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Dr. Suresh Kumar
Agarwal, widely regarded as the pioneer of the holistic
medical movement in India, is the Founder - President of the
Indian Board of Alternative Medicine. An interna -tionally
renowned practitioner of alternative medicine, Dr. Agarwal is also
an organiser, visionary, author and
teacher.
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Nobel Laureate, the Dalai Lama
receiving
the Seva Chakra of
I.B.A.M.
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Right from the initial
stage of his medical education he recognised the value of treating
"the whole person" consisting of the physical, mental, emotional,
social and psychological dimensions of man and not simply the
physical aspect of the individual as is the practice with modern
medicine.
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of medicine, Dr.Agarwal came to the conclusion that the various
systems needed to be integrated to be render more effective and
humane. This could be accomplished by evolving a holistic system
of treatment and practising a holistic life
style.
It
is especially in such a context that alternative medicines are
relevent as they are a cost-effective medical service for one and
all. It has the advantage of being far more inexpensive than
modern medicine, has virtually no side-effects, is more acceptable
to people because of their ancient, time-tested prescriptions and
are inherently holistic in that these systems treat the human
being as a whole and not just the physical
body.
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Mr. Jyoti Basu, Hon'ble Chief
Minister of West Bengal
accepting a Souvenir of the
I.B.A.M.
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Born in 1961 in Rajasthan, Dr. Agarwal
graduated from the
University of Calcutta in 1980.
In 1984
he graduated with
a Diploma in Medicine and Surgery from the
Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, Govt. of West
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Regraduated in Ayurveda from Hindi
University, Allahabad and Naturopathy from the Indian Institute of
Naturopathy, Coimbatore. He also completed courses in Yoga Therapy
from Kaivalyadham, Pune and Vivekananda Kendra,Kanyakumari. He
then studied the different systems of therapy in leading
institutions in India and abroad. He obtained a M.D. in
Traditional & Alternative Medicine from the Open International
University, Colombo and a Ph.D. from Medicina Alternativa,
Kazakhastan (the then USSR). Dr.Agarwal was conferred the D.Sc.
Honoris Causa in 1994 by the Open International University,
Colombo, for his outstanding services to the promotion and
popularisation of holistic healing in
India.
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H.E. Dr.
Shankar Dayal Sharma,Hon'able President of India recieving a
memento from Dr. S.K. Agarwal,President of I.B.A.M.
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He is
the National Vice- Chancellor of the International Association of
Educators for World Peace and a visiting professor of the Open
International University, Colombo and East West University for
Holistic Health Science, California,
USA.
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He is editor of the Indian
Journal of Holistic Health & Medicine, and is author of
several books besides having articles published in leading
newspapers and magazines of the country, and has also actively
participated in a number of national and international conferences
organised by government and non-governmental organisations in
India and abroad, his name having become synonymous with
alternative medicines in India and has appeared in the Asia
International’s Who's Who for his outstanding
contribution to the cause of Alternative Medicine in India. Dr.
Agarwal has organised nine national and five international
conferences which were greatly successful having received the
blessings and well wishes of of the Hon'ble President of India
Hon'ble Vice-President of India, Hon'ble Prime Minister
of India, Hon'ble Health Minister of India and Hon'ble Governors
and Chief Ministers of the different states of India and a host of
international luminaries such as Late Mother Teresa, H. H. the
Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth, Rev. Desmond Tutu,
Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali (the then Secretary General of United
Nations), Dr. Kofi Annan (Secretary General of United Nations),
Smt. Sonia Gandhi and many others. These conferences were attended
by delegates from more than 50 countries worldwide and were
also graced by a host of dignitaries such as Mother Teresa,
Governors, Union Ministers, State Ministers and
diplomats.
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Rev. Mother
Teresa recieving the
Seva-Chakra Award, the highest
honour
of the I.B.A.M.
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Dr.
Agarwal holds wide ranging memberships /fellowships in the health
and medical field. Some of these are of the Royal Society of
Health U.K., World Federation of Holistic Health, Italy; Medicina
Alternativa Colombo. |
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In
recognition of his achievements in alternative medicines and
social welfare, Dr. Agarwal has received several prestigious
awards. In 1992 he was presented the Indira Gandhi Memorial Award
by Mr. Justice Samir Mukherjee and the following year he was
presented the Michael Madhusudan Award by Mr. Prashanta
Chatterjee, Hon'ble Mayor of Calcutta and in 1994 he received the
Vijay Rattan Award from Mr. P.M. Sayeed, Union Minister. In 1995
he was presented the Manav Sewa Award by the Hon'ble Governor of
Orissa; the Rajiv Gandhi National Unity Award by Mr. Jagdish
Tytler, Union Minister; Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi National Award
by Mr. Vasant Sathe, President of the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations; and Mother India International Award by Mr. R. L.
Bhatia, Union Minister. More recently, Dr. Agarwal was honoured
with the Knight of Malta by the Sovereign Order of St. John of
Jerusalem, the Netaji Award and Mother Teresa
Award. |
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Prof.
Dr. Sunil Thakur, Hon’ble Sheriff of Calcutta presenting Netaji
Award to Dr. S. K. Agarwal. |
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 Prof. Sohaku of Brazil
presenting an Appreciation Diploma to Dr. S. K.
Agarwal. |
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Participants from China during an
International conference at Colombo
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Lord.
Swaraj Paul, Dr. S.S. Mohapatra and Dr. S. K. Agarwal during a
party after an Award Presentation
ceremony
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Honorable Mr. Justice Murari Mohon Dutta of
Supreme Court of India presenting the Mother Teressa Award to Dr.
S. K . Agarwal
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His
Excellency Dr. K. R. Narayanayan, Hon’ble President of India along
with Professor P. C. Sinha, Hon’ble Minister for Parliamentary
Affairs, West Bengal, Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. M. Yusuf and Dr. P.
Banerjee, Renowned Homoeopath and Dr. S. K. Agarwal President of
Alternative Medicine, during a recent
meeting.
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