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Sept. 2009. Why Don't Materialists Like Us? The Political & Philosophical Identity of Homeopathy (Vol. 13, #1)
Homeopathy in India
A review of the state of homeopathy in India
My birth into homoeopathy was by breech presentation. I joined regular medical school way back in 1976, and later I transformed myself as a student of homoeopathy. I served as a member of Central Council of Homoeopathy for more than a decade, thanks to my friend Dr. Sunny Bakshi President of the Central Council of Homoeopathy,who provided tremendous help to me in the course of learning and understanding all about the study of Homoeopathy.
Let us begin our journey from the history of homoeopathy in India. Travelers, missionaries, and military personnel from the west brought Homoeopathy to India as early as 1810. The credit of receiving official patronage goes to Dr. John Martin Honigberger who was called to the Court of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in 1839 for his treatment. After treating Maharaj a Ranjit Singh, Dr. Honingberger settled in Calcutta. This paved the road map for the development of Homoeopathy in this country. It was the state of Bengal which nurtured Homoeopathy in its early period through certain training institutions and treatment centers. The Homoeopathic hospitals in Calcutta were famous for the treatment of intractable diseases. The success of controlling epidemics like Cholera and enduring efforts of several stalwart prescribers helped its acceptance in other parts of the country.
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Dr. Farokh Master was born on February 24th 1957, in Mumbai, India. He studied homeopathy at the L.C.E.H.(Goldmedallist) and M.D.(Hom.) (University of Rajasthan). Dr. Master practices classical homeopathy full time since 1980. He has taught since 1980 in India, UK, USA, Canada, Norway, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Greece, and Germany. He is affiliated with the Hahnemann College of Homoeopathy (UK, Canada), London College of Homoeopathy (UK), Norks Akademi for Natumedisin (Oslo), Small Poland Homoeopathic Physicians Associations (Krakow), Magyar Homoeopata Orvosi Egyesulet (Budapest), Osterrichische Gesellschaft fur Homoeopathische Medizin (Vienna).
He is a professor of Homeopathic Materia Medica at the Homeopathic Medical College in Bombay. He has authored over 30 books on various homeopathic subjects. Dr. Master is the editor of Homoeopathic Heritage, India. He is also a member of the Central Council of Homoeopathy, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of India.