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{{Infobox person
| name = Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare
| birth_date =27 October 1911
| birth_place = India
|death_date =10 November 1990
| occupation = Gynecologist
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
}}
'''Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare''' (27 October 1911 – 10 November 1990), was an Indian Gynecologist<ref name="Indian Contribution to Obstetrics and Gynaecology">{{cite journal | pmc=3763051 | title=Indian Contribution to Obstetrics and Gynaecology |author1=C. N. Purandare |author2=M. A. Patel |author3=G. D. Balsarkar |name-list-style=amp | journal=J Obstet Gynaecol India | date=August 2013 | volume=63 | issue=4 | pages=216–217 | doi=10.1007/s13224-013-0464-5 | pmid=24431644}}</ref> and the director of the ''Dr. N.A. Purandare Medical Centre for Family Welfare and Research'', Mumbai.<ref name="Obituary-Fellows">{{cite web | url=http://nams-india.in/downloads/obit.pdf | title=Obituary-Fellows | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=April 10, 2016}}</ref> He served as the president of the [[International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics]] (FIGO) from 1973 to 1976<ref name="FIGO presidents">{{cite web | url=http://www.figo.org/sites/default/files/uploads/FIGO%20Presidents.pdf | title=FIGO presidents | publisher=International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics | date=2016 | access-date=April 10, 2016}}</ref> and the ''Mumbai Obstetric and Gynecological Society'' (MOGS) from 1966 to 1968.<ref name="MOGS Past Presidents">{{cite web | url=http://www.mogsonline.org/past_prezs.html | title=MOGS Past Presidents | publisher=Mumbai Obstetric and Gynecological Society | date=2016 | access-date=April 10, 2016}}</ref> He was an honorary fellow of the [[Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]]<ref name="THIS DOCTOR CARRIES AHEAD HIS FAMILY’S TRADITION">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-this-doctor-carries-ahead-his-family-s-tradition-1321695 | title=THIS DOCTOR CARRIES AHEAD HIS FAMILY'S TRADITION | publisher=DNA India | date=9 December 2009 | access-date=April 10, 2016}}</ref> and an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] (1961).<ref name="Obituary-Fellows" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1972, for his contributions to medicine.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=January 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2015 }}</ref> His brother Dr. Vithal N. Purandare was also an acclaimed obstetrician and gynaecologist, renowned for his surgical prowess. He served as President of the Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynecology society(1973–1975) and FOGSI President in 1981.<ref>{{cite journal| pmc=3763051 | pmid=24431644 | doi=10.1007/s13224-013-0464-5 | volume=63 | issue=4 | title=Indian contribution to obstetrics and gynaecology | year=2013 | journal=J Obstet Gynaecol India | pages=216–7 | author=Purandare CN, Patel MA, Balsarkar GD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mogsonline.org/past_prezs.html|title = Welcome to MOGS Online}}</ref> Their nephew Dr. C. N. Purandare, is a prominent gynaecologist and an ex President of FIGO.<ref name="THIS DOCTOR CARRIES AHEAD HIS FAMILY’S TRADITION" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sehat.com/dr-cn-purandare-obstetricians-and-gynecologist-mumbai|title=Dr.C.N. Purandare, Obstetrician and Gynecologist – Purandare Hospital}}</ref>

He died on 10 November 1990 at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239986489 |doi=10.1016/0020-7292(91)90221-P|title=Professor Bhalchandra Nikanth Purandare 1911–1990 |year=1991 |last1=Patwardhan |first1=V.B. |journal=International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics |volume=36 |pages=93–94 |s2cid=72146960 }}</ref>

His authored his autobiography in Marathi titled 'Shalyakaushalya' (शल्यकौशल्य).

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://lonavalacollege.com/index.php | title=Dr. B. N. Purandare Arts and Smt. S.G. Gupta Commerce College | publisher=Lonavala College | work=Website | date=2016 | access-date=April 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402070645/http://lonavalacollege.com/index.php | archive-date=2 April 2016 | url-status=dead }}

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[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]

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