2020-02-05 Wed

Krishna Gopal Saxena also is known as KG Saxena was a Homoeopathic physician. He was the first Honorary Adviser (Homoeopathy) to the Government of India and had the privilege of being the first Honorary physician to Dr Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India.

Born on 25 September 1912 in Delhi, he did his schooling at Karachi and Ambala and graduated in homoeopathic medicine from the Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College. He made extraordinary efforts for the recognition and advancement of Homoeopathy. In appreciation of his services to the cause of Homoeopathy, he was conferred upon the National Award by N.C. Chakravarty Memorial Committee. He was also honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1969.

For his magnificent contribution towards the development of Homoeopathy, India Postal Department has issued commemorative stamps in the series of ‘Master Healers of AYUSH’. A 500 Paise (or Rs.5/-) stamp depicts K.G. Saxena in the foreground. In the background are a homoeopathy medicine chest and a few bottles of Homoeopathic medicines kept alongside. Also seen is a portrait of Samuel Hahnemann who created the Homoeopathy as an alternative medicine.

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