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Mother Teresa was a great lady. She is known all over the world. She helped the poor and the needy. She served the sick and the homeless. She was born in August 1910 in Youoslavia but she made India her home and lived in Kolkata. She started a home for the orphans. She named it 'Nirmal Hridaya.' She looked after the sick, poor and downtrodden. She even set up homes for lepers who were stunned by even their own families. She was awarded the noble Peace Prize. She was given the 'Bharat Ratna' also. (1) What did Mother Teresa do for the orphans and lepers? (2) What awards were given to her?​

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1. Mother Teresa created many homes for the dying and the unwanted from Calcutta to New York to Albania. She was one of the first to establish homes for AIDS victims. For more than 50 years, this courageous individual comforted the poor, the dying, and the unwanted around the world.

2. In 1962, she received the Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding. In 1971, she was awarded the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize. Teresa was also awarded the Templeton Prize in 1973, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980..