Prabhaben Shah won Padma Shri at the age of 92 after dedicating her life to feeding and clothing the poor
A woman from Daman was awarded the Padma Shri when she was 92 years old. Prabhaben Shah was committed to feeding and clothing the poor throughout her life. When Mahatma Gandhi began the Quit India Movement at a Congress Session in Mumbai in 1942, Prabhaben Shah from Daman was 12 years old. Prabhaben pledged a promise to help to the liberation fight and slept on a jute bag for over six months after being affiliated with Bardoli's Swaraj Ashram from an early age. She utilised charkha to manufacture khadi out of cotton in school as a symbolic gesture to reject foreign goods. Prabhaben continued to contribute to society after India gained independence, guided by Gandhi's beliefs and ideas. She went on to work in a variety of social fields, including education, health, women's empowerment, disaster assistance, and hostilities with neighbouring nations. In January 2022, she received India's fourth-highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri, for her altruistic and tirel...