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Noted social worker Baba Amte dies at 94

The noted social activist and Magsaysay award winner died at his 'Anandvan' ashram in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.

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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, said his son Dr Vikas.

One of the country’s most respected social leaders, Amte devoted his life to the care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients.

He is survived by two sons.

The Prime Minister condoled the death, describing Amte as “a Gandhian of our times”.

 

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