25 September 1912
Delhi, India
Homoeopathic physician
Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003) was an Indian homoeopathic physician.[1] Born on 25 September 1912 in Delhi, he did his schooling at Karachi and Ambala and graduated in homoeopathic medicine from the Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College.[1]
Saxena was the first Honorary Advisor of the Homoeopathic Reference Committee, constituted by the Government of India in 1952Template:Citation needed and served as the honorary physician to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India.[1] He held the chair of the Homoeopathic Advisory Committee of Government of Delhi from 1994 to 1999.[1] A winner of N. C. Chakravarty Memorial National award and President of Honour award from the International Homoeopathy Congress,[1] he was honoured by the Government of India in 1969, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[2][3]
Saxena died in October 2003, survived by his wife, Sakuntala Devi.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Homoeopathe International. Homoeopathe International(2004). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013). Ministry of Home Affairs, India(2015). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ Padma Shri Awardees Doctors Forum. Padma Shri Awardees Doctors Forum(2015). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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