Prakash Amte

Prakash Amte

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Prakash Amte Profile

  • Name:
  • Prakash Amte
  • Born:
  • December 26, 1948
  • Father:
  • Baba Amte
  • Spouse:
  • Dr. Mandakini Amte

Prakash Amte Biography

Prakash Amte is a social worker from Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, and is the younger son of Magsaysay awardee Baba Amte, who was also a social worker. He is also a recipient of Magsaysay Award along with his wife, Dr. Mandakini Amte, a social worker. The couple was awarded the Magsaysay Award for 'Community Leadership’ in 2008 for their philanthropic work in the form of the Lok Biradari Prakalp in some states of India, including Maharashtra, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. His name is also addressed as Prakash Baba Amte. A biopic was made on him in Marathi language, which created huge waves across the state, and the movie is to be remade in Hindi.

 

He was born on 26 December 1948 in Anandawana, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. Born as the son of great social worker Baba Amte, he followed the legacy of his father and decided to work for the welfare of poor and weaker sections of society. He completed MBBS and MS in General Surgery from Government Medical College (Nagpur). His brother Vikas Amte, also a medical doctor, is associated with social work once started by his father.

 

While doing his MS studies, he was granted land by the Maharashtra Government for Lok Biradari Prakalp project. He left his studies and moved to Hemalkasa to go with the project in 1973. The project aimed at the development of tribal people belonging to Madia Gond in the forests of Gadchiroli district. When he moved there, there was no power or telephone connection. He worked as a doctor and surgeon for long 20 years, almost without the aid of power and other communication means. Later a residential school and hospital were also incorporated into the project. Amte's Animal Park is a wildlife orphanage and sanctuary. He also published his biography work titled Prakashvata.

Published: October 04, 2018

Updated: October 04, 2018

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