Sindhutai Sapkal Wiki, Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Biography, etc – WikiBio
Sindhutai Sapkal is an Indian social worker who works for thousands of orphans. She has received more than 270 national and international awards, including the Nari Shakti Award from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. On January 4, 2022, she died of cardiac arrest in Pune, Maharashtra.
Wiki/Biography
Sindhutai Sapkal was born on Sunday 14 November 1948 (Age 73; at the time of death) in the villages of Pimpri Meghe, Varda and Berar, Central Province, Dominion of India (present-day Maharashtra, India). Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She grew up in a poor family and was forced to live in poverty with family responsibilities. She married a man twenty years her senior when she was ten. At that time, she was in the fourth grade. During her studies, she wrote with baladi leaves because her family could not afford slate. Her father and mother clashed over her studies. Her mother didn’t want her to study, but her father was keen to educate her. So her father, unaware that her mother thought she was going to herd cattle, sent her to school. After her marriage, she moved to the village of Nawargaon in Valdacelu, where her husband often harassed her. Abandoned by her husband at the age of 20. At that time, she was pregnant. Then she gave birth to a baby girl. In an interview, she recalled,
“I cut the umbilical cord with a sharp stone nearby.”
She had thought about suicide when her mother wouldn’t let her in. She then started begging on the streets and railway platforms in Chikhaldara, Amravati district, Maharashtra state. She also took refuge in a cemetery and a cowshed out of concern for her daughter’s safety. At that time, she saw many orphans lying on the streets and platforms begging. Then she adopted them and begged to feed them more strictly. It became her life’s mission. To remove the sense of preference between her biological daughter and her adopted child, she donated the child to the Shrimant Dagdu Sheth Halwai Trust in Pune (Maharashtra). Her daughter herself runs an orphanage in Maharashtra. She said in an interview,
“I have no one with me and everyone has abandoned me. I know the pain of being alone and unwelcome. I don’t want anyone to go through the same thing. Seeing some of my kids do so well in their lives , I am very proud and happy. One of my children made a documentary about my life.”
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 3″
hair color: salt and pepper
eye color: dark brown
family
parents and siblings
Her father’s name was Abhimanyu Sathe, and he was a cattle herder. Not much information is available about her mother and siblings.
husband and children
Sindhutai Sapkal married Shrihari Sapkal when she was ten years old. The couple are lucky to have a daughter, her name is Mamta Sapkal.
Sindhutai Sapkal’s daughter
She also adopted a son named Deepak Gaekward.
Deepak Gaekward
religion
Sindhutai Sapkal practises Hinduism.
Work for Adivasi
When she was in Chikhaldara, the town was running a tiger conservation project that led to the evacuation of 84 tribal villages. Sindhutai decided to fight the evacuation to bring the villagers back to their native land. During that time, she met Chhedilal Gupta, then the Minister of Forests. Chhedilal agreed that he would not be displaced until villagers were offered alternative land.
work for orphans
In 1970, she established her first Ashram in Chikaldara, Amravati. She also started her first NGO called Savitribai Phule Girls Hostel which is registered in Chikaldara. She then opened an orphanage called Sanmati Bal Niketan Sanstha in the Hadapsar area of Pune. She has many other social organizations in Maharashtra.
Sindhutai Sapkal with orphans
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Shivlila Mahila Gaurav Award
- 1996 – Dattak Mata Purskar, donated by the non-profit Sunita Kalaniketan Trust
- 2008 – Woman of the Year Award from the Marathi daily Loksatta
- 2010 – Ahilyabai Holkar Award for Social Workers in the Field of Women and Child Welfare by the Government of Maharashtra
- 2012 – COEP Gaurav Puraskar, awarded by Pune College of Engineering
- 2012 – True Hero Award, presented by CNN-IBN and Reliance Foundation
- 2013 – National Iconic Mother Award
- 2013 – Mother Teresa Social Justice Award
- 2014 – Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize
- 2016 – Social Worker of the Year Award from the Walkhart Foundation
- 2016 – Honorary Doctorate, Ph.D. DY Patil Faculty of Engineering, Pune
- 2017 – Indian President Nari Shakti Puraskar
Sindhutai Sapkal got Nari Shakti Puruskar from Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in 2017
- 2021 – Government of India awarded Padma Shri in Social Work Category in 2021
die
Sindhutai Sapkal died of cardiac arrest at Galaxy Care Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra on January 4, 2022 at 8:10pm.
Facts/trivia
- After being abandoned by her husband, she still fights the exploitation of rural women who collect cow dung by the forestry department.
- When she was at the cemetery, she saw a corpse burning. After the final ritual of the corpse, some wheat flour was left behind. She collected the flour and kneaded it. Then she roasted the roast over the fire that burned the corpse.
- When she was 70, her husband approached her and said he was ready to accept her. But at the time, Sin Dutay told her that she was also ready to accept him, but as a son because she was just a mother now. She only recognized him as the eldest son!
- On November 24, 2021, she underwent surgery for a diaphragmatic hernia. After a few days of surgery, she developed a lung infection and took her last breath on January 4, 2021. After her death, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted:
“Sindhutai Sapkal will be remembered for her noble service to society. Thanks to her efforts, many children could have a better quality of life. She also did a lot of work in marginalized communities. Pained for her death. Condolences to her family and admirers. Om Shanti.”
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said,
“The news of Sindhutai’s passing is shocking. She provided motherly care to thousands of orphans. In her sudden passing, an inspiring personality has disappeared from the field of social work.” NCP President Sharad Pawar said: “The kind of social work that Sindhutai does will inspire future generations.” Former CM Ashok Chavan said: “Sindhutai herself faced a difficult life, but she persevered in her efforts to improve the lives of orphans and abandoned children. Her Life is an inspiration for millions of people.”
- On October 30, 2010, a Marathi-language film inspired by the life of Sindhutai Sapkal was released, titled “Mee Sindhutai Sapkal”. In the movie, Tejaswini Pandit played the role of Sindhutai Sapkal. After Sindhutai’s death, actress says
“I am trying to accept her death…she is sabki maye…a farishta (angel)…”
Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Movie Poster
- Based on her life, an autobiography titled “Aamchi Mai” was published on January 1, 2015 by an author named DB Mahajan.
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