Explanation:

He was born on April 11, 1827, and his birth anniversary is celebrated as Jyotiba Phule Jayanti every year.

About Jyotirao Phule:

=> Born in 1827 in Satara district of Maharashtra. Phule was given the title of Mahatma on May 11, 1888, by Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar, a Maharashtrian social activist.

=> His work is related mainly to eradication of untouchability and caste system, emancipation and empowerment of women, reform of Hindu family life.

=> Along with his wife, Savitribai Phule, he is regarded as pioneers of women’s education in India.

=> The couples were the first native Indians to open the first indigenously-run school for girls in India in August 1848 at Pune in Maharashtra.