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      • She took care of thousands of orphans, fought for the rehabilitation of 84 Adivasi villages, and adopted all the orphan children from affected Adivasi tribes to give them a better life. Her efforts over the years and her natural flare for singing kept her going, fed, and helped educate her children, and above all, gave them hope.
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  2. Sindhu Shrihari Sapkal (14 November 1948 – 4 January 2022) (pronunciation ⓘ), affectionately called Sindhutai, was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for her work in raising orphaned children in India.

  3. Jan 5, 2022 · Sindhutai Sapkal — affectionally called Mai by her many children — was unlike anybody else. She took care of thousands of orphans, fought for the rehabilitation of 84 Adivasi villages, and adopted all the orphan children from affected Adivasi tribes to give them a better life.

  4. Sindhutai’s extensive social work has been recognized through over 750 awards. She received the prestigious national award for Iconic Mother and Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice in 2013. Sapkal was conferred a Doctorate in Literature by the DY Patil Institute of Technology and Research, Pune in 2016.

  5. May 10, 2020 · Sindhutai Sapkal has spent her whole life picking up the pieces of these broken hearts and putting them back together. Affectionately known as ‘Maai’ and the ‘Mother of Orphans’, 71-year-old Sindhutai is a mother to over 1400 children and a grandmother to more than a thousand.

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  6. Jan 5, 2022 · Sindhutai Sapkal, the mother of 1000 orphans, inspiring story of fighting abject poverty to adopt underprivileged orphans and receiving Nari Shakti award.

  7. Dec 10, 2015 · Sindhutai Sapkal was begging at train stations when she found her calling – helping street children. Today she runs four homes for orphans and others in need across India's state of...

  8. Jan 5, 2022 · Well-known social reformer and Mai (mother) to over 1,500 orphans, Sindhutai Sapkal passed away due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday night at a Pune hospital. She was 73. Sindhutai, fondly called Mai, has left behind a massive legacy of noble service to society, including orphans and marginalised communities.