<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Satyashodhak Samaj is a social reform society founded by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, India, on 24 September 1873 . Its purpose was to liberate the Shudra and Untouchable castes from exploitation and oppression . </P> <P> Through his writings and activities, Jyotirao Phule condemned caste hierarchy and the privileged status of the Brahmin castes in it . He condemned the inequality in the religious books, orthodox nature of religion, exploitation of masses by the means of it, blind and misleading rituals, and hypocrisy in the prevalent Hindu religion . Phule established Satyashodhak Samaj with the ideals of human well - being, happiness, unity, equality, and easy religious principles and rituals . A Pune - based newspaper, Deenbandhu, provided the voice for the views of the Samaj . </P> <P> The movement was kept alive after Phule's death by the Maratha ruler of Kolhapur princely state, Shahu Maharaj, at the beginning of the 20th century . Later followers of the Samaj during that century included educationalist Bhaurao Patil and Maratha leaders such as Keshavrao Jedhe, Nana Patil, Khanderao Bagal and Madhavrao Bagal. . </P>

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