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Sou. Sindhutai Sapkal also known as Mother of Orphans is an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for her work for raising orphan children.

Childhood nickname "Chindi" meaning torn cloth. She was named thus as an unwanted child. Her father's name was 'Abhiman Sathe'. She could attend school until 4th grade, attended part-time due to other family responsibilities. She was brought up in abject poverty. Got married at the age of 10. Her husband abandoned her at the age of 20, and she left home with her infant daughter. 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. As of 2012, Sindhutai Sapkal has nurtured about 1,442 orphaned children. 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 Ph.D. on her life. Till date, she has been honoured with more than 500 awards. She used all that money to buy land to make a home for her orphan children. Construction has started and she is still looking for more help from the world.

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