Radhe Maa
Radhe Maa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sukhvinder Kaur 4 April 1965[1] Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust |
| Website | radhemaa |
Radhe Maa (born 4 April 1965) is a self styled Indian "Godwoman". [2] She has been involved with families in Mukeria, Punjab, Mumbai, Delhi, Haryana and abroad. She was born in Dorangala village, Gurdaspur district in Punjab.[1]
Early life
Her followers state that she was drawn to spirituality as a child, and spent a lot of time at the Kali temple in her village.[1] However, according to people of her village, she did not show any spiritual leanings as a child.[3]
Kaur studied till Class IV.[3] .[3]
As a spiritual leader
During her early years in Mumbai, Radhe Maa used to frequently travel back to Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala in Punjab for satsangs. Later she started giving her money to poor for gaining more followers in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities.[4] A lot of veteran Bollywood and TV actors/actresses are also reported to be bhakts (devotees) has Radhe Maa.[5] A well known Bollywood director Subhash Ghai visited Radhe Maa to take her blessings.[6]
As a social worker
As a social worker Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust in Mumbai was founded by Singh family for uplifting the poor and underprivileged people.[7] Radhe Maa urges devotees to undertake Jeev Seva initiatives that include donation of blood, clothes, food, books and medicines to orphanages, old age homes and sadhus. In April 2020, Shri Radhe Maa, under the aegis of Shri Radhe Maa Charitable Society, New Delhi has donated Rs 10 Lakh to the Prime Minister Cares Fund and Rs 5 Lakh to Maharashtra Chief Minister Relief Fund in order to help those in need in times of a global pandemic, COVID-19. In 2018 Radhe Maa donated utensils worth Rs 20 lakh to Golden Temple.[8] She has been seen encouraging women empowerment and social welfare.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c "Who is Radhe Maa? Everything you wanted to know about the 'god-woman'". DNA. 2015-08-06.
- ^ "From tailor to controversial 'godwoman': 10 things to know about Radhe Maa". Hindustan Times. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ a b c Gagandeep Dhillon (2015-08-07). "How Sukhwinder Kaur became Radhe Maa". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Radhe Maa devotees in delhi".
- ^ "Radhe Maa and her small screen connection".
- ^ "Subhash Ghai visits Radhe Maa to take her blessings".
- ^ https://archive.org/details/MamtamaiShriRadheGuruMaaCharitableTrustCommencesBookDonationDrive
- ^ "Radhe Maa donates Rs.20 Lakh to Golden Temple".
- ^ https://nrinews24x7.com/shri-radhe-maa-encourages-women-empowerment-and-social-welfare-by-donating-rs-1-lakh/
- ^ http://punjabpost.in/welcome/98580