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'''Krishna Chandra Chunekar''' (1928 – 12 August 2019) was an Indian [[ayurvedic]] practitioner and writer, known for the books he published, especially the translation of [[Vedic literature]] on [[herbal]] [[pharmacopeia]]. The [[Government of India]] awarded him, in 2013, the [[Padma Shri]] in medicine, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions.<ref name="Padma 2013">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838 | title=Padma 2013 | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | date=25 January 2013 | access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

==Biography==
Krishna Chandra Chunekar was born in 1928 in [[Varanasi]], the pilgrim city in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Vedic Books">{{cite web | url=http://www.vedicbooks.net/medicinal-plants-susruta-samhita-p-13838.html | title=Vedic Books | publisher=Vedic Books | date=2014 | access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref> He had his [[ayurveda]] training from known ayurveda scholars such as Sriniwas Shastri and Professor Satyanarayana Shastri of the [[Banares Hindu University]] and graduated in Ayurvedic medicine (AMS). His career was mainly at the Ayurveda College at the [[Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University]] from where retired as a professor and the Head of the Department of Dravya Guna in 1988.<ref name="Vedic Books" /><ref name="India Medical Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2013/01/26/dr-nandkishore-s-laud-dr-maharaj-k-bhan-in-padma-honours-list/ | title=India Medical Times | publisher=India Medical Times | date=2013 | access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bharat Top 10">{{cite web | url=http://bharattop10.com/details.php?Detail_Id=336 | title=Bharat Top 10 | publisher=Bharat Top 10 | date=2014 | access-date=26 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026103410/http://bharattop10.com/details.php?Detail_Id=336 | archive-date=26 October 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He also worked as a visiting professor at the [[Gujarat Ayurveda University]] in [[Jamnagar]].<ref name="Vedic Books" />

Chunekar, a doctorate holder in ayurveda, was considered by many as an authority on ''Dravya Guna'' and in the identification of ayurvedic herbs.<ref name="Bharat Top 10" /> His experience helped many research scholars in their researches and doctoral studies while his service was hired by the [[World Health organization]] for their activities in Nepal.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} He has served on the scientific advisory committee of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] and was a senior expert advisor for the ''Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Project'' of the [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Chunekar, a member of the ''[[Ayurveda]], [[Siddha medicine|Siddha]] and [[Unani]] Drugs Technical Advisory Board'' of the Government of India, was awarded the fellowship by the National Academy of Ayurveda. He was also awarded the title of ''Guru'' by the Government of India and was a recipient of the ''Sri Gyaana Kalyaana Award'' which he received in 2000.<ref name="Vedic Books" /> In 2013, he was honoured by the Government of India by awarding him the [[Padma Shri]].

Chunekar was the author of five books on ayurveda,<ref name="DK Books">{{cite web | url=http://www.dkagencies.com/doc/from/1023/to/21330/Author/Chunekar,%20K.%20C.%20(Krishna%20Chandra),%201928-/Books-By-Indian-Author.html | title=DK Books | publisher=DK Books | date=2014 | access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref> the most notable among them being the ''Medicinal Plants of Susruta Samhita''.

He died on 12 August 2019.<ref>[https://www.journalistcafe.com/krishna-chandra-chunekar-died-funeral-performed-with-state-honor/ पद्मश्री प्रोफेसर कृष्ण चंद्र चुनेकर का निधन, राजकीय सम्मान के साथ हुआ अंतिम संस्कार] {{in lang|hi}}</ref>

==Works==
* {{cite book | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/plants-of-bhava-prakash-bhava-prakasa-ki-vanaspatiyam/oclc/057532633 | title=Plants of Bhava Prakash | publisher=National Academy of Ayurveda |author1=KC Chunekar |author2=NO Hota | year=1999 | oclc=57532633}}
* {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dJ7PtgAACAAJ | title=Medicinal plants of Suśruta Saṁhitā | publisher=European Institute of Vedic Studies | date=2005 |author1=K C Chunekar |author2=C L Yadava }}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.theindianpanorama.com/2013/04/08/president-confers-padma-awards/ | title=Padma Awards List | publisher=Indian Panorama | date=2014 | access-date=12 October 2014}}

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