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{{Short description|Indian conservationist (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vanita Jagdeo Borade
| image = Nari Shakti Puraskar to Vanita Jagdeo Borade (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Borade in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|05|25}}
| birth_place =
| years_active =
| known_for = Rescuing snakes
| awards = [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] (2020)
}}
'''Vanita Jagdeo Borade''' (born 25 May 1975) is an Indian conservationist and the founder of the Soyre Vanchare Multipurpose Foundation, which works in wildlife protection. She specializes in rescuing snakes and has been recognized as "India's first woman snake friend". Borade received the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] from the Indian government in recognition of her conservation efforts.

==Personal life==
Vanita Jagdeo Borade was born on 25 May 1975.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Bhavna |title=राष्ट्रपति ने सांप को रेसक्‍यू करने वाली देश की पहली महिला बचावकर्ता वनिता जगदेव को दिया नारी शक्ति सम्‍मान |trans-title= President gave Nari Shakti Samman to Vanita Jagdev, the country's first woman snake rescuer|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/president-honored-the-country-s-first-woman-rescuer-vanitha-jagdev-borade-with-the-nari-shakti-award-668352.html |access-date=30 April 2022 |work=Oneindia |date=8 March 2022 |language=hi}}</ref> She lives with her husband in [[Buldhana]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="FPJ" /><ref name="N18">{{cite news |title=वश में किए 51 हजार नाग... ये हैं 'नाग मोहिनी' |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/ajab-gajab/viral-know-about-snake-catcher-vanita-borade-from-maharashtra-1136982.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=News18 हिंदी |date=14 October 2017 |language=hi |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310162725/https://hindi.news18.com/dlxczavtqcctuei/news18/comscore/pv-candidate.html?252939 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Borade learned to be at ease with wildlife as she was brought up on a farm, with friends who shared her interest in the local environment.<ref name="gov">{{Cite web |title=Nari Shakti Puraskars honour Nari Shakti's triumph over social, economic and physical challenges |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1804998 |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref> She began catching venomous snakes at the age of twelve without ever being bitten.<ref name="N18" /> She founded the Soyre Vanchare Multipurpose Foundation, an environmental organization focusing on preventing pollution and protecting wildlife.<ref name=orissa>{{Cite web |date=8 March 2022 |title=Leaders cut across political lines to hail Indian women achievers |url=https://www.orissapost.com/leaders-cut-across-political-lines-to-hail-indian-women-achievers/ |access-date=30 April 2022 |website=Orissa Post}}</ref> Having rescued more than 50,000 snakes,<ref name="FPJ"/> Borade has been included in ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.<ref name="gov" /> She is particularly compassionate towards snakes, but also has experience with [[honeybee]]s.<ref name="gov" />

Borade has taught others how to treat snake bites,<ref name="FPJ">{{cite news |title=3 Maharashtra women honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar including 'First woman snake-rescuer of India' |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/3-maharashtra-women-honoured-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-including-first-woman-snake-rescuer-of-india |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=8 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310162717/https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/3-maharashtra-women-honoured-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-including-first-woman-snake-rescuer-of-india |url-status=live }}</ref> and aimed to reduce [[ophidiophobia]] (a fear of snakes) by providing realistic information about snakes: only ten percent of snakes in India are venomous, and every hospital has freely available [[antivenom]] drugs.<ref name="gov" />

== Awards and recognition ==
[[India Post]] recognized Borade's achievements by issuing a stamp with her portrait.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news |title=Snake rescuer, organic farmer, entrepreneur - 29 women conferred Nari Shakti award |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/08/snake-rescuer-organic-farmer-entrepreneur---29-women-conferred-nari-shakti-award-2427750.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=The New Indian Express |date=8 March 2022 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308113823/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/08/snake-rescuer-organic-farmer-entrepreneur---29-women-conferred-nari-shakti-award-2427750.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[International Women's Day]] 2022, she received the 2020 [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]], the highest civilian honour for women in India, from President [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref name=orissa/><ref name="Tatsat">{{cite news |last=Kainthola |first=Deepanshu |title=President Presents Nari Shakti Puraskar for the Years 2020, 2021 |url=https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Tatsat Chronicle |date=8 March 2022 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001953/https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Locally known as the "snake woman", Borade has been recognized as "India's first woman snake friend".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deshpande |first=Chaitanya |title='Saanpwali bai' from Buldhana gets prestigious 'Nari Shakti' award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/saanpwali-bai-from-buldhana-gets-prestigious-nari-shakti-award/articleshow/90086202.cms |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=The Times of India|date=9 March 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Tatsat"/>

== References ==
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