Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare (27 October 1911 – 10 November 1990), was an Indian

gynaecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences, spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with ...

and the son of Dr. Nilkanth Anant Purandare (Also known as 'Father of Indian Obstetric and Gynaecology'). He was the director of the ''Dr. N.A. Purandare Medical Centre for Family Welfare and Research'', Mumbai. He served as the president of the

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, usually just FIGO ("fee'go") as the acronym of its French name Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, is a worldwide non-governmental organisation representing ob ...

(FIGO) from 1973 to 1976 and the ''Mumbai Obstetric and Gynecological Society'' (MOGS) from 1966 to 1968. He was an honorary fellow of the

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

and an elected fellow of the

National Academy of Medical Sciences National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), better known by its acronym, NAMS, is a nodal agency under the Government of India, which acts as an advisory body to the Government in matters related to National Health Policy and Planning and as a ...

(1961). The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, in 1972, for his contributions to medicine. His brother Dr. Vithal N. Purandare was also an acclaimed obstetrician and gynaecologist, renowned for his surgical prowess. He served as President of the Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynecology society(1973–1975) and FOGSI President in 1981. Their nephew Dr. C. N. Purandare, is a prominent gynaecologist and an ex President of FIGO. He died on 10 November 1990 at the age of 80. He authored his autobiography in Marathi titled 'Shalyakaushalya' (शल्यकौशल्य).

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* Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine 1911 births Indian gynaecologists Medical doctors from Maharashtra Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences 1990 deaths Marathi people 20th-century Indian medical doctors {{India-med-bio-stub