Author - J. N. Kanjilal

Definition of a Homoeopathic Physician

January 25, 2017

A homoeopathic physician is one who considers the diseased person as a unique individual with his...

Dr Jnananedra Nath Kanjilal was born in a small hamlet of East Bengal, the present Bangladesh, on 30th August 1908. After completing his education at the Carmichael Medical College (MB 1936), he started his practice at a small village called Daulatpur near Khulna in 1938.
Being a staunch Freedom fighter, he was jailed at Khulna. It was there, in the dark prison rooms, his affair with Homoeopathy began. Being an avid reader, he immediately took this newer approach to treat the sick and drowned himself in the basics of Homoeopathy. The severe epidemic of 1940 of Cerebral Malaria in his village changed his life forever. He found remarkable success with Homoeopathic medications in controlling the epidemic. He was the founder of the West Bengal Homoeopathic Federation and went on to unite the two All India Associations to form The Homoeopathic Medical Association of India. He was part of several government committees for homeopathy in India and was a prolific writer and editor too.