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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|08|12}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Rajkot]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|06|17|1920|08|12}}<br />
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| occupation = Orthopedic surgeon<br />
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| known for = Knee replacement surgery<br />
| spouse = Saroj<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
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'''Kandarp Tuljashanker Dholakia''' was an Indian orthopedic surgeon and one of the pioneers of joint replacement surgery in India.<ref name="Dr. KT Dholakia: Pioneer of Joint Replacement Surgery in India">{{cite web | url=http://www.japi.org/june_2015/22_pir_dr_kt_dholakia.pdf | title=Dr. KT Dholakia: Pioneer of Joint Replacement Surgery in India | publisher=Journal of The Association of Physicians of India | date=2015 | access-date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> Born in [[Rajkot]] in the state of [[Gujarat]] on 12 August 1920, Dholakia was the president of [[Indian Orthopaedic Association]] and the Association of Surgeons of India.<ref name="Dr. KT Dholakia: Pioneer of Joint Replacement Surgery in India" /> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] in 1973.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=November 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}</ref> He died on 17 June 2004, at the age of 83, survived by his wife, Saroj.<ref name="Dr. KT Dholakia: Pioneer of Joint Replacement Surgery in India" /><br />
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