Tributes Pour In To Remember Padma Shri Awardee Dr Sindhutai Sapkal

Padma Shri awardee Sindhutai Sapkal raised over 1,000 children at her orphanage.
Padma Shri awardee Sindhutai Sapkal raised over 1,000 children at her orphanage.
She started an orphanage – Sanmati Bal Niketan Sanstha in Hadapsar area of Pune, on realising that there were many young children who needed care.
Born in Wardha, Maharashtra, Sindhutai Sapkal was married off at the age of 12 to a much older man. Her husband had abandoned her while she was pregnant.
Reportedly, a person had recently put out an advertisement for tuition classes for class 10 and 11 students in Wada tehsil at a rate of ₹ 1,000. The poster had mentioned Sapkal’s name, ” Padmashri Sindhutai Sapkal Education Society, Satara”.