Seema Sakhare (born c. 1933) is an Indian feminist who campaigns to stop violence against women.
Seema Sakhare (born c. 1933) is from Nagpur in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] After a young Adivasi woman from Desaiganj was raped in 1972 and the ensuing court case became a national issue, Sakhare visited her and later founded an organization which campaigned to stop violence against women.[1] She became well-known in India for supporting women and offering legal support.[2] In 2016, she told The Times of India that she had helped around 200 survivors of rape.[3] When Nationalist Congress Party leader Asha Mirje made remarks suggesting that women were partly to blame for being raped, Sakhare condemned the comments and called for her resignation.[4]
In recognition of her work, she was awarded the 2013 Stree Shakti Puraskar (now re-named Nari Shakti Puraskar).[5]