Hemalkasa

Hemalkasa
village
Hemalkasa

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 19°25′N 80°33′E / 19.41°N 80.55°ECoordinates: 19°25′N 80°33′E / 19.41°N 80.55°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli district
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 442710

Hemalkasa is a village in the Bhamragad taluka of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra State, India.[1]

It is a village belonging to the Madia Gond community.[2] It is the place where the famous Magsaysay Award winner couple Dr. Prakash Baba Amte & Dr. Mandakini Amte manage the Lok Biradari Prakalp project.[3]

In popular culture

Biopic film, starring Nana Patekar, as Dr. Prakash Amte and Sonali Kulkarni as Dr. Mandakini Amte - Dr Prakash Baba Amte : The Real Hero, released on 10th October, 2014.[4]The film has been released in three languages Hindi, Marathi and English and shows the biopic of the living legend.

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