Sindhutai+Sapkal+_+Mother+of+Orphans (1).pdf

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1. SINDHUTAI SAPKAL:\ AOTHER OF ORPHANS
PRESENTED BY
Mrs. Dhas Aruna B.
Assistant Teacher
Shrimant Rajmata Vijayaraje Shinde Kanya Vidyalaya,
Shrigonda.
2015) 212016

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CONTENTS
Introduction
Early life and education
Marriage and early work
Later work
Operating organisations
Awards
Legacy

3. INTRODUCTION
> Sou. Sindhutai Sapkal and also known as
“Mother of Orphans”
> She is an Indian Social Worker and Social
activist known particularly for her work for
raising orphan children.
> She loves being called “Mai”.

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Born
Location
Residence
Nationality
Other names
Known for
Religion
Spouse(s)
Children
1042 Adopted
- 14 November 1948
Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Hadapsar, Pune
Indian
Mother of orphans
Raising orphan children
Hindu
Shrihari Sapkal
One Biological Girl and 3 Male Child

5. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
>» She was born on 14 November 1948 at Pimpri Meghe
village in Wardha district Maharashtra to Abhimanji
Sathe, a cowherd by profession.
> Being an unwanted child, she was _ nicknamed
'Chindhi' (torn piece of cloth). Her father was keen on
educating Sindhutai, much against the wishes of her
mother.
»Abhimanji used to send her to school under the pretext
of cattle grazing, where she would use ‘leaf of Bharadi
Tree’ as a slate as she could not afford a real slate
because of her financial reasons. Abject poverty, family
responsibilities and an early marriage forced her to quit
formal education after she passed 4th grade.

6. MARRIAGE AND EARLY WORK
> At the age of 10, she got married to Shrihari Sapkal alias Harbaji, a 30-
year-old cowherd from Navargaon village in Wardha District. She bore 3
sons by the time she turned 20. She put up a successful agitation against
a local strongman who was fleecing the villagers on collection of dried cow
dung used as fuel in India and selling it in collusion with forest department,
without paying anything to the villagers. Her agitation brought the district
collector to her village and on realising she was right, he passed an order
which the strongman did not like. Stung by the insult at the hands of a
poor woman, he managed to convince her husband to abandon her when
she was beyond 9 months of her pregnancy. She gave birth to a baby girl
on 14 October 1973 in a cow shelter outside their house that night,all by
herself and walked few kilometres away to her mother's place, who refused
to shelter her. She had to set aside the thought of suicide and started
begging on railway platforms for food. In the process, she realised that
there are so many children abandoned by their parents and she adopted
them as her own and started begging even more vigorously to feed them.
She decided to become a mother to anyone and everyone who came
across to her as an orphan. 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.

7. LATER WORK
» She has devoted her entire life for orphan. As a result she is fondly
called 'Mai'(mother). She has nurtured over 1050 orphaned children. As
of today, she has a grand family of 207 son-in-laws, 36 daughter-in-
laws and over 1000 grandchildren. She still continues to fight for the
next meal. Many of the children whom she adopted are well-educated
lawyers and doctors, and some, including her biological daughter, are
running their own independent orphanages. One of her children is doing
a PhD on her life. She has been honoured with over 273 awards for
her dedication and work. She used award money to buy land to make
a home for her children. Construction has started and she is still
looking for more help from the world. Sanmati Bal Niketan is being built
in Manjari locality at Hadapsar, Pune where over 300 children will
reside.
> At the age of 80, her husband came back to her apologetically. She
accepted him as her child stating she is only a mother now! If you visit
her ashram, she proudly and very affectionately introduces him as her
oldest child! In person, she comes across as an unlimited source of
energy and very powerful inspiration, with absolutely no negative
emotions or blaming anybody.

8. LATER WORK
> A marathi film ‘Mee Sindhutai Sapkal’ released in 2010, Is a biopic
inspired by the true story of Sindhutai Sapkal. The film was selected for
world premiere at the 54th London Film Festival. Sindhutai fought for
the rehabilitation of the 84 villages. In the course of her agitation, she
met Chhedilal Gupta, the then minister of forests. He agreed that the
villagers should not to be displaced before the government had made
appropriate arrangements at alternative sites. When Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi arrived to inaugurate the tiger project, Sindhutai showed
her photographs of an Adivasi who had lost his eyes to a wild bear. "I
told her that the forest department paid compensation if a cow or a hen
was killed by a wild animal, so why not a human being? She
immediately ordered compensation."Those things made people look at
her with admiration.
> 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 honored by 2/72 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.

9. OPERATING ORGANIZATIONS
> Sanmati Bal Niketan, Bhelhekar Vasti, Hadapsar,
Pune.
> Mamata Bal Sadan, Kumbharvalan, Saswad.
> Mai's Ashram Chikhaldara, Amravati.
> Abhiman Bal Bhavan, Wardha.
>» Gangadharbaba Chhatralaya, Guha.
> Saptsindhu' Mahila Adhar, Balsangopan Aani Shikshan
Sanstha, Pune.

10. AWARDS
Total 273 awards
2015 - Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize for the year 2014
2014 - BASAVA BHUSANA PURASKAA-2074,Awarded from Basava Seva
Sangh Pune.
2013 - Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice.
2013 - The National Award for Iconic Mother ---- (first recipient)
2012 - Real Heroes Awards, given by CNN-IBN and Reliance Foundation.
2012 - COEP Gaurav Purskar, given by College of Engineering, Pune.
2010 - Ahilyabai Holkar Award, given by the Government of Maharashtra to
social workers in the field of woman and child welfare
2008 - Woman of the Year Award, given by daily marathi newspaper
Loksatta
1996 - Dattak Mata Purskar,Given by Non Profit Organization - By Sunita
Kalaniketan Trust (In the memories of - Late Sunita Trimbak Kulkarni ), Tal
- Shrirampur Dist Ahmednagar. Maharashtra Pune.
1992 - Leading Social Contributor Award.
Sahyadri Hirkani Award (Marathi : deardret fexpuit ara)
Rajai Award (Marathi: ets WT)
Shiviila Mahila Gourav Award (Marathi: Rradrer Afger aka WEAR)

12. LEGACY
> The 2010 marathi film Mee Sindhutai_ Sapka/ by Anant
Mahadevan 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.

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