The five-rupee postage stamp commemorating naturopath Dr Dinshaw Mehta (1903-1993) depicts the bearded visage of the doctor with Mahatma Gandhi. The impress was part of a series of 12 issued to commemorate practitioners of traditional Indian systems of medicine like unani, siddha and homeopathy.
Mehta was a close confidant of Gandhi who helped him set up the Nature Cure Clinic and Sanatorium in Poona. Mehta reportedly carried out "scientific studies in naturopathy, especially on fasting,” stated Mintage World, an "online museum” for coins, notes and stamps. The Clinic has now evolved into the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN). Their website......