Baidyanath Group

{{Short description|Indian pharmaceutical Company}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Promotional tone|date = December 2021}}

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| name = Baidyanath Group

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| type = Public

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| founder = Pt. Ram Dayal Joshi and Pt. Ram Narayan Sharma

| founded = {{Start date and age|1917}}

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| num_employees = 5000 (March 2020)

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| location_city = Kolkata

| location_country = India

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.baidyanathayurved.com/}}

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Baidyanath Group is an Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/indias-family-businesses/at-100-ayurvedic-medicine-maker-baidyanath-is-as-spunky-and-sprightly-as-ever/46387/1|title=At 100, ayurvedic medicine maker Baidyanath is as spunky and sprightly as ever|first=Salil|last=Panchal|date=27 March 2017|work=Forbes India|access-date=25 February 2018|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226091948/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/indias-family-businesses/at-100-ayurvedic-medicine-maker-baidyanath-is-as-spunky-and-sprightly-as-ever/46387/1|url-status=live}}

History

Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan (Pvt) Limited was founded in 1917 by two brothers, Vaidya Pandit Ram Narayan Sharma and his brother Pandit Ram Dayal Joshi. Sharma and Pandit started a large scale production of Ayurvedic formulations from the centers: Kolkata (1921), [https://www.baidyanath.net.in/ Patna (1940)], Jhansi (1941), Nagpur (1942) and Prayagraj (1958).{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

During the tenure of Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan, new work came up at Baddi (Solan), Himachal Pradesh in the year 1995. Now, new plants exist at Barotiwala (Himachal Pradesh), Kashipur (Uttarakhand), and Seoni (Madhya Pradesh).

The current Managing Director Of Baidyanath Group are Ram K Sharma at Kolkata, Suresh Kumar Sharma at Nagpur and Anurag Sharma at Jhansi.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In 2017, the group completed 100 years and decided to foray into the FMCG market with the introduction of new products like Amla, Aloe vera, Karela Jamun, Giloy varieties, and Herbal tea.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apnnews.com/baidyanath-ayurved-introduces-four-variants-of-herbal-tea-with-medicinal-properties-for-wellness/|title=Baidyanath Ayurved introduces four variants of herbal tea with medicinal properties for wellness|date=28 August 2018|work=APN News|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826140138/https://www.apnnews.com/baidyanath-ayurved-introduces-four-variants-of-herbal-tea-with-medicinal-properties-for-wellness/|url-status=live}}

The group facilitated the practitioners of Ayurveda as a part of Dhanwantari Jayanti Celebrations.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ayurveda-practitioners-honoured-for-their-contribution-to-field/articleshow/71767815.cms|title=Ayurveda practitioners honoured for their contribution to field|date=26 October 2019|work=The Times Of India|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208080925/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ayurveda-practitioners-honoured-for-their-contribution-to-field/articleshow/71767815.cms|url-status=live}}

See also

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