'A crusader for the poor'

NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. The veteran social worker, Baba Amte, was today conferred the prestigious Dr. Ambedkar International Award for Social Change in recognition for his services in espousing the cause of the exploited and underprivileged and his fight against injustice and inequality.

The award, which carries a cash award of Rs. 15 lakhs and a citation, was presented by the President, Mr. K.R. Narayanan, at Rashtrapati Bhavan at a glittering ceremony in the presence of the Vice-President, Mr. Krishan Kant, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr. G.M.C. Balayogi and several eminent personalities. Baba Amte, who is the recipient of several international and national awards including the Magsaysay, Gandhi Peace Prize and Padma Vibhushan, has worked tirelessly to check ``religious fundamentalism, linguistic and territorial bickerings and communal hatred'' and undertook a Bharat Jodo Yatra in 1985 from Kanyakumari to Jammu for the purpose. Conferring the award, the President noted that Baba Amte had devoted his whole life for social revolution and the spiritual enlightenment of man and society.

- UNI

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