Deepak Acharya

Deepak Acharya (born April 30, 1975) is an Indian microbiologist and botanist from Chhindwara.^[1][2] His work has involved the documentation of indigenous knowledge of Gond and Bharia tribes of the Patalkot Forest in Madhya Pradesh. He has written a book entitled "Indigenous Herbal Medicines: Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices" which has been appreciated world over. He has been featured on covers of The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, 12th May 2006.

The standard author abbreviation Acharya is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

1. ^ Voigt, Kevin (2006-05-12). "Modern Medicine?". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/article_print/SB114736634624350291-lMyQjAxMDE2NDE3MTMxNjE2Wj.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
2. ^ "Science Hero: Dr Deepak Acharya". The My Hero Project. http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=D_Acharya_India_06. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
3. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

External links

• Patalkot- The Hidden World - Deepak Acharya's website

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Name	Acharya, Deepak
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Date of birth	1975-04-30
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