Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit

Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit (7 September 1902 - 1977) was an Indian physician and pharmacologist. He was the first director of AIIMS, New Delhi.^[1] He obtained an M.B.B.S. in 1925 from Bombay University and a D.P.H. from Calcutta University in 1925. He gained both an M.R.C.P.E. in 1933 and a Ph.D in 1934 from the University of Edinburgh.^[2]

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian honour of India by the President of India, in 1965.^[3]

References

↑ Professor Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit (1902-1977), Bijlani, R.L.. AIIMS, New Delhi. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
↑ Action of drugs on the central nervous system with special reference to acetyl choline({Template:Date).
↑ Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

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[1] Professor Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit (1902-1977), Bijlani, R.L.. AIIMS, New Delhi. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[2] Action of drugs on the central nervous system with special reference to acetyl choline({Template:Date).

[3] Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

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