Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit | |
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भालचंद्र बाबाजी दीक्षित | |
Born | 7 September 1902 |
Died | 1977 (aged 74–75) |
Nationality |
British India (1902 - 1947) Dominion of India (1947 - 1950) India (1950 - 1977) |
Alma mater |
University of Bombay (
M.B.B.S) University of Calcutta ( D.P.H) University of Edinburgh ( Ph.D) |
Known for | First Director of AIIMS, New Delhi |
Awards | Padma Bhushan (1965) |
Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit FRCP (7 September 1902 - 1977) was an Indian physician and pharmacologist. He was the first director of AIIMS, New Delhi. [1] He obtained an M.B.B.S. in 1925 from Bombay University and a D.P.H. from Calcutta University in 1925. He gained both an M.R.C.P.E. in 1933 and a Ph.D. in 1934 from the University of Edinburgh. [2]
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian honour of India by the President of India, in 1965. [3]
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