Why Phule’s ‘Trutiya Ratna’ strikes a chord with student protests, 150 years on
This play penned 150 years ago has been translated into English by Rohini Mokashi-Punekar and published by Orient BlackSwan. The argument remains the same: whose education is it anyway? It’s not just about the arguments over what constitutes a “valid” curriculum or who is leaking the exam paper.
- ▪This play penned 150 years ago has been translated into English by Rohini Mokashi-Punekar and published by Orient BlackSwan.
- ▪The argument remains the same: whose education is it anyway?
- ▪It’s not just about the arguments over what constitutes a “valid” curriculum or who is leaking the exam paper.
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HomeNextWhy Phule’s ‘Trutiya Ratna’ strikes a chord with student protests, 150 years onTo read ‘Trutiya Ratna’ today, more than 150 years after it was penned, is to realise the play’s dialectics about education resonate with the studentUpdated on: Jul 26, 2026, 09:18:50 ISTBy Ramu RamanathanPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link MUMBAI: We recently gathered at Studio Tamasha for a reading of Jyotiba Phule’s ‘Trutiya Ratna’ (The Third Eye or The Third Jewel). This play penned 150 years ago has been translated into English by Rohini Mokashi-Punekar and published by Orient BlackSwan.
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