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|name = Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya<br />
|image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Dr. Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 31, 2014.jpg<br />
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|birth_place = [[Saurashtra, Gujarat]], India<br />
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|occupation = Dematologist<br />
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'''Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya''' is an Indian [[Dermatology|dermatologist]], known for his services for the eradication of [[leprosy]].<ref name="Medicos India">{{cite web|url=http://www.medicosindia.com/27-recipients-from-the-field-of-medicine-in-padma-awards-2014/|title=27 recipients from the field of medicine in Padma awards 2014|publisher=Medicos India|date=28 January 2014|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102080521/http://www.medicosindia.com/27-recipients-from-the-field-of-medicine-in-padma-awards-2014/|archive-date=2 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Times of India"/><ref name="India Medical Times"/> The [[Government of India]] honoured him, in 2014, by awarding him the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine and social service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/padma-awardees-list-664228.html|title=List of Padma Awardees for the year 2014|agency=[[CNN-News18]]|date=25 January 2014|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, more known by his popular name, K. M. Acharya,<ref name="Times of India">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/7-Gujaratis-in-Padma-awards-list/articleshow/29383553.cms|title=7 Gujaratis in Padma awards list|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 January 2014|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> was born in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], in the Western Indian state of [[Gujarat]].<ref name="Medicos India"/> His medical career was mainly at the [[M. P. Shah Medical College]], [[Jamnagar]] as the Professor and the Head of the Department of skin, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and leprosy.<ref name="India Medical Times">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2014/01/26/dr-neelam-kler-to-be-conferred-with-padma-bhushan-award/|title=Dr Neelam Kler to be conferred with Padma Bhushan award|publisher=India Medical Times|date=26 January 2014|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> After his retirement from the service, he runs the Mahatma Gandhi Leprosy Society.<ref name="Times of India"/><ref name="India Medical Times"/><br />
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