National Pathology Day @2024 India celebrates “National Pathology Day” today, which is the birth anniversary of Padmabhushan Dr V R Khanolkar who is regarded as the “Father of Pathology and medical research” in India. The idea is to celebrate national Pathology day with a three‑pronged strategy to Celebrate, Communicate, and Educate. We should take pride in being the consultant’s consultant There is a need to change the perception of pathology as a branch with minimal or no patient contact to a discipline which play a crucial role in delivering high‑quality medical care. Dr Khanolkar Born on April 13th, 1895 Dr. Vasant Ramji Khanolkar completed his medical education at Grant Medical College, Mumbai before obtaining his MD in Pathology from the University of London in 1921 First Indian to obtain this degree, which marked the beginning of a distinguished career. Played a pivotal role in the planning of premier institutes of national importance including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NewDelhi, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, and the Post‑Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh First to confirm cutaneous neural involvement in all forms of leprosy Founder of the Teaching Pathologists Association (Bombay), The Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction, and the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM) First president of IAPM from 1950 to 52 Served on the WHO and UN panels as an expert in the field of leprosy, radiation, and cancer. The Government of India conferred a Padma Bhushan on him in 1955 for his services in promoting medical research and education in India #NationalPathologyDay #NPD2024 #IAPM #KCIAPM #Pathology #Pathologsts @Thejaspatho @ariella8 @archibhat3 @prachipath123 @adi_agnihotri @PanditApoorva @RamyaPathology @LakshmiKoulmane @tumashankar @kriyer68 @smlungpathguy @Vik_deshpandeMD @Sinchita_Roy @Saroja_DeviG @dr_amenona @ananthvikas @erikanuradha @DeepaIyerKotari @njayaram1959 @kciapm @DrAbhishek_G_MD @SharadaPathMD @JR_Kini @IJPMSoMe @drnalinibansal @Rajiveera1 @rdpatho @mydermpath @PradVaideeswar @_SaranyaS_ @DrVasudevPrabhu @Sharadaraipath @DrNithyashree @pathodoodles @drsupriyatiwari