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Revision as of 16:41, 17 November 2008
Prakash Amte is a doctor and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He and his wife, Mandakini Amte were awarded the Magsaysay Award for 'Community Leadership' [1] in 2008 for their philanthropic work with the Madia Gonds in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra and the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Early life
He obtained a medical degree from GMC, Nagpur. His brother Vikas coordinates the activities at their father's ashram at Anandwan and manages the satellite projects and hospitals. He is also a medical doctor.
Activities
While on a picnic to Bhamragad in Gadchiroli along with his father, Prakash Amte, then a doctor doing his post doctoral studies, was very moved after seeing the misery of Madia Gond tribes in Hemalkasa. In the meanwhile he got married to Dr. Mandakini Amte (later known as Mandatai) who left her government job and moved to Hemalkasa to eventually start a hospital, school and an orphanage for injured wild animals. He was inspired by the work of his father, Baba Amte at Anandwan and Dr Albert Schweitzer. The project is called Lok Biradari Prakalp, a project for the development of tribal people in the forests of Gadchirolli district in 1973.[2] The project seeks to improve health and educational services for tribals in this district. Hemalkasa lies in a tribal belt and the couple provide health care to about 40000 tribal people who inhabit this area[3]. In addition, they also run a school at the village.
Magsaysay award
He was awarded the Magsaysay Award for community leadership for 2008. His father was awarded the Magsaysay award in 1985. His citation reads as follows:
"enhancing the capacity of the Madia Gonds to adapt positively in today's India, through healing and teaching and other compassionate interventions".[1]
References
- ^ a b Citation from the website of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
- ^ Deshmukh, A (2002) Letter from Nagpur, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics10(2)Available online
- ^ Website of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti