# Mandakini Amte

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Indian doctor and social worker

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Mandakini Amte Mandakini Amte and Prakash Amte during the interactive session at MIT college. Born Mandakini Deshpande 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](/source/Maharashtra), [India](/source/India).[1] She along with her husband, Prakash Amte were awarded the [Magsaysay Award](/source/Magsaysay_Award) for 'Community Leadership'[2] in 2008 for their [philanthropic](/source/Philanthropy) work in the form of the [Lok Biradari Prakalp](/source/Lok_Biradari_Prakalp) amongst the [Madia Gonds](/source/Madia_Gond) in [Gadchiroli](/source/Gadchiroli) district of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) and the neighbouring states of [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh) and [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh).[1] She is the daughter-in-law of [Baba Amte](/source/Baba_Amte).[1][3][4][5]

## Early life, education and career

Amte was born as **Mandakini Deshpande**. She had completed her MBBS from Nagpur[1] and later decided to do her post-graduation in [Anesthesia](/source/Anesthesia) in Government Medical College(GMC), Nagpur.[1] Prakash, her future husband, was a surgeon and that's how they met. They worked together in the same operation theatre.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Her father was opposed to her marriage with Prakash Amte as he feared that it meant she would have to live among lepers, which was a taboo then.[1][6]

## Magsaysay award

Amte & her husband were jointly awarded the [Magsaysay](/source/Magsaysay) Award for community leadership in 2008,[1] her citation reads as follows:[7][8]

"In electing Prakash Amte and Mandakini Amte to receive the 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, the board of trustees recognizes their enhancing the capacity of the Madia Gonds to adapt positively in today's India, through healing and teaching and other compassionate interventions.

## Commemorative stamp

The [Principality of Monaco](/source/Principality_of_Monaco) brought out a postage stamp in honour of the life and work of Prakash Mandakini in 1995 - just as they had done for [Albert Schweitzer](/source/Albert_Schweitzer) in 1955. This was only the second time that the Kingdom of Monaco brought out a stamp to honour a foreigner for their humanitarian work.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

A [French](/source/French_people) couple, Guy and Greet Barthelemy, who had worked with Schweitzer in the early fifties, visited the project in 1992. They were moved to see the similarity of conditions at Hemalkasa and those in [Africa](/source/Africa) where Schweitzer worked. This French couple went back and appealed to [Prince Rainier III](/source/Rainier_III%2C_Prince_of_Monaco) of Monaco to publish a postal stamp to honour the Amtes, which was done in 1995.[9][10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Mandakini_Reference1_1-6) Pandey, Kirti (1 December 2020). ["Family tree of Baba Amte: Sons Prakash and Vikas Amte; who was Sheetal Amte and her role at Anandwan"](https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/family-tree-of-baba-amte-sons-prakash-and-vikas-amte-who-was-sheetal-amte-and-her-role-at-anandwan/689042). www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Magsaysay_2-0)** [Citation](http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationAmtes.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080827114435/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationAmtes.html) 27 August 2008 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) from the [website of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation](http://www.rmaf.org.ph/index.php)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["My father was against our marriage"](https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/inner-spaces-my-father-was-against-our-marriage-1183819). *dnaindia.com*. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Prakash & Mandakini Amte"](https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/prakash-mandakini-amte/238254). *outlookindia.com*. Outlook: The Web Edition. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Event at the Hilt – Meet the Real Heroes: Doctor Prakash Amte and Doctor Manda Amte"](https://chandlersfordtoday.co.uk/event-at-the-hilt-meet-the-real-heroes-dr-prakash-amte-and-dr-manda-amte/). *chandlersfordtoday.co.uk/*. Chandler's Ford Today. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["My father was against our marriage"](https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/inner-spaces-my-father-was-against-our-marriage-1183819). *dnaindia.com*. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Amte, Prakash | CITATION"](http://www.rmaf.org.ph/newrmaf/main/awardees/awardee/profile/147). *rmaf.org.ph*. © Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Magsaysay award for Amte couple"](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/magsaysay-award-for-amte-couple/story-cxfWev1ucGw5lbofkkYRGJ.html). *hindustantimes.com*. HT Media Limited. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Dr. Prakash and Dr. Mrs. Mandakini Amte - International Awards - Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services - 2009-2010"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220629140152/http://hmaward.org.ae/profile.php?id=186). *hmaward.org.ae/*. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences. Archived from [the original](http://hmaward.org.ae/profile.php?id=186) on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["VILLAGES SANS FRONTIERES - Hemalkasa - Lok Biradari Prakalp (Fraternité entre les peuples)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131116230221/http://vsf64.free.fr/pages/hemalkasa.html). *vsf64.free.fr/*. VILLAGES SANS FRONTIERES c/o LAZE - Quartier Lasbordes 64270 SALIES-DE-BEARN. Archived from [the original](http://vsf64.free.fr/pages/hemalkasa.html) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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