Baba Amte passes away-India-The Times of India

Baba Amte passes away-India-The Times of India

Baba Amte passes away9 Feb 2008, 0624 hrs IST,PTI
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Baba Amte, 94, passed away on Saturday (TOI Photo)
NAGPUR: Noted social activist and Magsaysay award winner Murlidhar Devidas Amte alias Baba Amte died at his 'Anandvan' ashram in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on Saturday. He was 94. Baba Amte passed away at 4:15 am, his son Dr Vikas said. One of the country's most respected social leaders, Amte devoted his life to the care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients. Baba Amte also launched the Bharat Jodo 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 Anandvan to live along the Narmada river to fight against social injustice to local inhabitants. Although he continued to support the movement for rehabilitation of tribals affected by the construction of large dams on the Narmada, he had recently returned to Anandvan for health reasons. He is survived by two sons.