Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta

Long before Malala, there were Savitri Phule and Fatima Shaikh, says India’s favourite biographer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta.  On the 132nd death anniversary of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Harper Collins and Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta announced a new book about friends 'Savitri and Fatima,’ who worked tirelessly for the education of women and lower castes in the 19th century. In a press release announcing the acquisition, Harper Collins said, "the book opens in 19th century Maharashtra and spans over four decades. We start in 1813, when the Charter Act allowed Christian missionaries into the country. We trace the end of the Peshwai and…