Sou. Sindhutai Sapkal also known as Mother of Orphans is an India

India

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n social worker and social activist known particularly for her work for raising orphan children.

Personal life

Childhood nickname "Chindi" meaning torn cloth. She was named thus as an unwanted child. Her father's name was Abhiman Sathe. She could attend school until 4th grade, attended part-time due to other family responsibilities. She was brought up in abject poverty. Got married at the age of 10. Her husband abandoned her at the age of 20, and she left home with her infant daughter.
She later donated her biological child to the trust Shrimant Dagdu Sheth Halwai, Pune, only to eliminate the feeling of partiality between her daughter and the adopted ones.
As of 1998 Sindhutai Sapkal has nurtured about 1042 orphaned children. Many of the children that she adopted are well educated lawyers and doctors, and some, including her biological daughter are running their independent orphanages. One of her child is doing PhD on her life. Till date she is honoured by 272 awards. She used all that money to buy land to make home for her orphan children. She has started construction and still looking for more help from the world.

Operating Organizations

• Sanmati Bal Niketan Hadapsar, Pune
  Pune
  Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
  
  
• Mamata Bal Sadan, Kumbharvalan, Saswad
  Saswad
  Saswad is a city and a municipal council in Purandhar taluka of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Saswad is located at . It has an average elevation of 769 metres .-Demographics:...
  
  
• Mai's Ashram Chikhaldara, Amravati
  Amravati
  Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India and the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Maharashtra. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district...
  
  

Awards

Total 272 awards

• 2010 - Ahilyabai Holkar Award, given by the Government of Maharashtra
  Government of Maharashtra
  Government of Maharashtra is the government for the state of Maharashtra in Western India.It is an elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Ministers:...
  
   to social workers in the field of woman and child welfare
• 2008 - Woman of the Year Award, given by daily marathi newspaper Loksatta
• Sahyadri Hirkani Award
• Rajai Award
• Shivlila Mahila Gourav Award

Legacy

The 2010 marathi film Mee Sindhutai Sapkal

Mee Sindhutai Sapkal

Mee Sindhutai Sapkal is an Indian Marathi film. The film was directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The film stars Tejaswani Pandit, Jyoti Chandekar, Upendra Limaye, Neena Kulkarni in leading roles.-Plot:...

is a bio-pic inspired by the true story of Sindhutai Sapkal. The film was selected for world premiere at the 54th London Film Festival.