DD Kisan Channel to launch new show on Savitribai Phule

MUMBAI: Doordarshan is all set to launch a new show based on the life of social reformer Savitribai Phule titled as Savitri Ek Kranti. The show will be aired on Doordarshan’s DD Kisan Channel from 14 September from Monday to Friday at 8:30 pm.

Produced by Lahu Sheth Jadhav and Harish Sapkale, it is directed by Shivadutt Sharma & Jaydev Chakravarty. The story is based on the life of Savitribai Phule, the first lady teacher in the first women’s school in India. In the era when women were confined to the four walls of the home and were considered good for only household chores like cooking, sweeping and bearing children, Savitribai was working along with Jyotiba Phule to bring a revolution in the society.

Written by Vikas Kapoor, the TV serial showcases significant incidences in the life of Savitribai as well as the work she has done in the social and educational fields. The research for the serial has been done by Hari Narke & Nitin Arekar.