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Baba Amte (Marathi: बाबा आमटे) (December 26, 1914 - February 9, 2008), born Murlihar Devidas Amte was a respected Indian social activist. He was the founder of several ashrams and communities for the service of leprosy patients and other marginalized people shunned by society. Anandwan (literally, "Forest of Joy"), located in the remote and economically less privileged district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra, is the most well-known amongst them and was his home.