Essay name: Surgery in ancient India (Study)
Author:
P. P. Prathapan
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay studies Surgery in ancient India based on Sanskrit sources such as the Sushruta Samhita. These references indicate evidence of theoretical and practical knowledge of hygiene rivaling contemporary routine practices. Further topics include Ayurveda, a historical study of surgery, surgical schools and instruments used in ancient India.
Chapter 1 - Ayurveda and Sanskrit literature
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Indian languages and linguistics. But in this age of science and
technology, Sanskrit education in India passes through a crisis. The
attitude of modern educationists that Sanskrit is a dead language and it
has nothing to offer for the development of India is one of the reasons for
the rejection of Sanskrit. This attitude has its origin in the colonial policy of
education. Another problem is the inability to reconcile traditional and
modern knowledge and methods. These are reflected both in the formal
and informal methods of education existing in the field of Sanskrit.
In order to understand the problems and aspects of present day.
Sanskrit education, it is necessary to put them in a correct historical
perspective. This chapter is an attempt to view a brief history of Sanskrit
education in India. Sanskrit education in Kerala is given a special
treatment. This will give insight to the nature and scope of informal
education in Sanskrit in which the traditional elements are involved and
which is the topic of the present study.
Methodology
The successful completion of a research depends upon the
appropriate type of methodology. Methodology has a vital role in the
performance of any research. The present study is related to Sanskrit
Education in Kerala. The methods of research relevant in the field of
education are significant in this context. The researcher has to gather
