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Born Wardha and Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
Residence Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Nagpur University (MBBS, MD)
Johns Hopkins University, USA (M.P.H.)
Occupation Social activists
Known for Social Work, Community Health, De-Addiction, Home Based Newborn Care
Children 2
Awards
Maharashtra Bhushan Award (2003)
MacArthur Foundation International Award (2006)
National Award for Women's Development through Application of Science & Technology (2008)
Jamnalal Bajaj Award (2006)
Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA (2013)
National Award of the Indian Council of Medical Research for Outstanding Research in Community Medicine
Abhay Bang was born at Wardha, Maharashtra, India in 1950 to Thakurdas Bang and Suman Bang who were followers of the Sarvodaya movement inspired by Gandhian thoughts. His father, Thakurdas Bang, a young economist, went to Mahatma Gandhi to seek his blessings while he was about to go to US to do his doctoral studies. Gandhiji looked at him for few seconds and said - "Young man, if you want to study economics, go to the villages of India"[9] Thakurdas cancelled his plans to go to US and remained in India to study Economics of Indian villages.
Abhay spent his childhood in Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram at Wardha with Mahatma Gandhi's foremost disciple Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Until ninth standard he studied in a school which followed the tenets of Nai Taleem (a method of practical hands-on Education) as propagated by Gandhiji.[10]
When Abhay was 13-years-old, he and his elder brother Ashok, who was 16 years old, would have discussions on what they should do with their lives. Ashok Bang decided to work for issues related to farming and Abhay decided to work for the health of villagers.[1][11][12]
Rani Bang (formerly Rani Chari) was born in Chandrapur. She belonged to a family with strong commitment both to medical service and, in her grandparents' generation, to public service.[13] Abhay and Rani completed their graduation and post graduation in medical studies from Nagpur University. When he Abhay was studying for final year exam of MBBS at Nagpur, he read an incident about Gandhi where Gandhi was very careful regarding use of natural resources. After reading the incident Abhay decided to use resources carefully. He switched off the fan in his room. He thought that he should be able to live without fan. He did not use the fan for next five years during his education even in the heat of Nagpur.[11] Abhay and Rani married in 1977. Both of them have secured MPH (Masters in Public Health) from Johns Hopkins University. Anand Bang is their elder son and Amrut Bang is their younger son.