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Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte〔http://www.anandwan.in/about-anandwan/baba-amte.html〕 (26 December 1914 – 9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy. == Early life == Baba Amte was born to Mr. Devidas Amte and Mrs. Laxmibai Amte in the city of Hinganghat in Wardha District of Maharashtra on 26 December 1914 . It was a wealthy family. His father was a British government officer with responsibilities for district administration and revenue collection. Murlidhar had acquired his nickname ''Baba'' in his childhood. He came to be known as Baba not because "he was a saint or any such thing, but because his parents addressed him by that name."〔(as explained by his wife Sadhanatai Amte)〕 As the eldest son of a wealthy landowner, Murlidhar had an idyllic childhood. By the time he was fourteen, he owned his own gun and hunted boar and deer. When he was old enough to drive, he was given a Singer Sports car with cushions covered with panther skin. He never appreciated the restrictions that prevented him from playing with the 'low-caste' servants' children. "There is a certain callousness in families like my family.〔Bhavesh Tanavade〕" he use to say. "They put up strong barriers so as not to see the misery in the world outside and I rebelled against it. "〔http://mss.niya.org/people/baba1_amte.php〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baba Amte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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