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|name | |name = Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya | ||
|image | |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 | ||
|caption | |caption = Acharya receiving the Padma Shri Award at the Civil Investigation Ceremony | ||
|birth_date | |birth_date = | ||
|birth_place | |birth_place = [[Saurashtra, Gujarat]], India | ||
|death_date | |death_date = | ||
|death_place | |death_place = | ||
|occupation | |occupation = Dematologist | ||
|website | |website = {{URL||Official web site}} | ||
| | |prizes = [[Padma Shri]] | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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> | 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"/> | ||
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Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya | |
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 Acharya receiving the Padma Shri Award at the Civil Investigation Ceremony | |
| Born | Saurashtra, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | Dematologist |
| Medical career | |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Official web site |
Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya is an Indian dermatologist, known for his services for the eradication of leprosy.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, more known by his popular name, K. M. Acharya,[2] was born in Saurashtra, in the Western Indian state of Gujarat.[1] 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.[3] After his retirement from the service, he runs the Mahatma Gandhi Leprosy Society.[2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "27 recipients from the field of medicine in Padma awards 2014". Medicos India. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "7 Gujaratis in Padma awards list". The Times of India. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dr Neelam Kler to be conferred with Padma Bhushan award". India Medical Times. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ↑ "List of Padma Awardees for the year 2014". CNN-News18. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Sehat". Sehat. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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