Hemalkasa is a village in the
Bhamragad taluka of
Gadchiroli district in
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdi ...
State,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
.
It belongs to the
Madia Gond
Madia Gonds or Madia or Maria are one of the endogamous Gond tribes living in Chandrapur District and Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State, and Bastar division of Chhattisgad State India. They have been granted the status of a Primitiv ...
community.
Hemalkasa is where the famous Magsaysay Award-winner couple
Dr. Prakash Baba Amte and
Dr. Mandakini Amte manage the
Lok Biradari Prakalp
Lok Biradari Prakalp (LBP) ( Marathi; Brotherhood of People project) is a social project of the ''Maharogi Sewa Samiti'', Warora involving a hospital, a school and an animal orphanage. It was started on 23 December 1973, by the social worker ...
project.
References
Villages in Gadchiroli district
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