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Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

Died on October 27, 2015

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930)

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, (4 November 1930 – 27 October 2015) was an Indian clinical pharmacologist, medical academic and health planner, who headed the National Committee for formulating the policy and guidelines on drugs and clinical trials in India. He was the chairman of the joint programme of World Health Organization and Government of India on Rational Use of Drugs in India. He was the founder president of the Delhi Medical Council and the president of the Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs.A recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award and the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, Chaudhury was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri by the Government of India, in 1998.

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2015 Baltimore protests
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Charlie Hebdo shooting
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The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
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Deaths on October 27

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

Died on October 27, 2015

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