Medicine

The history of Western Medicine and its rise in Colonial India

Modern instruments such as thermometers, stethoscopes, microscopes, and vaccines led to the improvement in the diagnosis and prevention of the disease. These advancements shook the foundation of Orientalism and the Europeans no longer saw benefits in rediscovering the traditional medicine as they no longer considered it rational.

Women

MUSLIM FEMALES IN INDIAN AVIATION

If you try searching the names of Indian female pilots, you will come across a recent few names such as Saarah Hameed Ahmed, Iram Habib, Sayeda Fatima, etc.

But the truth is that India has witnessed three Indian Muslim female pilots as early as the twentieth century – Abida Sultan, Begum Hijab Imtiyaz Ali, and Zeenat Haroon Rasheed.

Freedom Movement Historical Event Medicine

When two Indian healthcare professionals visited Europe in 1925.

Together with Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, they laid the foundation of Jamia Millia Islamia. Hakim Ajmal Khan became the first chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia followed by Dr Mukhtaar Ahmad Ansari. Hakim Ajmal Khan was also the founder of Tibbia College for Ayurvedic & Unani Medicine.

This account shows their visit to Europe in 1925.