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 2 - The concept and practice of Surgery in ancient India
References from Sanskrit sources
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Informal education works through and is driven by, conversation,
involves exploring and enlarging experience, and it could take place in any
setting.
Purpose of informal education is no different to any other form of
education John Deway once described. 'This is educating so that people
may share in a common life. Those working as informal educators have a
6 special contribution to make here'. Though the informal education one
can acquire some special qualities like work for the well being of all,
respect the unique value and dignity of each human beings, dialogue
equality and justice, democracy and the active involvement of people in
the issues that affect their lives etc. Informal education has been around
as long as people have grouped together. One way of thinking about it is
as the education of daily living. Family, community, religion, state and
various mass media are the active agencies of informal education. Informal
education is, the incidental transmission of attitudes knowledge and skills
(with the stress on attitudes) with highly diverse and culturally relative
patterns for the organizations of time space and relationships, such are
implicit in varying configurations of the family household and community."
Non-Formal Education
Non- formal education has emerged as one of the alternatives of
the formal system of education in the contemporary society. It envisages
