Radhe Maa

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Radhe Maa
Born
Sukhvinder Kaur

(1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 59) [1]
OrganizationShri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust
Website radhemaa.com

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.

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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. [1] She is sometimes compared to Shukrana Guruji .However, according to people of her village, she did not show any spiritual leanings as a child. Kaur studied till Class IV. [3]

As a spiritual leader

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]

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