Manoranjan Sahu | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) West Bengal |
| Known for | Academician, Ayurveda Doctor |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2023) |
Manoranjan Sahu is an academician, doctor, surgeon of Ayurveda and a former head of theBanaras Hindu University, BHU Ayurveda Faculty. He is known for reviving and promoting ancient surgical practices ofAyurveda, bringing a new identity to the Kshar Sutra (Alkaline Medicated Thread) method in surgery, and developing a novel treatment for fistula with the same novel method. He was awardedPadma Shri for his contribution and was also the first to have received this honor in the field of Ayurvedic surgery.[1][2]
He was born on 2 March 1953 in theMidnapore district ofWest Bengal. In 1977. He completed his graduation degree from the State Ayurvedic College. He received a Master's degree (1982) and a doctorate (1986) fromBanaras Hindu University, BHU. He joined as a reader in the Department of Surgery of the BHU Ayurveda Faculty in 1993.. He worked as a professor from 2003 until his retirement. He worked in the BHU for 34 years. He retired in 2018. While working at the BHU, he played a key role in building the country's first Kshar Sutra Centre, which was established in the BHU in the year 2013.[3][4]