Pharmacy Education in India: Strategies for a Better Future

knowledge capital determines its capacity to empower and enable its citizens by increasing human capabilities. In the next few decades, India will have the largest set of young people in the world. The beginning of pharmaceutical education in India was initiated at the Banaras Hindu University was back in 1932 by Professor M.L. Schroff. From there it was a long journey of almost 80 years for this profession in this country and the question is where we stand in the international scene. Following a knowledge‑oriented paradigm of development would enable India to leverage this demographic advantage. In the words of our Prime Minister, "The time has come to create a second wave of institution building and of excellenc