Baba Amte
2023-11-22 Wed
On This Day in 1988, Baba Amte won the U.N. Human Rights Award.He was an Indian social activist and lawyer, devoted his life to serving India's poorest, particularly those affected by leprosy.
Alongside he has also won International Awards like the 1990 Templeton Prize, and the 1999 Gandhi Peace Prize.
Date of Issue: 30 December 2014
Designers: Alka Sharma
Printers: Security Printing Press, Hyderabad
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: comb13¾
Printing: Offset lithography
Face Value: 5 Indian Rupee
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