“‘Fatima Sheikh’ is not the only lie, Indian history is filled with many such fiction like Breast tax, Aryan Invasion, Mughals building temple, Amarnath discovery and more”, Opindia, January 11, 2025:

“The reform related to the education of women in the state of Maharashtra is historically credited to Savitri Bai Phule who stood alone to fight for the educational rights of women. However, in the past few years, several leftist, activists had begun lauding ‘feminist educator Fatima Sheikh’ and claimed that she was the first Muslim woman teacher who struggled to make the country’s first schools for girls alongside Phule.

In a sensational remark on Thursday, 9th January, author and activist Dilip Mandal revealed that Fatima Sheikh celebrated as India’s first Muslim school teacher, never existed. Mandal claimed that Fatima Sheikh was a fictional character he created and that she was never a real person or historical figure.

“Please forgive me. The truth is that Fatima Sheikh never existed; she is not a historical figure. Not a real person. It is my mistake that, during a particular phase, I created this name out of nothing—essentially from thin air. I did that knowingly. You will not find a single entry in a Google search earlier. No article, no book, no mention. Nothing,” he said…….”

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