Medical Heritage of Early India: An Anthology

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The knowledge system developed by the early Indian scientific thought process attained limelight rather late. Fortunately however, many of the myths and misconceptions have now been exploded and perceptive analysis of early Indian texts are providing handles to reassess our scientific heritage.

The spectrum of this anthology encompasses substantive dimensions of, medical heritage of early India. It endeavours to provide critical insights into multifacets of early Indian thought process even if it is difficult to maintain a chronological sequence. In these essays intellectual nuances of the ancient Indian medical system can also be deciphered. In short, it is an attempt to expand existing frames for reviewing Indian culture.

This book will interest scholars and students of ancient Indian history and culture, particularly those engaged with history of medicine.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sukla Das

DR SUKLA DAS was awarded UGC Fellowship after she secured her MA in History from the Jadavpur University, Calcutta topping the list in the entire Arts Faculty. The early part of her research was devoted to preparing thesis entitled A STUDY OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE OF NORTHERN INDIA from A. D. 550-A D 650, for PhD which she obtained from the same University. Subsequently she continued the research as a post-doctoral Fellow of the UGC and the present monograph represents a segment of the enquiry. Presently she is a Lecturer in History in the Durgapur Government College. She is a prolific writer and has to her credit a number of publications in English as well as in Bengali and she has a fair for poetry.