Amrit Kaur Tewari | |
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| Born | September 5, 1938 Chandigarh, India |
| Died | January 13, 2018 (aged 79) Chandigarh, India |
| Other names | Amrit Kaur Tewari |
| Occupation | Pediatric Dentist |
| Known for | Dentistry Dental academics |
| Spouse | V. N. Tewari |
| Children | Manish Tewari and daughter |
| Parent | Sardar Tirath Singh |
| Awards | Padma Shri Pierre Fauchard Academy Certificate of Merit |
Amrit Kaur Tewari (September 5, 1938 – January 13, 2018) was an Indian dental physician and a former Dean of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.[1][2] She also served as Head, Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGI.[3] She was the daughter of Sardar Tirath Singh Gurum who was the minister in the Erstwhile PEPSU .[4][3]
She was the first person to be selected as the Life member of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD)[5] and is a Fellow of the Indian Dental Association[6] and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.[7] She was also former member of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.[8][9]
After her superannuation from PGIMER, she was made the Professor Emeritus of the Institute.[10] She had written several medical articles in peer reviewed journals[11][12] and had published a book, Fluorides and Dental Caries : A Compendium[13] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992.[14] Tewari, a recipient of the Certificate of Merit of the Pierre Fauchard Academy,[15] was married to V. N. Tewari, an author and professor of Punjabi at Punjab University and has a son, Manish Tewari, an Indian politician and a former Minister of Information and Broadcasting. V. N. Tewari was the victim of Punjab insurgency, when he was shot dead by militants in 1984.[16]