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Murlidhar Devidas Amte, better known as Baba Amte, was an Indian social worker and activist. He is known for his work for the empowerment of poor suffering from leprosy. From a child born with a silver spoon, Baba Amte dedicated his life to serving the downtrodden people of the society. He was influenced by the words and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and left his successful law practice to join India's struggle for independence. Baba Amte dedicated his life to serving humanity and he moved forward with the motto 'Work Builds; Charity Destroys'.
Amte studied law and earned his LLB degree from Law College in Wardha. He set up a law practice in his native town which soon became successful. He was initiated into the Indian Freedom Movement by Mahatma Gandhi and became his follower. He participated in almost all major movements led by Mahatma Gandhi and organised lawyers to take up the defence of the jailed leaders all over India during the Quit India Movement.
Baba Amte often referred to as the last follower of Mahatma Gandhi, lived and worked following his mentor's life. He led a Spartan life, wearing only Khadi clothes woven in his rehabilitation centre at Anandvan, ate the fruit and vegetables grown in the farms there, and worked towards Gandhi's vision of India, alleviating the sufferings of thousands.
Baba Amte was moved by the plight and social injustice that leprosy patients faced in Indian society. Suffering from a dreadful disease, they were discriminated against and driven out of society, which often leads to death due to lack of treatment. Baba Amte set out to work against this belief and create awareness for the disease to banish misconceptions. After pursuing a leprosy orientation course at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Baba Amte started out on his mission along with his wife, two sons and 6 leprosy patients. In 1949, he started working towards building an ashram near Nagpur dedicated to helping leprosy patients. He called it 'Anandvan' which means the forest of joy. It brought new hope for the patients of leprosy. From under a tree in 1949, to a 250-acre campus in 1951, the Anandvan ashram now houses two hospitals, a university, an orphanage and even a school for the blind.