Om Prakash Upadhyaya

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Om Prakash Upadhyaya
Born02/June/1951
Maandal, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India
Occupation Ayurveda practitioner
Spouse(s)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]

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Biography

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]

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