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Mandakini Amte | |
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Born | Mandakini Deshpande |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | MBBS Post-graduate Diploma in Anesthesia |
Alma mater | Government Medical College (Nagpur) |
Occupation | Social worker |
Years active | 1973 - present |
Known for | Lok Biradari Prakalp |
Spouse | Prakash Amte |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Ramon Magsaysay Award 2008 |
Website | www.lokbiradariprakalp.org www.lbphemalkasa.org.in |
Mandakini Amte popularly known as Manda Amte is a medical doctor and social worker from Maharashtra, India.[1] She along with her husband, Prakash Amte were awarded the Magsaysay Award for 'Community Leadership'[2] in 2008 for their philanthropic work in the form of the Lok Biradari Prakalp amongst the Madia Gonds in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra and the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.[1] She is the daughter-in-law of Baba Amte.[1][3][4][5]