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Mother Teresa birthday 2024: Nobel laureate's work in India
Updated On: 25 August, 2024 03:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in present-day Macedonia and came to India in 1931 as a part of the Irish community of nuns who worked for missions in India. She soon made India`s Calcutta here home and established the The Missionaries of Charity to serve the destitute
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Mother Teresa, who is considered to be a symbol of compassion, was born on August 26, 1910, in present-day North Macedonia. However, in 1931, at the young age of 21, after she took her vows in Ireland, Mother Teresa was sent to India, and she soon made the country her home.
Till 1948, Mother Teresa taught at St Mary’s High School in Kolkata (Calcutta). However, she wanted to do much more for those suffering from poverty and illness and realised that she could not keep herself confined to the walls of a classroom. Thus, she devoted herself to the poor, and began working in the slums of Calcutta from 1948. During this time, she started an open-air school for slum children despite lack of funds. Seeing her dedication to serve the poor, several volunteers joined Mother Teresa in her work, which also later opened doors for financial support for her cause.
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