Bicentenary of Jyotiba Phule: Two-year nationwide celebrations launched

NEW DELHI: (Apr 12) The government on Saturday launched a two-year nationwide programme as part of celebrations to mark the 200th birth anniversary of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, whose bicentenary falls in 2027.

To guide and oversee the commemoration at the national level, a high-level committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the culture ministry said.

The 126-member panel includes former presidents Ram Nath Kovind and Pratibha Patil, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers such as Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, along with governors, chief ministers, MPs, academicians, jurists, spiritual leaders, cultural figures, and social activists, among others.