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| Born | Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust |
| Website | radhemaa |
Radhe Maa is a self-styled Godwoman, who believes firmly in her own divinity. Her real name is Sukhvinder Kaur. She was born in Dorangala village, Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
Early life
Her followers state that she was drawn to spirituality as a child, and spent a lot of time at the Kali temple in her village. However, according to people of her village, she did not show any spiritual leanings as a child..
Kaur studied till Class IV. She used to stitch clothes to supplement her husband's small income.
As a spiritual leader
At some point, she converted from Sikhism to Hinduism. During her early years in Mumbai, Radhe Maa used to frequently travel back to Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala in Punjab for satsangs. Later she started gaining more followers in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities.. A lot of veteran Bollywood and TV actors/actresses are also reported to be bhakts (devotees) of Radhe Maa. A well known Bollywood director Subhash Ghai visited Radhe Maa to take her blessings.
As a social worker
As a social worker Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust in Mumbai was founded by Singh family for uplifting the poor and underprivileged people. Radhe Maa urges devotees to undertake Jeev Seva initiatives that include donation of blood, clothes, food, books and medicines to orphanages, old age homes and sadhus. In 2018 Radhe Maa donated utensils worth Rs 20 lakh to Golden Temple.. She has been seen encouraging women empowerment and social welfare.
Controversies
Radhe Maa was banned from the Nashik Kumbh mela on August 29 by the Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swarupanand.Mahant Gyandas, who also claims to be the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad said, "The entry of pretenders is rising in the sacred arena of sadhus and mahants. Trikal Bhavanta, Radhe Maa, and Sachchidananda, who is a liquor professional, should be restrained from participating in the 'shahi snan' (sacred bath)."
She came to the limelight when images surfaced on Social Media supposedly of her in certain outfits different from those she appears in publicly. Clips of her dancing have been satirised online.
References
- ^ "Who is Radhe Maa? Everything you wanted to know about the 'god-woman'". DNA. 2015-08-06.
- ^ Gagandeep Dhillon (2015-08-07). "How Sukhwinder Kaur became Radhe Maa". Mumbai Mirror.
- "Radhe Maa devotees in delhi".
- "Radhe Maa and her small screen connection".
- "Subhash Ghai visits Radhe Maa to take her blessings".
- https://archive.org/details/MamtamaiShriRadheGuruMaaCharitableTrustCommencesBookDonationDrive
- "Radhe Maa donates Rs.20 Lakh to Golden Temple".
- https://nrinews24x7.com/shri-radhe-maa-encourages-women-empowerment-and-social-welfare-by-donating-rs-1-lakh/
- http://punjabpost.in/welcome/98580