Sheetal Amte

Sheetal Amte (1981 – 30 November 2020), also known by the name Sheetal Amte-Karajgi after her marriage, was an Indian public health expert, disability specialist and social entrepreneur. She was chief executive officer and board member of a non-profit organisation, Maharogi Sewa Samiti, which focuses on helping people disadvantaged by leprosy.[1][2]

Sheetal Amte
Born26 jan 1981 (1981)
Warora, Maharashtra
Died (aged 39)
Chandrapur, Maharashtra
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS
Alma materGovernment Medical College (Nagpur)
OccupationDoctor, public health expert, disability specialist, social worker
Known forCEO of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Warora
Spouse(s)Gautam Karajgi
ChildrenSharvil Karajgi
Websitewww.sheetalamtekarajgi.com

Life

Sheetal Amte was the daughter of Vikas Amte and Bharati Amte, and granddaughter of Baba Amte, who established a rehabilitation home for lepers in Anandwan, in the state of Maharashtra.[3][4] She also established Maharogi Sewa Samiti to run the facilities, which include a range of health care, rehabilitation, education, agriculture, and economic empowerment programmes.[5][6]

She studied medicine and became a physician, and joined her family working at Anandwan to continue her grandfather's vision; her brother Kaustubh is an accountant for Anandwan and her uncle Prakash Amte and aunt Mandakini Amte are also physicians at the community.[2][7]

She helped to secure the financial assistance of the Tech Mahindra Foundation to provide food for children in Anandwan schools.[8] She also led the installation of solar power panels at the community, resulting in Maharogi Sewa Samiti receiving an award for Innovative Energy Project of the Year 2016 from the Association of Energy Engineers, and intended to incorporate more smart technology into the community in future.[9]

In 2016, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[1] She was also selected as a United Nations Innovation Ambassador and an advisor to i4P (Innovations for Peace).[3][10]

On 30 November 2020, she died by suicide.[11]

References
  1. "Four Indians figure in WEF's Young Global Leaders Class of 2016". The Economic Times. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "A New Generation Takes Up Baba Amte's Torch – OpEd". Eurasia Review. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. "Parmesh's Viewfinder: Meet the Amtes". Verve Magazine. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. Pandya, Haresh (17 February 2008). "Baba Amte, 93, Dies; Advocate for Lepers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. Palmer, Joanna; Mullan, Zoë (December 2016). "Highlights 2016: moving pictures". The Lancet. 388 (10063): 2975–2988. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32532-6. ISSN 0140-6736.
  6. "Dr. Sheetal Amte, Baba Amte's daughter shares her story today". sheroes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. Indian public health expert,Dr Sheetal Amte reportedly dies
  8. Khanna, Vinod (2015). Making Dreams Come True: The Story of the Tech Mahindra Foundation. Penguin.
  9. "International award for Anandwan's solar energy use – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. "Stories, Ideas and Perspectives | 300+ Inspirational talks by remarkable people from INK events -". www.inktalks.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  11. MumbaiNovember 30, Sahil Joshi; November 30, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 18:07. "Baba Amte's granddaughter Sheetal Amte dies by suicide, weeks after public spat over family trust". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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