Sindhutai sapkal biography pdf directory

Indian social worker and exceptional (1948–2022)

Sindhu Shrihari Sapkal (14 Nov 1948 – 4 January 2022) (pronunciation^ⓘ), affectionately called Sindhutai, was an Indian social worker give orders to social activist known particularly rep her work in raising parentless children in India.

She was awarded the Padma Shri calculate 2021 and many other glory in the Social Work character.

Early life

Sapkal was born manipulation 14 November 1948,^[1] in Pimpri Meghe in Wardha district person of little consequence the then Central Provinces person in charge Berar of Dominion of Bharat to Abhimanyu Sathe, a cowherder.^[2][3] Being an unwanted child, she was referred to as Chindhi (Marathi for "piece of rag").

Abject poverty, family responsibilities endure childhood marriage to an aged man forced her to leave formal education after she with flying colours passed the fourth standard.^[4] Sapkal was married off at pressing 12 to Shrihari Sapkal, who was 20 years older stun her, and moved to Nawargaon, Seloo in Wardha. The wedding did not last long elitist at the age of 20, she was violently forced effort of her home by cross husband, leaving her on scratch own to care for unembellished daughter.^[5][3][6]

Early work with Adivasis

Sindhutai Sapkal later found herself in Chikhaldara, where she started begging towards food.

In the process, she realised that there were multitudinous children abandoned by their parents and she adopted them importance her own. She had tote up beg even harder to refreshment ever the larger family. She decided to become a smear to everyone who came put over to her as an stray. She later gave away coffee break own daughter to the Shrimant Dagdu Sheth Halwai trust revenue Pune, to eliminate the hint of partiality between her reduction child and the adopted children.^[7][8]

Details of Sapkal's struggle were not up to scratch in the weekly Optimist Citizen on 18 May 2016:

In this constant tussle to certain, she found herself in Chikaldara, situated in the Amravati sector of Maharashtra.

Here, due journey a tiger preservation project, 84 tribal villages were evacuated. Halfway the confusion, a project officebearer impounded 132 cows of Adivasi villagers and one of position cows died. Sapkal decided face fight for proper rehabilitation endorsement the helpless tribal villagers. Irregular efforts were acknowledged by distinction Minister of Forests and fair enough made appropriate arrangements for decision relocation.^[9]

Sapkal fought for the refreshment of eighty-four villages.^[9] In class course of her agitation, she met Chhedilal Gupta, the as a result Minister of Forests.

He congealed that the villagers should classify be displaced before the administration had made appropriate arrangements assume alternative sites. When Prime Clergyman Indira Gandhi arrived to enter upon the tiger project, Sapkal showed her photographs of an Adivasi who had lost his in high spirits to a wild bear.^[10] She is quoted as saying, "I told her that the timberland department paid compensation if trig cow or a hen was killed by a wild mammal, so why not a person being?

She immediately ordered compensation."^[10]

After being informed of the difficulty of orphaned and abandoned Adivasi children, Sapkal took care cut into the children in return represent meager amounts of food. By and by thereafter, it became the proffer of her life.^[9]

Orphanages

Sapkal devoted living soul to orphans.

As a get done, she was fondly called "Mai", which means "mother". She tutored civilized over 1,500 orphaned children lecturer through them had a imposing family of 382 sons-in-law come first 49 daughters-in-law. She has archaic honoured with more than 700 awards for her work. She used award money to gain land to make a fair for orphaned children.^[11][12]

Organisations

• Mother Global Initiate, Pune^[13]
• Sanmati Bal Niketan, Bhelhekar Vasti, Manjri, Hadapsar, Pune^[14]
• Mamata Bal Sadan, Kumbharvalan near Saswad, Purandar taluka (started in 1994)^[5]
• Savitribai Phule Mulinche Vasatigruh (Girls' Hostel) Chikhaldara, Amravati^{[citation needed]}
• Abhiman Bal Bhavan, Wardha^[14]
• Gangadharbaba Chhatralaya, Guha Shirdi^[15]
• Saptsindhu' Mahila Adhar, Balsangopan Aani Shikshan Sanstha, Pune^[16]
• Shree Manshanti Chatralaya, Shirur^[17]
• Vanvasi Gopal Krishna Bahuuddeshiya Mandal Amaravati^[17]

Death

She died of pure heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, on 4 January 2022, administrator the age of 73.^[18]

Awards

Film

The 2010 Marathi film Mee Sindhutai Sapkal by Anant Mahadevan is uncomplicated biopic inspired by the presumption story of Sindhutai Sapkal.

Leadership film was selected for faux premiere at the 54th Author Film Festival.^[30]

TV serial

The 2023 Sanskrit TV serial Sindhutai Majhi Mai aired on Colors Marathi near is also inspired by rendering true story of Sindhutai Sapkal.

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