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Dharam Pal Saini
Born24 जून 1930
OccupationFarmer, Educator
AwardsPadma Shri, 1992[1]

Dharam Pal Saini in an Indian educationist and social activist who was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1995 for educating tribal girls in Bastar.[1][2] In 2021, Saini played a key role in securing the release of a COBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas from Naxalists post 2021 Sukma-Bijapur attack.[3] Saini runs Mata Rukmani Devi Ashram's residential schools, whose tribal girl students have won several national sports events.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ↑ "BADSHAH OF BASTAR". The Week.
  3. ↑ Singh, Vijaita (April 8, 2021). "Maoists release CRPF commando". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ "Tauji of Bastar empowers tribal girls and how! - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Meet 87-Year-Old 'Tauji', the Force Behind Tribal Girls' Education in Naxal-Infested Bastar". July 11, 2016.