Mother Teresa
India: Embodiment of Compassion
Born: 1910 Died: 1997
Through her selfless service to the poor and the sick, Mother Teresa had
not only won the hearts of the Indians but that of the people of the whole
world. She came to India in 1929 for the first time and was moved at the
sight of the crippled and the helpless people on the pavements. There are
thousands of members working in the missionary organizations established
by her. Calcutta was the center of her humanitarian activities. She was
the foundress of many organizations which serve suffering humanity like
‘Missionaries of Charity(Sisters)’, ‘Nirmol Hridoy’
homes for the sick and the dying and ‘Shishu Bhavan’ for disabled
and mentally retarded children.
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