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throw light on the Idea of Jyotiba Phule on the caste system prevalent in India

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(its Jyotirao Phule)*

One of the most vocal amongst the 'low-caste' leaders was Jyotirao Phule, who was born in 1827.
On growing up, he developed his own ideas about the injustices of caste society.
He set out to attack Brahmans' claim that they were superior to others, since they were Aryans.
He argued that Aryans were foreigners, who came from outside the subcontinent, and defeated and subjugated true children of country-those who lived here even before the Aryans came.
According to him, upper-caste had no right to their land and power, as in reality land belonged to indigenous people i.e., the so-called Low Castes.
The Satyashodhak Samaj, an association Phule founded, propogated caste equality.
In 1873, he also wrote a book which he named as Gulamgiri which means slavery.

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