| 1. Sindhutai Sapkal founded multiple NGOs to care for many orphaned children. |
| 2. She has been honored with over 270 awards for her social work efforts. |
| 3. Sindhutai Sapkal has provided care for approximately 1442 orphaned children. |
| 4. She has a large family consisting of 207 sons-in-law and 36 daughters-in-law. |
| 5. In 1970, Sindhutai Sapkal established her first Ashram in Chikaldara, Amravati. |
| 6. She adopted nearly a dozen orphaned children and begged for their sustenance. |
| 7. Despite facing challenges, Sindhutai Sapkal dedicated herself to improving the lives of abandoned children. |
| 8. She entrusted her own child to Shrimant Dagdu Sheth Halwai's trust in Pune. |
| 9. The President of India awarded Sindhutai Sapkal the Nari Shakti Award in 2017. |
| 10. By leading a protest against displacement, she helped return Adivasi villagers to their lands. |
| 11. She was born as an unwanted child and called Chindi, meaning torn cloth or worthless in Marathi |
| 12. Married at age 12 to a 30-year-old man and had three children by age 20 |
| 13. Gave birth to her daughter Mamta alone in a cow shelter using a sharp stone to cut the umbilical cord |
| 14. Begged on railway platforms and outside temples to survive with her newborn child |
| 15. Gave her biological daughter Mamta to Shrimant Dagdu Sheth Halwai Trust in Pune so adopted children would not feel discriminated against |
| 16. Her father Abhimanyu Sathe supported her education by sending her to school under the pretext of cattle grazing |
| 17. She used leaves from the Bharadi tree as slate for writing due to financial constraints |
| 18. She has been honored with over 273 awards for her social work efforts. |
| 19. She spoke against local exploitation of villagers regarding dried cow dung collection and sales |
