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WISDOM SONG: the life of Baba Amte

Wisdom Song features many interviews with people close to Baba. Many such interviews could not be fully included in the book, so we are including nuggets edited out of the book in this section. Enjoy!

Interview Nuggets

Baba's Grandson, Ajinka, sis on a rock looking out over MSS

Ajinkya Manohar
"See, I grew up at the Hemalkasa project so I took all this for granted. We were not a typical ‘hum do, humare do’ (Two-parents, two-kids) family with a flat, vehicle, and all the trappings of urban life. We had a very different childhood and I am very grateful for that..." Read Full Interview.

Dr Vikas Amte, Baba's creative older son

Dr. Vikas Amte
"People say, all I do is the [SwarAnandwan] Orchestra,” Vikas tells us jokingly, “but they don’t see all this orchestration that goes on behind the scenes. The credit goes to my capable partners, Gajanand, Kadu, Tajne. Kadu is the one who worked on the forest project. He is naturally good at this kind of work..." Read Full Interview.

Bhau Mistry
"I came to Anandwan to help out during the SCI camp [in 1954]. I found about it from a friend of mine,” explained Bhau Mistry. “Baba noticed me and asked Shankardada to track me down after the camp was over. After my work contract got over, I joined. At that time, there was a lot of stigma attached to leprosy, so my decision to join was quite controversial...." Read Full Interview.

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