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{{Short description|Indian doctor}}
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'''Manoranjan Sahu''' is an academician, doctor, surgeon of Ayurveda and a former head of the [[Banaras Hindu University]], BHU Ayurveda Faculty. He is known for reviving and promoting ancient surgical practices of [[Ayurveda]], bringing a new identity to the Kshar Sutra (Alkaline Medicated Thread) method in surgery, and developing a novel treatment for fistula in Ano (IFTAK) technique with the same novel method. He was awarded [[Padma Shri]] for his contribution and was also the first to have received this honor in the field of Ayurvedic surgery. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/former-bhu-professor-manoranjan-sahu-received-padma-shri-for-contribution-in-field-of-ayurveda-2023-03-22|title=Varanasi: बीएचयू के पूर्व प्रोफेसर मनोरंजन साहू को मिला पद्मश्री, आयुर्वेद के क्षेत्र में योगदान के लिए सम्मान|website=Amar Ujala}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/list-of-padma-awards-conferred-on-wednesday/articleshow/98922754.cms|title=List of Padma awards conferred on Wednesday|date=March 22, 2023|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>

== Early life ==

He was born on 2 March 1953 in the [[Midnapore district|Midnapore]] district of [[West Bengal]]. In 1977. He completed his graduation degree from the State Ayurvedic College. He received a Master's degree (1982) and a doctorate (1986) from [[Banaras Hindu University]], BHU. He joined as a reader in the Department of Surgery of the BHU Ayurveda Faculty in 1993.. He worked as a professor from 2003 until his retirement. He worked in the BHU for 34 years. He retired in 2018. While working at the BHU, he played a key role in building the country's first Kshar Sutra Centre, which was established in the BHU in the year 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/uttar-pradesh/state/varanasi/bhu-two-professor-manoranjan-sahu-and-pandit-ritwik-sanyal-got-padma-vibhushan-award-2023/up20230126065639320320656|title=Varanasi News : BHU के प्रोफेसर मनोरंजन साहू को मिला पद्म विभूषण, आयुर्वेद के क्षेत्र में है बड़ा योगदान|first=E. T. V.|last=Bharat|date=January 26, 2023|website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/news/pandit-ritwik-sanyal-of-varanasi-and-prof-respect-to-manoranjan-sahu-130845607.html|title=Pandit Ritwik Sanyal of Varanasi and Prof. Respect to Manoranjan Sahu | BHU के 3 प्रोफेसरों को 'पद्मश्री': बम हाउस के जनक प्रो. सूद, ध्रुपद महारथी पं. सान्याल और आयुर्वेदाचार्य प्रो. साहू को सम्मान - Varanasi News | Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* Padma Shri (2023)
* Honour by the Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (2008)
* Vaidya Sundarlal Joshi Memorial Award (2014) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samacharnama.com/todays-significance/manoranjan-sahu-birthday-experts-in-kshasutra-medicine-know/cid13706997.htm|title=Manoranjan Sahu Birthday क्षारसूत्र चिकित्सा पद्धति के विशेषज्ञ मनोरंजन साहू के जन्मदिन पर जाने इनके अनसुने किस्से|date=March 2, 2024|website=samacharnama.com}}</ref>

==References==
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HoracePettigrew at 22:21, 14 March 2026