Krishna Chandra Chunekar (1928 to 2019) was an Indian ayurvedic practitioner and writer, known for the books he published, especially his translation of Vedic literature on herbal pharmacopeia. In 2013 the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in medicine, the fourth highest civilian award, in recognition of his contributions. His work belongs to the modern scholarly tradition of making the classical texts of Ayurveda available to readers, and the entry records his writing and honours as history. Nothing in this entry is medical advice or a recommendation to use any herbal preparation.
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Krishna Chandra Chunekar (1928-12 August 2019)
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Indian ayurvedic practitioner
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