Sindhutai Sapkal: Indian social worker
Sindhutai Sapkal (14 November 1948 – 4 January 2022) was an Indian social worker and social activist.
She was known for her work in raising orphaned children in India. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021. She took care of over 1,500 orphaned children. She had a grand family of 382 sons-in-law and 49 daughters-in-law. She used award money to buy land to make a home for orphaned children.
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.jpg) Sapkal in 2018 | |
| Born | 14 November 1948 Wardha, Central Provinces and Berar, India |
| Died | 4 January 2022 (aged 73) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Mai (lit. mother) |
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Sapkal died of a heart attack in Pune, India on 4 January 2022, at the age of 73.
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