ANANDWAN - THE FOREST OF JOY ... contd
Alfred Knaus of Service Civil International laying a wreathe at the monument
In Anandwan, there is a unique monument - to an anonymous tree. All functions at Anandwan begin by placing a wreathe on this monument as a social ritual. Baba Amte draws a parallel between a soldier, a tree and a leprosy patient - all three serve, give and live for others and all three are "unsung, unmourned and unwept".
