Oriental system of medicine has had a great legacy on par with the western system. It is aptly said where western system of medicine ceases functioning there starts the Ayurveda and the oriental system. In the modern era when very complicated and incurable diseases and health problems are arising, medical scientists are leaning to the oriental options. Ancient sages in India were aware of the intricacies of the body and the mysteries of the mind. Their thoughts and teachings were crystalized in the form of a great system of medicine that is Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a life science which includes in its ambit all the principles governing the mechanism of body (anatomy) and mind in health and sickness. The present book consists of twelve chapters each highlighting some specific aspect of Indian system of medicine. Undoubtedly, this book will be useful for scholars, as well as laymen besides medical practitioners and historians in the field.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S P Verma
Professor S.P. Verma (b.1942) taught at the Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University. He has published extensively on Indian miniatures and British paintings narrating the events of the Revolt of 1857 including Art and Material Culture in the Paintings of Akbar's Court (1978); Mughal Painters and Their Work, A Biographical Survey and Comprehensive Catalogue (1994); Mughal Painter of Flora and Fauna: Ustad Mansur (1999); Painting the Mughal Experience (2005); Eighteen Fifty Seven: Revolt and Contemporary Visuals (2007); and Crossing Cultural Frontiers: Biblical Themes in Mughal Painting (2011) and as editor Flora and Fauna in Mughal Art (1999), and 1857: An Illustrated History (2008). In 1986-87, Dr. Verma worked at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. as a Fulbright Fellow, and in 2005-06 at the Aligarh Muslim University as a Senior Fellow in History (ICHR). Dr. Verma, a practicing artist as well, is the recipient of two prestigious awards by the Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar (1981), and the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (1982). Currently, Dr. Verma is an Emeritus Fellow in History (UGC) at Aligarh Muslim University.
There are no reviews yet.