We spend oodles of time worshipping people in the media whom we have never met, and often we tend to live without acknowledging the…
Medicine
Europe
German Jewish Doctors in India, Refuge, Opposition and Success
On 10th March, 1934, Nabakumar Singh Dudhoria, a representative of Calcutta, raised the issue of German doctors practising in India in the Central Legislative…
Medicine
Celebrating the Centenary of “Zinda Tilismath”
In today’s era of social media, people are slowly losing the essence of celebration; rather they prefer to be amused and entertained. Celebration is…
Bihar
भारत का सबसे पहला सरकारी यूनानी मेडिकल कॉलेज, क्या आप इसे जानते हैं?
पटना का तिब्बी कॉलेज भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप का सबसे पहला सरकारी यूनानी मेडिकल कॉलेज है. 29 जुलाई 1926 को गवर्मेंट तिब्बी कॉलेज एंड हॉस्पिटल की…
Medicine
The early medical system of the Ottman society
The border of the Ottoman Empire outstretched across three continents and extended over different climatic zones. The distinct disorders that people suffered depended on…
Heritage
Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :
The cultural variety existing in the Ottoman Empire created the Ottoman hospital. The Ottoman medical system, like Ottoman culture as a whole, was the…
Medicine
Hakim Ajmal Khan, Man behind India’s first Female Midwifery School and Hospital.
Masihul Mulk Hakim Mohammed Ajmal Khan was a man of multi-dimensional personality. His whole life was a saga of selfless service and sacrifice.…
Europe
Hakim Ajmal Khan, one who had defeated British surgeons in the surgical duel.
Hakim Ajmal Khan undertook in 1911 a tour of Europe where he studied the latest researches made in the field of medicine and surgery.…
Education
Dr Rupa Bai Furdoonji – The first female anaesthetist of the world
India has given rise to many well-known personalities. One among them is Dr Rupa Bai Furdoonji who initially attained a degree in “Hakeem” from…
Education
Vimla Sood, Tabitha Solomon, Fatima Ali Jinnah……Who among them are the first female dentists of India?
Women have a long history in the field of dentistry. Badri Teymourtash was the first female Iranian dentist. Josephrine Serre became the first women…
Heritage
Ottoman hospital – First hospital in ancient city of Mecca/ Photo Album
Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the two holiest cities for Muslims where millions of pilgrims from all over…
Education
डॉक्टर रफ़ीउद्दीन अहमद : भारत में दंत चिकित्सा के जनक
भारत में 19वीं सदी के दौरान दंत चिकित्सा में क्षेत्र में कोई काम नहीं हुआ था. पहली बार वर्ष 1920 में कलकत्ता मेडिकल कॉलेज…
Europe
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU – THE UNSUNG PIONEER FOR INTRODUCING “SMALLPOX INOCULATION”`
3 December 2019 — The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication, recognizing the historic moment of 9 December 1979. This…
Great Warrior
Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis – A REAL (& REEL) LIFE HERO
Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis is an only Indian still revered by the Chinese even after 7 decade of his death. Dr Kotnis was chosen…
Education
FEMINIST & FEMINISM : Rukhmabai, Kadambini Ganguli & Anandi Gopal Joshi, three of the earliest female physicians of India.
The women’s day was brought to light in the early 1900s where this day was first observed on February 28, 1909, in New York…
Education
THE MEDICAL LEGACY OF THE SHATTUCK’S.
You may be a dentist, a physician, a physiotherapist, a laboratory technician, a nurse, a radiologist, any other health care provider, a medical coder…
Education
Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed : “Father of modern dentistry” of India.
The beginning of this decade, 2020 marks the centennial anniversary of the very reputed Institute, R. Ahmed Dental College in Calcutta, West Bengal, India…
