Q. Who started the first indigenous girls' school in Pune?
Answer: Jyotirao Phule
Notes: Jyotirao Phule, with Savitribai Phule, founded the first indigenous girls' school in Pune in 1848. He actively worked for women's education, lower caste upliftment, and social reforms, and established Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873. Phule also promoted widow remarriage and opened his home to the marginalized.