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| birth_place = [[Sayan, India|Sayan]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
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'''Prabhaben Shah''' (20 February 1930 – 18 January 2023) was an Indian social worker. In 2022, she was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Indian Government]] for her contribution in [[social work]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2022 |title=Padma Shri at 92, She dedicated Her life to Feeding & Clothing The Needy |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/275513/prabhaben-shah-padma-shri-knit-sweaters-soldiers-cloth-banks-flood-survivors-needy/ |access-date=3 June 2022 |website=The Better India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="desk">{{Cite web |date=10 February 2022 |title=Prabhaben Shah won Padma Shri at the age of 92 after dedicating her life |url=https://timesapplaud.com/prabhaben-shah/ |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Shah decided to be a social worker at the age of 12. She had established a Gujarat medium primary school Bal ''Mandir''. In 1963, she established the women named Mahila Mandal. She had also helped needy people during Kutch earthquake in 2001, and Kerala flood in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mathur {{!}} |first=Barkha |date=29 March 2022 |title=Meet 93-Year-Old Padma Shri Awardee Prabhaben Shah Who Has Dedicated Her Life To Feeding The Needy And Empowering Women |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/meet-93-year-old-padma-shri-awardee-prabhaben-shah-who-has-dedicated-her-life-to-feeding-the-needy-and-empowering-women-67517/ |access-date=3 June 2022 |website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life and death==<br />
Shah was from [[Daman and Diu]]. She died from heart disease on 18 January 2023, at the age of 92.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/padma-shri-awardee-prabhaben-shah-passes-away-8390480/ Padma Shri awardee Prabhaben Shah passes away]</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Padma Shri]] in 2022<ref name=":0" /><br />
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