, the University of Pune was renamed as Savitribai Phule Pune University in her honour.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Dalit woman from the Mali community, Savitribai was born on January 3, 1831, in Maharashtra’s Naigaon village. Married off at the tender age of 10, her husband Jyotirao Phule is said to have educated her at home. Later, Jyotirao admitted Savitribai to a teachers’ training institution in Pune.

Detailed explanation-5: -Savitribai Phule went on to become India’s first woman teacher and headmistress and opened 18 schools for girls with her husband.