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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Gunaram Khanikar<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = Dr. Gunaram Khanikar<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date |1949|03|22|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Chakordhora, [[Golaghat district]], [[Assam]], [[India]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|2016|01|08|1949|03|22|df=y}}<br />
|death_place = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| alma_mater = Debraj Roy College, Yameneh Open University<br />
| known = Research in Herbal medicine, herbal cure for different diseases<br />
| occupation = [[Herbalist]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children =<br />
| awards = *Ahmedabad National Innovation Award<br />
*Hahnemann Memorial Award<br />
*Rashtriya Gaurav Award in 2010 <br />
*International Gold Star Award in 2010<br />
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'''Gunaram Khanikar''' ({{lang-as|গুণাৰাম খনিকৰ}}) was a herbal medicinal expert from Assam, India. Gunaram Khanikar is one of the most popular and recognized names in the field of herbal medicine in India. His birthday, 22 March, is observed as Medicinal Plants day in Assam, India.<ref name=net>{{Cite news|url=http://www.northeasttoday.in/bheshaj-ratna-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away/|work=North East today|title=Beshaj Ratna Dr. Gunaram Khanikar passes away|date=8 January 2016|accessdate=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031538/http://www.northeasttoday.in/bheshaj-ratna-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away/|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Khanikar has received numerous awards for his innovation in herbal medicine and around 30 books, most of them in Assamese, including one of the most successful of these, ''Sahaj Labhya Ban Darober Goon''. He has also written around 630 articles for different magazines. Khanikar was also the head of the Regional Research and Training Center on Indian Traditional Treatment (RRTCITT).<br />
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Khanikar was conferred with Most Influential Assamese of the Year by a leading satellite news channel of Assam in 2013 and is known to have authored the first Herbal Dictionary.<ref>{{Cite web|url =http://www.eastern-today.com/entries/assam/pioneer-in-herbal-medicine-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away-|publisher =the Eastern today|title =Pioneer in herbal medicine Dr. Gunaram Khanikar passes away|access-date =2016-01-24|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160131044846/http://www.eastern-today.com/entries/assam/pioneer-in-herbal-medicine-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away-|archive-date =2016-01-31|url-status =dead}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and recognition==<br />
Khanikar was born at Chakardhara village on 22 March 1949. He belonged to a family of [[Chutia people|Chutia]] ethnicity. Khanikar developed an interest in herbal medicine when he was a student of Class III. He passed HSLC from Golaghat Government Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School and then graduated in science from Golaghat [[Debraj Roy College]]. Instead of pursuing higher studies, he began concentrating on setting up a herbal park in 1970.<ref name=net/><br />
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Khanikar established the Indian Regional Mutual Treatment and Research Centre and the Gunaram Khanikar Foundation at his residence to take herbal medicine to the general people. He studied the medicinal properties of numerous medical plants. In 2001, Yemaneh Open University conferred on him Masters in Yamanehpathic (MY) with gold medal and Ph.D degrees.<ref name=net/><br />
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In recognition of Khanikar’s contribution, many organizations have bestowed titles on him such as ‘Manab Mitra’, ‘Bonouxodhi Bigyani’, ‘Bonouxoudhi Raja’, ‘Acharjya’, ‘Bhesaj Ratna’ etc.<ref name=net/><br />
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His book ''Xahajlabhya Bon Dorobor Gun'' is a household name in Assam. Khanikar’s herbal medicines are exported to Thailand, Nepal, China, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Columbia.<ref name=net/><br />
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