Jyotirao Phule - Legacy

Legacy

  • The full length statue inaugurated at the premises of Vidhan Bhavan (Assembly Building of Maharasthra State), by the auspicious hands of then the Chief Minister and other dignitaries.
  • The Crawford Market in Mumbai is officially named after him.
  • Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth in Rahuri, Ahmednagar District, Maharastra.

The wholesale vegetable market in Nagpur, Maharashtra (India) is also named after him.Subharti College of Physiotherapy was formerly named after him Jyotirao Phule physiotherapy college. Noted playwright G.P. Deshpande’s biographical play Satyashodhak (The Truth Seeker)was first performed by Jan Natya Manch in 1992.

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