Kalyan Banerjee (homoeopath)

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Kalyan Banerjee
Born
New Delhi, India
Occupation Homoeopath
Known for Homoeopathy
ChildrenDr. Kushal Banerjee
Awards Padma Shri
Website www.drkbanerjee.com

Kalyan Banerjee is an Indian homoeopath from New Delhi. [1] An alumnus of the Mihijan Institute of Homeopathy, he founded the Dr. Kalyan Banerjee Clinic, a homoeopathic healthcare centre based in Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi, in 1977. [2] He has been associated with several government agencies such as the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and was formerly a member of its Governing Council, and the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) of the Ministry of AYUSH, with a seat in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Committee and the Standing Finance Committee. [3] In 2009, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, for his work in the field of medicine. [4]

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