Anand Niketan College of Agriculture

It was in 1951 that late Padmshri Baba Amte laid the foundation of now world famous "Anandwan." Moved by the plight of the neglected lepers this visionary made up his mind to devote his life for the welfare of this abandoned lot. He cleared a peace of barren land with his own hands and planted his dream there. As the years passed, his little dream grew from a small sapling into a gigantic tree. Today, Anandwan stands as an unshakable lighthouse not only for leprosy patients but for every section of society : be it the blind, the deaf and dumb, the old, the orphans, the widows, and even the budding and aspiring youth of new generation. Anandwan has something concrete to offer to all these sections of society.