Unani expert felicitated for Padma Shri

September 05, 2014 08:18 am | Updated 08:18 am IST - CHENNAI:

(From left) N. Ram, chairman of Kasturi & Sons, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal, and Padma Shri Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Sahib — Photo: R. Ravindran

(From left) N. Ram, chairman of Kasturi & Sons, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal, and Padma Shri Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Sahib — Photo: R. Ravindran

Former Governor of West Bengal, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, on Thursday, urged the Muslim Community to spread the system of Unani throughout the country.

Speaking at a function to felicitate eminent Unani practitioner Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Sahib, on receiving the Padma Shri, Mr. Gandhi said it was popularly thought that Unani belonged to the Muslim community, and not used by everyone as much as Ayurveda or Yoga.

He said that though modern medicine had its place in healing, Unani and Ayurveda should be used in the treatment of chronic ailments.

Chairman of Kasturi & Sons, N. Ram, said the Hakim was a humble man representing a great tradition of indigenous healing, and he had combined his tradition with modern medicine.

He was an institution builder and wanted his knowledge to be institutionally sustained, enriched and developed. Mr. Ram also released a booklet about the Hakim.

Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, who received the first copy of the booklet, said the connection between the House of Arcot and the Hakim’s family dated back to 150 years.

Among those who offered felicitations were T. Rafeeq Ahmed, convenor, Committee of Hosts, S.K. Khadri, U. Mohammad Khaleelullah, P.S.M. Syed Abdul Khadir, and Akhtarul Wasey, commissioner for linguistic minorities in India.

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