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 5 - Surgical instruments in Sushruta Samhita
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SURVEY ON
INFORMAL EDUCATION OF SANSKRIT IN THE FIELD OF AYURVDA
(Survey conducted among doctors, teachers and students of Ayurveda in
Kerala by Jayasree, M., Research scholar, Dept of Sanskrit Sahitya, Sree
Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady in July 2008.) in July 2008
Aims and objectives of the Survey
1. To examine the scope, relevance and means of informal education
in Sanskrit in the field of Ayurveda.
2. To examine the present status of Sanskrit education in the
Ayurveda.
Instructions
A questionnaire is prepared and circulated among the doctors,
teachers and students of Ayurveda in the state of Kerala. This
questionnaire contains twenty questions divided into two sections. Section
I contains 16 general questions for doctors, teachers and students of
Ayurveda. (questions 1-16). Section II contains questions for teachers and
students only (questions 17-20). The Ayurveda teachers and students are
requested to answer all the questions whereas the doctors are requested
to answer questions 1-16 only.
The possible choice of answers is given immediately after each
question. You are requested to read each question and put a tic mark
against the answer you prefer.
Before marking the answers please fill in your biodata The
information given will be kept as confidential. The data collected will be
used for research purpose only.
