Famed social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, who was also called the ‘Mother of a thousand orphans’, passed away on Tuesday.
She had been admitted to the Galaxy Care Hospital then.”She had went through a hernia surgery one and a half months ago and recovery was very slow. Today she failed of a heart attack around 8 pm,” said Dr Shailesh Puntambekar, Medical Director of the hospital.
Sindhutai, who grew up in poorness and had to suffer immense difficulties as a child, had set up institutes for orphan children. She adopted and took care of more than one thousand orphan kiddies in 40 years.
PM Narendra Modi has expressed his sorrow over Sindhutai’s death and said she will be remembered for her noble service to society. “Dr. Sindhutai Sapkal will be remembered for her noble service to society. Due to her efforts, many children could lead a better quality of life. She also did a lot of work among marginalised communities. Pained by her demise. Condolences to her family and admirers. Om Shanti,” he tweeted.
Dr. Sindhutai Sapkal will be remembered for her noble service to society. Due to her efforts, many children could lead a better quality of life. She also did a lot of work among marginalised communities. Pained by her demise. Condolences to her family and admirers. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/nPhMtKOeZ4
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 4, 2022
For her astonishing contribution to society, Sindhutai has received more than 270 awards from various national and international organizations, including the Nari Shakti award, which was presented to her by President Ram Nath Kovind in 2017. Sindhutai was also honoured with the award of Dr. Pinnamaneni and Smt. Seetha Devi Foundation in 2019.
