Sabitri Pal, the lady known as mother monk, was born on 10th of January, 1949 in the remote village of Kalikapur under Bhangar Police Station in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal, India. She did her graduation from Susil Kar College and completed Bachelors degree in Education from Jadavpur University in 1986. She came in contact of Mohammed Abdul Wohab in 1979 when both of them decided to dedicate themselves to serve the have-nots living in the remote areas of Sunderbans where people did not have the slightest idea of basic education, sanitation and health care. Sabritri along with Wohab formed Southern Health Improvement Samity (SHIS) in 1980 under guidance of Brother Gaston Dayananda.

Today she is the President of the organization. She looks after the projects and directly supervises the activities of SHIS and impart various vocational and practical training to the adult mothers and girl children. Her relentless service before self has motivated and inspired more number of people in the area who have joined hands for this heavenly sight of Sabitri. She leads a large team who take care of Multi Projects Centres of SHIS. Sabitri was the first exemplary lady before the Girl Children of the area, that women and girl children those who were oppressed also could so something for their own livelihood and also for the service and better living of others. Her undaunted gesture motivated the women of the area to come forward and to get themselves educated on the basic health, hygiene and sanitation. For her dedication, devotion and sacrifice she is regarded as Goddess and called "Mother" by the people of the region.