# Radhe Maa > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Radhe_Maa > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Radhe_Maa.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radhe_Maa > Source revision: 1339202234 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian Hindu guru (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Sukhvinder Kaur | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|4|4}} | birth_place = [Gurdaspur district, Punjab](/source/Gurdaspur_district%2C_Punjab), India | organization = Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust | website = {{url|radhemaa.com}} }} '''Sukhvinder Kaur''' (born 4 April 1965), better known as '''Radhe Maa''', is an Indian [guru](/source/guru) and [godwoman](/source/Godman_(India)).{{Cite web|date=2017-10-05|title=From tailor to controversial 'godwoman': 10 things to know about Radhe Maa|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-tailor-to-controversial-godwoman-10-things-to-know-about-radhe-maa/story-tst3CbRQWgM711EzyCjnjI.html|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} She has been involved with families in [Mukerian](/source/Mukerian), [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), [Delhi](/source/Delhi), [Haryana](/source/Haryana) and abroad. She made her television debut as a guest on [Bigg Boss 14](/source/Bigg_Boss_(Hindi_season_14)).{{Cite web |last=Torkham |first=Sulabha |date=2020-09-29 |title=Controversial godwoman Radhe Maa to enter Bigg Boss 14 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/controversial-godwoman-radhe-maa-to-enter-bigg-boss-14-1726711-2020-09-29 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=India Today |language=en}} == Early life == Sukhvinder Kaur was born in Dorangala village, [Gurdaspur district](/source/Gurdaspur_district) in [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_India).{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-who-is-radhe-maa-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-god-woman-2111688 |title=Who is Radhe Maa? Everything you wanted to know about the 'god-woman' |newspaper=DNA |date=2015-08-06 }} Her followers state that she was drawn to spirituality as a child, and spent a lot of time at the [Kali](/source/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 the 4th standard.{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/How-Sukhwinder-Kaur-became-Radhe-Maa/articleshow/48383809.cms |title=How Sukhwinder Kaur became Radhe Maa |author=Gagandeep Dhillon |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |date=2015-08-07 }} == As a spiritual leader == During her early years in [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), Kaur used to frequently travel back to [Hoshiarpur](/source/Hoshiarpur) and [Kapurthala](/source/Kapurthala) in Punjab for [''satsang''](/source/satsang). Later she started giving out money to poor for gaining more followers in Mumbai, [Delhi](/source/Delhi) and other cities.{{Cite web |title=The many devotions of India |url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/radhe-maa-asaram-ramdev-sadhguru-godmen-gurus-superstition-blind-faith-5864 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.dailyo.in |language=en}} A lot of veteran [Bollywood](/source/Hindi_cinema) and TV actors are also reported to be ''[bhakt](/source/Bhakti_movement)'' (devotees) of Kaur.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Radhe-Maa-and-her-small-screen-connection/photostory/48748256.cms|title=Radhe Maa and her small screen connection|newspaper=The Times of India |date=31 August 2015 }} Bollywood film director [Subhash Ghai](/source/Subhash_Ghai) visited her to take her blessings.{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebrities-and-their-spiritual-gurus/16478168 | title=Subhash Ghai visits Radhe Maa to take her blessings| date=24 August 2015}} In December 2017, Kaur was declared a "fraud" by [Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad](/source/Akhil_Bharatiya_Akhara_Parishad), an organisation of [Hindu](/source/Hindu) [Sants](/source/Sant_(religion)) (saints) and [Sadhus](/source/Sadhu) (ascetics) in [India](/source/India).{{Cite news |title=Apex body of sadhus releases 2nd list of fake godmen – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/apex-body-of-sadhus-releases-2nd-list-of-fake-godmen/articleshow/62299603.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615144958/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/apex-body-of-sadhus-releases-2nd-list-of-fake-godmen/articleshow/62299603.cms |archive-date=15 June 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018 |work=The Times of India}}{{Cite news |title=Sources of authority within the Hindu tradition, and their impact on wider society - RE:ONLINE |url=https://www.reonline.org.uk/knowledge/hindu-worldview-traditions/sources-of-authority/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206151128/https://www.reonline.org.uk/knowledge/hindu-worldview-traditions/sources-of-authority/ |archive-date=2023-12-06 |access-date= |work=RE:ONLINE |language=en-US}} == Legal issues and controversies == In 2015, a woman named Niki Gupta filed a complaint alleging that Kaur had instigated her in-laws to harass her for [dowry](/source/Dowry_system_in_India); in response, Kaur was granted anticipatory bail by the [Bombay High Court](/source/Bombay_High_Court), which directed her to cooperate with [Kandivali](/source/Kandivali) police during the investigation. In 2016, Kandivali police submitted a charge sheet in that dowry harassment case but omitted Kaur's name, citing lack of evidence.{{cite news |date=5 July 2016 |title=Radhe Maa not named as accused in dowry harassment case |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/050716/radhe-maa-not-named-as-accused-in-dowry-harassment-case.html |access-date=29 September 2025 |work=Deccan Chronicle}} In April 2017, the [Bombay High Court](/source/Bombay_High_Court) asked the police to record the complainant's statement and reevaluate the probe.{{cite news |date=12 April 2017 |title=Dowry case: HC tells police to record statement against Radhe Maa |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/dowry-case-hc-tells-police-to-record-statement-against-radhe-maa-398971 |access-date=29 September 2025 |work=The Tribune}} In 2023, a sessions court rejected Kaur's plea to quash a defamation suit filed by Gupta, in which Gupta claimed that Kaur's remarks in a television interview had defamed her.{{cite news |date=20 July 2023 |title=Sessions court rejects relief to Radhe Maa in defamation case filed by Borivali resident Nikki Gupta |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/sessions-court-rejects-relief-to-radhe-maa-in-defamation-case-filed-by-borivali-resident-nikki-gupta-101689880833078.html |access-date=29 September 2025 |work=Hindustan Times}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maa, Radhe}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Hindu religious leaders Category:People from Punjab, India --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Radhe Maa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radhe_Maa) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radhe_Maa?action=history)). 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