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Baba Amte
Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte[2](26
December 1914 9 February
2008) was an n!"an soc"al worker an! soc"al ac#"$"s# known
par#"cularly %or &"s work %or #&e
re&ab"l"#a#"on an! empowermen# o% poor people su%%er"n' %rom
leprosy[]
Early life
*aba +m#e was born #o r De$"!as +m#e an! rs -a.m"ba" +m#e "n
#&e c"#y o%/"n'an'&a#"n
ar!&a D"s#r"c#o% a&arasra on 26 December 1914 # was a
weal#&y %am"ly /"s %a#&er was a
*r"#"s& 'o$ernmen# o%%"cer w"#& respons"b"l"#"es %or
!"s#r"c# a!m"n"s#ra#"on an! re$enue collec#"on[4]url"!&ar
&a! acu"re! &"s n"cknameBaba"n &"s
c&"l!&oo![][6][3]
/e came #o be known as *aba no# because &e was a sa"n# or
any suc& #&"n', bu# because &"s
paren#s a!!resse! &"m by #&a# name[8]
+s #&e el!es# son o% a weal#&y lan!owner, url"!&ar
&a! an "!yll"c c&"l!&oo! *y #&e #"me &e
was %our#een, &e owne! &"s own 'un an! &un#e! boar
an! !eer &en &e was ol! enou'& #o!r"$e, &e was
'"$en a 5"n'er 5por#s car w"#& cus&"ons co$ere! w"#&
pan#&er sk"n /e ne$er
apprec"a#e! #&e res#r"c#"ons #&a# pre$en#e! &"m %rom
play"n' w"#& #&e low7cas#e ser$an#s
c&"l!ren &ere "s a cer#a"n callousness "n %am"l"es l"ke
my %am"ly[9] &e use #o say &ey pu# ups#ron' barr"ers so as
no# #o see #&e m"sery "n #&e worl! ou#s"!e an! rebelle!
a'a"ns# "# [10]
Dedicated work
ra"ne! "n law, &e !e$elope! a success%ul le'al prac#"ce a#
ar!&a /e soon 'o# "n$ol$e! "n #&e
n!"an s#ru''le %or %ree!om %rom #&e *r"#"s& a:, an!
s#ar#e! ac#"n' as a !e%ence lawyer %orlea!ers o% #&e n!"an
%ree!om mo$emen# w&om #&e *r"#"s& au#&or"#"es
&a! "mpr"sone! "n #&e
1942 ;u"# n!"a mo$emen# /e spen# some #"me a# 5e$a'ram
as&ram o% a&a#ma rakalp#o work %or #&e a!"a a!ma
5&r" n 1931
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-stu_brit-3https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinganghathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinganghathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardha_Districthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-rmaf-4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-chand_coll_off-5https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-rediff1-6https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-mot_mad-7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-Bhavesh_Tanavade-9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-10https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rajhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit_India_movementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charkhahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-Rediff2-11https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lok_Biradari_Prakalphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madia_Gondhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadchiroli_Districthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmada_Bachao_Andolanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmada_Bachao_Andolanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-stu_brit-3https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinganghathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardha_Districthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-rmaf-4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-chand_coll_off-5https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-rediff1-6https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-mot_mad-7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-Bhavesh_Tanavade-9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-10https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rajhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit_India_movementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charkhahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-Rediff2-11https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lok_Biradari_Prakalphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madia_Gondhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadchiroli_Districthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmada_Bachao_Andolanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Amte#cite_note-2
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Dedicated work of family members
+m#e marr"e! n!u rakas& +m#e, an! #wo
!au'ers7"n7law, Dr an!ak"n" an! Dr *&ara#", are all !oc#ors
+ll %our &a$e !e!"ca#e! #&e"rl"$es #o soc"al work an!
causes s"m"lar #o #&ose o% #&e sen"or +m#e
5on Dr >rakas& +m#ean! &"s w"%e Dr an!ak"n" +m#e run
a sc&ool an! a &osp"#al a#
/emalkasa$"lla'e "n #&e un!erpr"$"le'e! !"s#r"c# o%
rakas& +m#e, an!ak"n" +m#e le%# &er'o$ernmen#al me!"cal :ob
an! mo$e! #o /emalkasa #o e$en#ually s#ar# a &osp"#al, a
sc&ool, an!
an orp&ana'e %or "n:ure! w"l! an"mals, "nclu!"n' a l"on an!
some leopar!s &e"r #wo sons,
D"'an#, a !oc#or, an! +n"ke#, an en'"neer, &a$e also
!e!"ca#e! #&e"r l"$es #o #&e same causes as#&e"r
paren#s[12][1]n 2008, >rakas& an! an!ak"n" were '"$en
#&e a'saysay +war!%or
Aommun"#y -ea!ers&"p[14]
*aba +m#es el!er son @"kas +m#ean! &"s w"%e *&ara#" +m#e
run #&e &osp"#al a# +nan!wanan!
co7or!"na#e opera#"ons be#ween+nan!wanan! sa#ell"#e
pro:ec#s[1]
o!ay, +nan!wanan! /emalkasa $"lla'e &a$e one &osp"#al,
eac& +nan!wan&as a un"$ers"#y, anorp&ana'e, an!
sc&ools %or #&e bl"n! an! #&e !ea% Aurren#ly, #&e
sel%7su%%"c"en#+nan!wan
as&ram &as o$er ,000 res"!en#s[6]&e commun"#y
!e$elopmen# pro:ec# a# +nan!wan"n
a&arasra "s reco'n"se! aroun! #&e worl! *es"!es
+nan!wan,+m#e la#er %oun!e! 5omna#&an! +s&okwan as&rams
%or #rea#"n' leprosy pa#"en#s
Gandhism
+m#e %ollowe!
