Satya Narayana Shastri was an Indian physician of Ayurveda and a Sanskrit scholar.[1] Born in 1887 in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he was the first honorary physician to Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India. He wrote the introduction of Charaka Samhita, when it was published in 1962.[2][3] He served as the principal of Ayurveda College of Banaras Hindu University and Government Ayurveda College of Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya. The Government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1954.[4]
Satya Narayana Shastri | |
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| Born | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, scholar, academic |
| Known for | Ayurveda |
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- ^ "Makers of Contemporary Ayurveda". Association of Ayurvedic physicians of India. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Jan Meulenbeld (December 2010). The Sitapitta Group of Disorders (Urticaria and Similar Syndromes) and Its Development in Ayurvedic Literature from Early Times to the Present Day. Barkhuis. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-90-77922-76-7.
- ^ eJIM Volume 4 (2011). Barkhuis. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-94-91431-11-1.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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