One of India's most revered social and moral leaders, Baba Amte has devoted his life to the care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients, even allowing his body to be used for experiments to grow leprosy germs. His community development project at Anandwan (Forest of Bliss) near Nagpur in Maharashtra, India, is recognised and respected around the world and has done much to dispel prejudice against leprosy victims.
Baba Amte also launched the Bharat Jodo (Unite India) movements from Kanyakumari to Kashmir in 1985 and Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh in 1988, with the mission of establishing peace and raising environmental consciousness.
In 1990, Baba Amte left Anandwan to live along the Narmada river to fight against social injustice to local inhabitants. Although he continues to support the movement for rehabilitation of tribals affected by the construction of large dams on the Narmada, he has recently returned to Anandwan for health reasons.
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by vijayan vasudevan on Feb 09, 2008 12:16 PM Permalink
ALLOWING SOMEONE OWN BODY FOR MEDICAL TEST THAT TOO FOR LEPROSY!!!! I bow down to you for my country men. Bharat mata ki jai. Long live hindus
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by imran khan on Feb 09, 2008 12:25 PM Permalink
a great soul indeed......i remember .the first time i read about him in my cbse hindi textbook...i was fascinated by his selfless personality...he has been a role model for the generation n shall continue to be so..........may his soul rest in peace.....
