Fw: Baba Amte RIP // for circulation

February 10, 2008

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Dr. Leo Rebello

Aniket Prakash Amte

Monday, February 11, 2008 12:23 AM

Dear Dr. Vikas Amte and Dr. Prakash Amte:

I am so sorry to note that your esteemed father and

friend of the poor and downtodden and Saint of

Wardha is no more.

But he lived quite long and passed away with

his intellect intact and died contented to see his sons,

grand children taking his mantle ably.

As you know, I participated in the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan

and some of my poems were used during that

Cycle March from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

I am also enclosing a photograph of my visit to Anandwan,

(Somnath, Hemalkasa and Tadoba National Park), etc.

Please convey my sympathies to your esteemed mother

Sadhnatai.

Baba may have ceased to walk in flesh, but his spirit will be there

in every thornless Rose that will bloom, in every heart of thousands

of people that he helped and in all the students that he taught.

Recently there was a talk that he should be decorated

with the Bharat Ratna, which ofcourse the Govt. of the

day did not heed as the myopic leaders cannot see beyond

politicians for that highest honour. Now if the Govt. were to honour

him posthomously you should not accept it like Subhash

Chandra Bose's family refused to accept it, because

posthomous awards make no sense. As Baba had rightly

observed, "my Award lies in the happiness of the

people whom I serve".

May his spirit keep guiding the future generation lacking in

leadership, high ideals and humane vision.

In sympathy,

Dr. Leo Rebello

World Peace Envoy

Mumbai

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