Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit (7 September 1902 - 1977) was an

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and

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. He was the first director of

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. He obtained an M.B.B.S. in 1925 from Bombay University and a D.P.H. from Calcutta University in 1925. He gained both an M.R.C.P.E. in 1933 and a Ph.D in 1934 from the University of Edinburgh. He was awarded the

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, third highest civilian honour of India by the President of India, in 1965.

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