Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte, was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy.
He and his wife, Sadhna Amte, had started an organization for the leprosy patients in Anandwan in 1950. This pioneering work was started as an arogya He has received many awards and prizes including the Padma Vibhushan, the Dr. Ambedkar International Award, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Templeton Prize and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award.
“Whenever God has pointed the way with his finger, he also cleared the way with his mighty palm.”
When he was looking for help to build his institutions at Anandwan, unexpected help came from 50 volunteers of 36 different countries working under the banner of “Service Civil International", from Gandhi’s Ashram at Sevagram, page=14
Baba Amte: A Vision of New India
Quoted in Quotations by 60 Greatest Indians, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/eresources/iresources/quotations.html,
His analogy between Indian politicians and his leprosy patients.
Baba Amte's Words of Wisdom
By Neesha Mirchandani
Baba Amte's Words of Wisdom
