Baidyanath Group Explained

Baidyanath Group
Type:	Public
Industry:	Medicines Healthcare
Founder:	Pt. Ram Narayan Sharma and Pt. Ram Dayal Joshi
Area Served:	Worldwide
Products:	Ayurvedic Medicines Herbal Skin care Health supplements
Num Employees:	5000 (March 2020)
Location Country:	India

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).

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 is Ram K Sharma at Kolkata and Suresh Kumar Sharma at Nagpur.

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

External links

• Official website
• Baidyanath - Kolkata Group
• https://www.baidyanath.co/

Notes and References

1. Web site: At 100, ayurvedic medicine maker Baidyanath is as spunky and sprightly as ever. Salil. Panchal. 27 March 2017. Forbes India. 25 February 2018. 26 February 2018. 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. live.
2. Web site: Baidyanath Ayurved introduces four variants of herbal tea with medicinal properties for wellness. 28 August 2018. APN News. 26 August 2021. 26 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826140138/https://www.apnnews.com/baidyanath-ayurved-introduces-four-variants-of-herbal-tea-with-medicinal-properties-for-wellness/. live.
3. Web site: Ayurveda practitioners honoured for their contribution to field. 26 October 2019. The Times Of India. 26 August 2021. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208080925/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ayurveda-practitioners-honoured-for-their-contribution-to-field/articleshow/71767815.cms. live.