Resources:

We have organized resources that will help you learn more about Maharogi Sewa Samiti and its founder, Baba Amte. Select a subject that most interests you for a more exhaustive list of links.

[ MSS: Media and Official Links ]

Fearless Minds: (fearlessminds.org)
MSS's official website, Fearless Minds.

Throwing Away The Crutches: (hvk.org)
Throwing away the crutches by Vivek Deshpande, The Indian Express, December 17, 1996

People's Brotherhood Project: (indianest.com)
Article about Hemalkasa on Boloji

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[ Reports by Other Organizations Supporting MSS ]

Anandwan
Central resource page on ASHA (a US-based non-profit) about Maharogi Sewa Samiti/Anandwan

Yuvagram Project at Anandwan
Web page on ASHA (a US-based non-profit) about the Yuvagram Project at Maharogi Sewa Samiti/Anandwan

Anandwan(vocational traning & micro credit): (aidindia.org)
Web page on AID India's web site about Maharogi Sewa Samiti projects supported by them.

People for Progress in India: (ppi-usa.org)
Project Description of MSS ­ See "Youth Training Project"

India Documentary: (ifrance.com)
Personal account of experience of a volunteer at Anandwan, In French.

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[ Baba Amte ]

Media Articles about Baba Amte:

The Agony and Ecstasy of Late Youth: (narmada.org)
"BABA AMTE'S VANAPRASTHA, The Agony and Ecstasy of Late Youth" is excerpted from Rajni Bakshi's book, Bapu Kuti. We highly recommend reading this story about Baba's life included in this book. We have referred to this essay in our biography of Baba Amte.

'After 50 years what democracy is this?': (rediff.com)
'After 50 years what democracy is this?', Rediff.com Baba Amte is a legend in a self-centered nation. With Charity Destroys, Work Builds as his talisman, he has given dignity to thousands of Indians afflicted by leprosy, brought hope against exploitation to many thousands of tribals and provided a way of life to thousands abandoned by an uncaring society.

Archana Masih and photographer Jewella C Miranda traveled to Kasrawad on the banks of the Narmada in western Madhya Pradesh to find out what fifty years of freedom mean to the extraordinary crusader.

Baba Amte to embark on peace...: (indianexpress.com)
Baba Amte to embark on peace mission to Pakistan, Indian Express, Monday, October 16, 2000

Narmada: A Valley Rises (socialdoc.net)
Reel Commitment, Cameron Bailey, Now Magazine, Toronto, Feb. 2-9, 1995

The Placid Face of Tribal India: (blonnet.com)
The placid face of tribal India, P. Devarajan, Business Line, The Hindu group of publications, Thursday, April 20, 2000

Govt. charged...: (hindu.com)
Govt. charged with forcibly closing Amte's house, The Hindu, June 12, 2002

A Symbol Under Siege: (flonnet.com)
A symbol under siege by LYLA BAVADAM, Frontline magazine, June 22-July 5, 2002 issue

Selfless Worker: (schoolsahead.com)
Baba Amte, Selfless Worker Veteran social reformer and activist Baba Amte is one of the few respected Indian social reformers. We take the opportunity of paying respect to this great social activist on the eve of 53rd Independence Day.

Gandhi Peace Prize: (experssindia.com)
Baba Amte chosen for Gandhi Peace Prize, will donate award, Indian Express, Friday, November 26, 1999

Baba Amte receives Gandhi Peace Prize: (indianexpress.com)
Indian Express, 14th Jan 2000

Swiss lady helps turn Baba Amte's project into reality: (indianexpress.com)
Indian Express, Sunday, June 25, 2000

Baba of the Lepers: (hinduismtoday.com)
Baba of the Lepers, How one man shares dignity with a family of 2,500, Hinduism Today, September/October, 2001

The man who has tasted humanity: (manipuronline.com)
On his 88th birthday: Baba Amte - The man who has tasted humanity, By Salam Rupachandra in Manipur Online, Dec 27, 2001

Why Bt Cotton Should Be Banned: (corpwatchindia.org)
Should India Say Yes to Bt Crops? By Baba Amte, The Hindu, September 6, 2001

'A crusader for the poor': (hinduonnet.com)
The Hindu, Thursday, December 07, 2000 The veteran social worker, Baba Amte, was today conferred the prestigious Dr. Ambedkar International Award for Social Change in recognition for his services in espousing the cause of the exploited and underprivileged and his fight against injustice and inequality.

Baba and His Work: (peacenews.info)
Laurence Speight Baba Amte and His Work New River Publications, GBP 3: A small but fairly detailed booklet looking at the work of Baba Amte, a Gandhian activist who has been involved most of all in working with leprosy sufferers, but has also taken part in the anti-Narmada Dam campaign and in the attempt to heal communal tensions in Bombay and elsewhere. The booklet can be ordered from Listening Earth Cottage, 132 Glenasheevar Rd, Derrygonnelly, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, BT39 6HW.

Warrior of Peace And Nonviolent Action: (healthlibrary.com)
The Banyan Tree: A Textbook for Holistic Health Practioners, A Future Perspective On Creative Health; Nonviolent Action, Baba Amte: Warrior Of Peace And Nonviolent Action

Books and Articles by Baba Amte:

Flames & Flowers: (vedamsbooks.com)
Baba Amte's: Flames & Flowers (Collected and revised version)/Ramesh Gupta. New Delhi, Indian, 2001, 240 p., ISBN: 81-7341-188-3.

Awards and Accolades Received by Baba Amte:

Templeton Award: (templeton.org)
Templeton Award to Baba Amte

1990 -- awarded jointly to: Baba Amte & Professor L. Charles Birch

Baba Amte left his comfortable life as a wealthy Hindu lawyer to follow a personal calling, to develop modern communities to help those with Hanson's Disease (leprosy) and other so-called untouchables of his native India. By building and funding hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centers, a bank, library, post office, and cooperative shops, his community brings employment, education, health, and other services to citizens long denied dignity and compassion.

Peace Award:
Peace Award for Dalai Lama

The 1999 'International Award for Peace and Harmony' was conferred to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Nehru Centre, Worli in Mumbai. The award which carries Rupees three lacs, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has donated...the remaining Rs. 100,000 to Baba Amte's projects. Deciding to give the last Rs.100,000 to Baba Amte, His Holiness said, "He (Baba Amte) recently won the Gandhi Peace Award. I've no award to give him, but I would like to give him this."

Right Livelihood Award: (rightlivelihood.se)
Right Livelihood Award for Narmada Bachao Andolan, Medha Patkar, Baba Amte (1991)

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[ Sadhanatai Amte ]

Love in the Tie of Want: (indianexpress.com)
Neena Sharma, Financial Express, 18 January 1998

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