The first volume of the history of Indian Medicine is now offered to the public. It is now many years since I undertook and completed the book. I submitted it as a thesis for the Griffith Prize for original research; "Notices Biographical and Bibliographical of the Ayurvedic Physicians and their works on Medicine." It was commended and the prize was awarded in 1911. I regret that so long a time has elapsed in the publication of the book. During the last ...