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Anandwan was established in 1949 by Baba Amte with a hope of giving marginalised people a dignified life through self-reliance and restoring a sense of belonging which they had lost due to the ill treatment at the hands of society.
Anandwan literally, Forest of happiness, located around 5 kilometers from Warora in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India, is an ashram and a community rehabilitation centre which was mainly started for leprosy patients and the disabled from downtrodden sections of society.
Those abandoned by society and their families, find a home in Anandwan. They are not just physically cared, but mentally boosted by the groundwork of love that Baba has laid.
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May 6, 2024 · Baba Amte, Indian lawyer and social activist who devoted his life to India’s poorest and least powerful and especially to the care of those individuals who suffered from leprosy. He founded Anandwan, an ashram dedicated to the treatment, rehabilitation, and empowerment of leprosy patients.
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Anandwan Ashram is the fruit of one person's ceaseless efforts and the humanitarian work of an institution set up by him - the Maharogi Sewa Samiti. Muralidhar Devidas Amte or Baba Amte as he is popularly known has carved a new path as to how a single individual can make a difference in the world.
May 12, 2023 · In 1949, Amte founded an ashram – an Indian monastery – called Anandwan, with a mission to help socially disadvantaged people enhance their livelihood capabilities through self-discovery and empowering them to contribute to society.
Amte's elder son Vikas and his wife Bharati run the hospital at Anandwan and co-ordinate operations with satellite projects. Anandwan has a university, an orphanage, and schools for the blind and the deaf. The Anandwan ashram is self-sufficient and has over 5,000 residents.
