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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But today the picture of the child in a nuclear family is just the
reverse. A small modern family cannot satisfy the diverse needs of the
child within the limited family circle. The child's physical, mental, emotional
and vocational development go beyond the powers and capacities of the
small individual or nuclear family. In order to provide for the diverse
developmental needs of the children, new institutions like childcare
centers Kindergartens etc. are being established either by the community
or by the state. In spite of all this development the importance of the
family as a powerful informal agency of education has not become less
because each member of the family plays a role of his/her own to
influence the growing personality of the child. During the initial period of
language acquisition the family activities and necessities of inter
communications make the child fit to equip himself with a working
vocabulary. The child receives the first lesson of speech in the family and
learns the mother tongue in a natural way. Gradually this learning and use
of language increases as the child grows and gets more and more
education in the mother tongue the education of which is perfectly
informal in all aspects.
A child learns the tongue of its parents very fast. In a joint family
since the family circle is very wide the chances for using language in
various contexts and emotional states are many. Hence the range and
