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Tributes Pour In To Remember Padma Shri Awardee Dr Sindhutai Sapkal
Padma Shri awardee Sindhutai Sapkal raised over 1,000 children at her orphanage.
Sindhutai Sapkal
Who Was Sindhutai Sapkal ? Padma Shri Awardee Known To Have Raised Over A 1,000 Orphan Children
She started an orphanage – Sanmati Bal Niketan Sanstha in Hadapsar area of Pune, on realising that there were many young children who needed care.
Mother Who Raised Over 1,000 Orphans, Sindhutai Sapkal Passes Away
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.
Padma Shri Sindhutai Sapkal Files Police Complaint Against Misuse Of Her Name
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”.
