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Mukesh Batra

Mukesh Batra (born 1 July 1951) is the founder of Dr Batra's group of companies, a chain of homeopathy clinics in 6 countries and an FMCG brand. He is a first generation entrepreneur, the author of books on homeopathy, and writer of health columns in publications such as ''The Times of India''. He was awarded the Padma Shri award for homeopathic medicine in 2012. Batra is known for using modern technology to bring standardization to "homeopathic healthcare solutions". He is regarded by some as the pioneer of modern homeopathy in India. He also introduced the blister-packaging of homeopathic remedies.

Dr Batra's was mentioned in the Limca Book of Records (Editions 2004 and 2005) for becoming the first cyber clinic to offer online consultation to over 450 thousand patients every year. Batra studied at the Campion School in Mumbai and later at Jai Hind College. At the age of 60, he enrolled at Harvard University for a management course in best practices in healthcare. He established the Dr Batra's Positive Health Foundation in 2001. Provided by Wikipedia