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 0415 hrs (IST), his son Dr Vikas told PTI.
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.
Baba Amte even allowing his body to be used for experiments to grow leprosy germs.
His community development project at Anandwan (Forest of Bliss) near Nagpur in Maharashtra, India, is recognised and respected around the world and has done much to dispel prejudice against leprosy victims.
Baba Amte also launched the Bharat Jodo (Unite India) movements from Kanyakumari to Kashmir in 1985 and Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh in 1988, with the mission of establishing peace and raising environmental consciousness.
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