Murlidhar Devida's office
Murlidhar Devidas Amte ( Marathi : मुरलीधर देवीदास आमटे , Muralīdhar Devīdās Āmaṭe ; * December 26, 1914 in the state of Maharashtra ; † February 9, 2008 in Chandrapur , Maharashtra), called Baba Amte ( बाबा आमटे , Bābā Āmaṭe , dt. "Father's Office") ), was an Indian human rights activist.
Life
Amte was the eldest son of a wealthy Brahmin . He became a journalist, went hunting and drove sports cars. During the holidays he came in Shantiniketan in contact with the writings of Rabindranath Thakur and Sewagram with Mohandas Gandhi , who impressed him very much. Office became a lawyer in Warora . In 1942 he organized lawyers for the leaders during the "Quit India" movement and was therefore imprisoned. In 1946 he married Indu Ghuleshastri. On the day of his wedding he gave up his law firm, renounced his property and inheritance claims. A student of Gandhi, who gave him the title "Abhayasadhak"awarded. He and his wife founded an ashram in Chandrapur for leprosy sufferers, the disabled and members of ethnic minorities. 5000 people now live in Anandwan. Together with Medha Patkar , Amte founded the Narmada Bachao Andolan organization , which fights against the Narmada dam project.
In 2007 he was diagnosed with leukemia . He died in 2008 in a clinic he founded himself.
Awards
- International Gandhi Peace Prize 1999
- Right Livelihood Award 1991 together with Medha Patkar for their commitment against the Narmada dam project
- International Giraffe Award 1990
- Templeton Prize 1990
- United Nations Human Rights Award 1988
- Padma Vibhushan 1986
- Ramon Magsaysay Prize 1985
- Damien-Dutton Award 1983
- Padma Shri 1971
Web links
- Literature by and about Murlidhar Devida's office in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of Murlidhar Devida's office
- Baba Amte Biography ( Memento from May 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- www.narmada.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haresh Pandyafeb: Baba Amte, 93, Dies; Advocate for Lepers. Obituary in the New York Times , February 17, 2008 (English).
- ^ List of previous recipients. ( PDF ; 43 kB) United Nations Human Rights, April 2, 2008, accessed on December 29, 2008 (English).
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SURNAME | Office, Murlidhar Devidas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Office, Baba |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian human rights activist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maharashtra |
DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 2008 |
Place of death | Chandrapur , Maharashtra |