Tanubai Birje (1876-1913) was a social activist and a member of

Satyashodhak Samaj Satyashodhak Samaj (''Truth-seekers' Society'') was a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, Maharashtra, on 24 September 1873. It espoused a mission of education and increased social rights and political access for underprivileg ...

—''Truth Seekers' Society''—founded by Mahatma Jotirao Phule. She edited the magazine ''

Deenbandhu ''Deenbandhu'', sometimes transliterated as ''Dinbandhu'' and spelled ''Din Bandhu'', was a weekly Marathi-language newspaper first published in Pune, British India in January 1877. It was the first newspaper in India to cater explicitly to th ...

'' from 1908 through 1912. She was the first Indian woman to edit a news magazine. Tanubai was born in 1876. Her father Deorao Krushnarao Thosar was a government employee and a colleague of Mahatma Jotirao Phule. She had her primary education in a school established by

Savitribai Phule Savitribai Phule was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra. Along with her husband, in Maharashtra, she played an important and vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is considered to be the pioneer ...

. She was married to Vasudeorao Lingoji Birje on 26 January 1893. The marriage was solemnized by ''Satyashodhak'' method, i.e. without a Brahmin priest. ''

'' was a news magazine established in 1877 by Krishnarao Bhalekar to popularize ''Satyashodhak Samajs ideology. Tanubai's husband Vasudeorao edited the magazine from 1903 till his death in 1908. After his death, Tanubai assumed the editorial responsibilities herself. She died in 1913.

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* * 1876 births 1913 deaths Satyashodhak Samaj 20th-century Indian women writers Marathi people Indian magazine editors {{India-writer-stub