This day commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician who founded homoeopathy.
Homeopathy is an alternative medical practice based on the principle of "like cures like."
The philosophical roots of homoeopathy can be traced to Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine.
India has 3.45 lakh registered homoeopathy doctors, 277 homoeopathy hospitals, 8,593 homoeopathy dispensaries, and around 277 homoeopathy educational institutions.