Inspiring People on Pitara Kids Networkhttps://www.pitara.com/tags/inspiring-people/Recent content in Inspiring People on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530The Woman who Collects Childrenhttps://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-woman-who-collects-children/Wed, 03 Oct 2001 12:55:21 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-woman-who-collects-children/<p><strong>An inspiring story from our archives: June 2000</strong></p> <p>Some people like to collect stamps. Others prefer stickers, posters, tattoos or coins. But Pinky Bhutia is different. She collects children. In her mountain village, in Sikkim, she is known as the wonderful young woman who adopts all the children she can.</p> <p>Pinky was 14 when she adopted her first child, a Nepali orphan. Today, she has a dozen adopted children, and two sons from her marriage.</p>