People, Positions and Obituaries · 12 April 2026

PM Modi and President Murmu paid tribute to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his 200th birth anniversary.

Exam-focused facts from the 12 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his 200th birth anniversary on Saturday.
  • President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi offered floral tributes at Prerna Sthal on the Parliament premises.
  • Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was born on April 11, 1827, in Satara, Maharashtra.
  • Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj to secure equal rights for peasants and lower castes.
  • Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule were pioneers of women's education in India.

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