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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli''' (born 2 July 1962) is a social worker from [[Gujarat]], India. She works for blind and handicapped people and associated with several organisations. She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2019.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Dagli was born on 2 July 1962 at Nana Ankadia village near [[Amreli]], Gujarat. She had [[meningitis]] at the age of seven and lost her both eyes. She received her primary education from Udyog Shala, [[Bhavnagar]]. Later she studied at the Andh Kanya Prakash Gruh, [[Ahmedabad]] from sixth to tenth grade (1978-1983). She later completed BA and BEd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.akpgschool.org/achievements.html|title=akpg achievements|website=www.akpgschool.org|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref><ref name="pc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pragnachakshu.com/templates/moredetails.html|title=Pragnachakshu Mahila Seva Kunj|website=www.pragnachakshu.com|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> She married Pankajkumar Dagli, a principal of the school for blind in Amreli, in 1984.<ref name="pc"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/the-6-padma-shri-awardees-gujarat-5567459/|title=The 6 Padma|date=2019-02-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref><br />
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She served as an honorary secretary of Andhjan Mandal (Blind People's Association), Amreli for twelve years. She founded a primary school for blind in Amreli. She is the executive member of Navchetan Andhjan Mandal, [[Bhachau]]; joint secretary of Navjivan Andhjan Mandal, Vankaner; trustee of Women Association for Blind, Ahmedabad; secretary of Pragnachakshu Mahila Sewa Kunj, [[Surendranagar]]. She publishes ''Didi'', a bi-monthly [[braille]] magazine for blind women.<ref name="pc" /><br />
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==Recognition==<br />
Dagli was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2019 by the [[Government of India]] for her social work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187794|title=Padma Awards 2019 announced|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/padma-bhushan-vibhushan-shri-awards-2019-republic-day-rashtrapati-bhavan-social-crusaders/354160|title=Padma Awards 2019: Social, environmental and animal welfare crusaders who have been awarded for their efforts|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> She was awarded the Gandhi Mitra award in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in/FlipBook/Yatkinchit_January_2016/files/assets/basic-html/page11.html|title=Raj Bhavan, Gujarat|website=www.rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><br />
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[[Category:1962 births]]<br />
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