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How one man turned barren land into a loving home for 123 children
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How one man turned barren land into a loving home for 123 children

For more than 35 years, Shankarbaba Papalkar has given abandoned and orphaned children, many with disabilities, the care of a family. In 1990, he began an ashram on 25 acres of barren land in Wazzar, Amravati, with four girls; it has since become a home for 123 children. Today, 98 girls and 25 boys live there, and Papalkar made sure his name appears as their father on their Aadhaar cards. He stopped welcoming new children when he knew he could no longer responsibly care for more, showing how deeply he values each child’s wellbeing.
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