Struggle for Homeopathy in India

Authored by Padma Shri Late Dr K. G. Saxena, the first honorary advisor to the Govt. of India and the first honorary physician to Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first president of independent India, this book is a factual narration of the behind the curtain attempts and activities that formed the background of the current status of homoeopathy in India.

The book, released first in 1992 by his excellency Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, the ninth President of India, is a great read for anyone interested in learning the origin, history and evolution of Homoeopathy through the pathways and systems of the Indian parliament and its navigation through the various parliamentary processes to emerge as one of the major parts of the healthcare delivery system in India. In addition, the book reveals to its readers the milestones in this journey of Homoeopathy, from entering the Indian parliament as an alternate system of healing to stepping out as a recognized system of medicine, after which the development in the field was unstoppable. A total of 19 chapters and 5 annexures of official documents narrate the various historic events such as the installation of Hahnemann bust at a public place in Defence Colony, New Delhi and the formation of The Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Committee (1962); The Research Committee (1963); The Rural Homoeopathic Medical Aid Committee (1964); The Drugs Technical Advisory Board and Family Planning Committee; Central Council of Homoeopathy; Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy; National Institute of Homoeopathy; Drug Standardization Unit at Ghaziabad; and Homoeopathic dispensaries in Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). Overall, the book is a testament to the relentless efforts of Dr K G Saxena in raising Homoeopathy from a new sporadically practiced healing method to a widely popular therapeutic system in India.

Key Features:-

• A narration of behind the scenes of the journey of homoeopathy, as a therapeutic system to be established and recognized in India sequentially elaborating on its navigation through the central legislative assembly in 1937, the enquiry committees and planning commission to the formation of various homeopathic organizations.
• The various official documents that form the epilogue of the book are a testament to the relentless efforts of Dr K G Saxena in driving homeopathy to attain its current status in India
• The book is, in a way, an autobiography of Dr K G Saxena, the first honorary advisor to the Govt. of India and the first honorary physician to Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first president of independent India
• A great read for every homeopath to go back to the roots and feel a connection with the foundational background of homeopathy in India.