Om Prakash Upadhyaya
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Om Prakash Upadhyaya | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1951-06-02) 2 June 1951 (age 74) |
| Occupation | Ayurveda practitioner |
| Spouse | Bhanwari devi |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Om Prakash Upadhyaya is an Indian Ayurveda practitioner and the vice chancellor of Guru Ravidas Ayurved University.[1] The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine.[2]
Born in Maandal in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, India, Professor Om Prakash Upadhyaya chose academics in Ayurveda as his career.[3] He was the Professor and the Head of the Department at the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur before he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Guru Ravidas Ayurved University, Hoshiarpur in July 2011.[3]
References
- ↑ "VC". davayurveda.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Padma 2014". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Spot News". Spot News. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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