Baidyanath Group

Baidyanath Group

Company type	Public
Industry	Medicines Healthcare
Founded	1917; 108 years ago (1917)
Founder	Pt. Ram Narayan Sharma and Pt. Ram Dayal Joshi
Headquarters	Kolkata , India
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Ayurvedic Medicines Herbal Skin care Health supplements
Number of employees	5000 (March 2020)
Website	www.baidyanathayurved.com

Baidyanath Group is an Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in India.[1]

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), Patna (1940), Jhansi (1941), Nagpur (1942) and Prayagraj (1958).^[citation needed]

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]

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.[2]

The group facilitated the practitioners of Ayurveda as a part of Dhanwantari Jayanti Celebrations.[3]

See also

• Rasayana
• Triphala
• Churna
• Tinospora cordifolia
• Chyavanprash
• Ashwagandha
• Shilajit
• Convolvulus prostratus

References

1. Panchal, Salil (27 March 2017). "At 100, ayurvedic medicine maker Baidyanath is as spunky and sprightly as ever". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
2. "Baidyanath Ayurved introduces four variants of herbal tea with medicinal properties for wellness". APN News. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
3. "Ayurveda practitioners honoured for their contribution to field". The Times Of India. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

External links

• Baidyanath