Background
Amte, Baba was born on December 26, 1914 in Hinganghat, Maharashtra, India. Son of Devidas Amte and Laxmibai Marpakwar.
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Baba Amte, Indian advocate. Achievements include founding Anandwan the Forest of Joy, an institution for the treatment of leprosy patients that eventually expanded to include a College of Agriculture, a primary school for blind children, a school for deaf and dumb children and an orphanage, India, 1951; led two Bharat Jodo (Unite India) movements, one from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, 1985, and Assam and Gujarat in 1988.
Education
Law degree, Nagpur University, 1936. Student, Calcutta School Tropical Medicine, 1949. Doctor (honorary), Doctor Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Agricultural University, Akola, India, 1981.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Pune University, India, 1986. Doctor honoris causa (honorary), Viswabharati University, Shanti Niketan, India, 1988. Doctor of Letters, Nagpur University, India, 1980.
Career
Lawyer, India, 1942; head Jansahayog Trust, 1992. Founder Maharogi Sewa Samiti (Leprosy Relief Society), India, 1949. Member District Planning Board, Hemalkasa, India, 1974, National Integration Council, India.
Founding member, chairman National Leprosy Organization, India. Chairman Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation, India. Advisory member Maharashtra State Leprosy board, Maharashtra People's Action for Development.
Member senate Nagpur University. Advisory Indian Ministry Education and Health.
Achievements
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Achievements include founding Anandwan the Forest of Joy, an institution for the treatment of leprosy patients that eventually expanded to include a College of Agriculture, a primary school for blind children, a school for deaf and dumb children and an orphanage, India, 1951. Led two Bharat Jodo (Unite India) movements, one from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, 1985, and Assam and Gujarat in 1988.
Connections
Married Sadhanatai (Indu) Ghuleshastri, December 1946. 2 children.
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Nationality
Indian
Awards
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Co-recipient Templeton prize, United Kingdom, 1990. Recipient Padmashree, 1971, Rashtrabhushan award, Foundation for International Education Foundation, India, 1978, Jamnalal Bajaj award, 1979, North Dakota Diwan award, 1980, Damien-Dutton award, United States of America, 1983, Ramshastri award, Ramshastri Prabhune Foundation, India, 1983, Ramon Magsaysay award, Philippines, 1985, Indira Gandhi Memorial award, Government Madhya Pradesh, 1985, Padma Vibhushan, 1986, Welfare of Disabled award, 1986, Raja Ram Mohan Roy award, 1986, Fr. Maschio Platinum Jubilee award, Bombay, 1987, United Nations Human Rights award, 1988, G.D. Birla International award, India, 1988, International Giraffe award, United States of America, 1990, United Nations Global 500 award, 1991, Right Livelihood award, Sweden, 1992, Bhai Kanhaiya award, Sri. Guru Harkrishan Education Trust, 1997, International Gandhi Peace prize, Government India, 1999, Doctor Ambedkar International award, India, 1999, Diwaliben Mehta Charitable Trust award, 2000.Co-recipient Templeton prize, United Kingdom, 1990. Recipient Padmashree, 1971, Rashtrabhushan award, Foundation for International Education Foundation, India, 1978, Jamnalal Bajaj award, 1979, North Dakota Diwan award, 1980, Damien-Dutton award, United States of America, 1983, Ramshastri award, Ramshastri Prabhune Foundation, India, 1983, Ramon Magsaysay award, Philippines, 1985, Indira Gandhi Memorial award, Government Madhya Pradesh, 1985, Padma Vibhushan, 1986, Welfare of Disabled award, 1986, Raja Ram Mohan Roy award, 1986, Fr. Maschio Platinum Jubilee award, Bombay, 1987, United Nations Human Rights award, 1988, G.D. Birla International award, India, 1988, International Giraffe award, United States of America, 1990, United Nations Global 500 award, 1991, Right Livelihood award, Sweden, 1992, Bhai Kanhaiya award, Sri.
Guru Harkrishan Education Trust, 1997, International Gandhi Peace prize, Government India, 1999, Doctor Ambedkar International award, India, 1999, Diwaliben Mehta Charitable Trust award, 2000.