Baidyanath Group

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Baidyanath Group
Company type Public
Industry
Founded1917;107 years ago (1917)
FounderPt. Ram Narayan Sharma and Pt. Ram Dayal Joshi
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Products
Number of employees
5000 (March 2020)
Website www.baidyanath.net.in

Baidyanath Group is an Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in India. [1]

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History

Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan (Pvt) Limited was founded in 1917 by two brothers, Vaidya Pandit Ram Narayan Sharma and his brother Pandit Ram Dayal Joshi. Sharma and Pandit started a large scale production of Ayurvedic formulations from the centers: Kolkata (1921), Patna (1940), Jhansi (1941), Nagpur (1942) and Prayagraj (1958).[ citation needed ]

During the tenure of Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan, new work came up at Baddi (Solan), Himachal Pradesh in the year 1995. Now, new plants exist at Barotiwala (Himachal Pradesh), Kashipur (Uttarakhand), and Seoni (Madhya Pradesh).

The current Managing Director Of Baidyanath Group is Ram K Sharma at Kolkata and Suresh Kumar Sharma at Nagpur.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, the group completed 100 years and decided to foray into the FMCG market with the introduction of new products like Amla, Aloe vera, Karela Jamun, Giloy varieties, and Herbal tea. [2]

The group facilitated the practitioners of Ayurveda as a part of Dhanwantari Jayanti Celebrations. [3]

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References

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