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Sindhutai Sapkal, affectionately known as the "Mother of Orphans", is an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for her work in raising orphaned children in India. (Sindhutai Sapkal)
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Daughter of a cowherd and abandoned wife of a poor farmer Sindhutai has been through a lot of hardships and even planned to commit suicide until she discovered the goal of her life to devote herself to the orphans. (Sindhutai Sapkal)
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She was awarded the Nari Shakti Awarad in 2017 by the President of INDIA which is the highest civilian award for women, Mother Teresa Awards, Ahilyabai Holkar Award, given by the Government of Maharashtra to social workers in the field of woman and child welfare, The National Award for Iconic Mother(first recipient) and many other such national awards from government and organisations. She has been awarded with more than 750 awards worldwide for her work. (Sindhutai Sapkal)
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In 2010 her biopic in Marathi was released named Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Sindhutai Sapkal)
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She also has multiple operating organisations in Maharashtra. (Sindhutai Sapkal)
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