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Subhasini Mistry
Indian social worker (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subhasini Mistry (born 1943) is an Indian social worker. She became a widow at the age of 23 and was left with four children. She struggled in life working as a house maid, selling vegetables and worked as a manual labourer. She went on to build a charitable hospital called "Humanity Hospital" for the poor. In 2018, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in recognition of her social work.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She was also one of the 12 recipients of the Women Transforming India Awards in 2017.
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