Radhe Maa | |
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| Born | Sukhvinder Kaur 4 April 1965 [1] Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India |
| Organization | Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust |
| Website | radhemaa |
Sukhvinder Kaur (born 4 April 1965), better known as Radhe Maa, is a self styled Indian "godwoman". [2] She has been involved with families in Mukerian, Punjab, Mumbai, Delhi, Haryana and abroad. She was born in Dorangala village, Gurdaspur district in Punjab. [1] She made her debut in TV as a guest in Bigg Boss 14.
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. [1] However, according to people of her village, she did not show any spiritual leanings as a child. Kaur studied till Class IV. [3]
During her early years in Mumbai, Radhe Maa used to frequently travel back to Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala in Punjab for satsangs. Later she started giving her money to poor for gaining more followers in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities. [4] A lot of veteran Bollywood and TV actors/actresses are also reported to be bhakts (devotees) of Radhe Maa. [5] A well known Bollywood director Subhash Ghai visited Radhe Maa to take her blessings. [6] In December 2017, Radhe Maa was declared as a fake baba by Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, an organisation of Hindu Sants (saints) and Sadhus (ascetics) in India. [7] [8]
In 2015, a woman named Niki Gupta filed a complaint alleging that Radhe Maa had instigated her in-laws to harass her for dowry; in response, Radhe Maa was granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court. [9]
In 2016, the Kandivali police submitted a charge sheet in that dowry harassment case but omitted Radhe Maa’s name, citing lack of evidence. [10]
In April 2017, the Bombay High Court asked the police to record the complainant’s statement and reevaluate the probe. [11]
In 2023, a sessions court rejected Radhe Maa’s plea to quash a defamation suit filed by Gupta, in which Gupta claimed that Radhe Maa’s remarks in a television interview had defamed her. [12]