Pukhraj Bafna is an Indian pediatrician and adolescent health consultant, known for his contributions towards tribal child and adolescent health. The

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honored Bafna in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

Biography

Pukhraj Bafna was born on 14 November 1946 at

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, in the Indian state of

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. He graduated in medicine (MBBS) in 1969 from

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and continued his studies there to obtain the medical degrees of DCh (1972) and MD (1973) in pediatrics. He has also obtained a doctoral degree from

Jain Vishva Bharati University Jain Vishva Bharati Institute is a deemed university in Rajasthan. History JVBI was established with the inspiration of Acharya Tulsi, the 9th Head of the Jain Svetambar Terapanth religious sect, in Ladnun, Dist Nagaur, Rajasthan. In 20ma ...

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. Bafna is credited with a book, ''Status of Tribal Child Health in India''. He has also been writing health column for over 40 years (since 1973) in ''Sabera Sanket,'' a Hindi language newspaper. He has also attended several seminars and has chaired many conferences. Pukhraj Bafna has conducted over 500 child health camps and has supported 149 orphaned children in Bastar whose parents lost their lives due to militancy in the area. He lives in

, Chhattisgarh.

Awards and recognitions

Pukhraj Bafna is a recipient of the National C. T. Thakkar Award of the

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in 1978 and the Becon International Award in 1986. He has also received the Mahaveer Mahatma Award from the Times of India group and the Academic Excellence Award from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, both in 2004.

Rajasthan and the

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have honored Bafna with citations. In 2011, The

included him in the list of Republic day honours for the award of

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