Hemalkasa

Hemalkasa
village
Hemalkasa
Hemalkasa

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 19°25′N 80°33′E / 19.41°N 80.55°E / 19.41; 80.55Coordinates: 19°25′N 80°33′E / 19.41°N 80.55°E / 19.41; 80.55
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 belongs to the Madia Gond community.[2]

Hemalkasa is where the famous Magsaysay Award-winner couple Dr. Prakash Baba Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte manage the Lok Biradari Prakalp project.[3]

In popular culture

A 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 10 October 2014.[4] It has been released in Hindi, Marathi and English and shows the life of the living legend.

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