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Gunaram Khanikar | |
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| Born | 22 March 1949 Chakordhora, Golaghat district, Assam, India |
| Died | 8 January 2016 (aged 66) Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Debraj Roy College, Yameneh Open University |
| Occupation | Herbalist |
| Known for | Research in Herbal medicine, herbal cure for different diseases |
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Gunaram Khanikar was a herbal medicinal expert from Assam, India. Gunaram Khanikar is one of the most popular and recognized names in the field of herbal medicine in India. His birthday, 22 March, is observed as Medicinal Plants day in Assam, India.[1] Khanikar has received numerous awards for his innovation in herbal medicine and around 30 books, most of them in Assamese, including one of the most successful of these, Sahaj Labhya Ban Darober Goon. He has also written around 630 articles for different magazines. Khanikar was also the head of the Regional Research and Training Center on Indian Traditional Treatment (RRTCITT).
Khanikar was conferred with Most Influential Assamese of the Year by a leading satellite news channel of Assam in 2013 and is known to have authored the first Herbal Dictionary.[2]
- ^ "Beshaj Ratna Dr. Gunaram Khanikar passes away". North East today. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Pioneer in herbal medicine Dr. Gunaram Khanikar passes away". the Eastern today. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.