Journey of Himalaya, India’s first Multinational company of herbal wellness products.
The history of Himalaya began in India when India witnessed a deep rooted Western influence on their culture during the …Read more »
Cipla’s Role in Making India’s Pharmaceutical Industry Self-Reliant
India's pharmaceutical leader: Cipla's pioneering role in affordable medicines, industry growth and its role in the fight for freedom
When Subhas Chandra Bose sent the “Indian Medical Mission” to China against Japan
The Indian Medical mission team was the first to arrive in China at the port of Hankou, Wuhan. They were …Read more »
Dr James Marion: An Abuser Disguised as the “Father of Modern Gynaecology”
Dr. James Marion Sims, hailed as the "Father of Modern Gynecology," casts a dark shadow with his unethical experiments on …Read more »
Dr Josef Mengele: Eugenics and the Second World War
Josef Mengele and his macabre twin experiments cast a long shadow on the history of science and ethics. The disturbing …Read more »
Hakeem Mohammad Kabiruddin – A 20th century academician of Unani Medicine
He founded an academic institute with hospital, named Faiz- e-Kabir, in Lahore and became the Head of Department (HOD) of …Read more »
Celebrating the Centenary of “Zinda Tilismath”
The door of the factory is always open and plays host to school children, exhibiting their benefits of herbal medication. …Read more »
The First Indian Doctor (From the Family of Hakims) to Work at the Charing Cross Hospital
Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari belonged to a very well-known family of Hakims. To recognise and acknowledge his surgical skills, the …Read more »
Lady Evelyn Murray : The first British-Muslim woman to perform Hajj
Lady Evelyn Murray spent her later days travelling and preaching Islam. Her book “Pilgrimage to Mecca” is the oldest record …Read more »
The early medical system of the Ottoman society
Medicine in the Ottoman Empire can trace its roots back to the Greeks and such famous physicians as Hippocrates, Galen …Read more »
Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :
Hospitals were the outcome of the merging of several medical traditions together. For instance, the architecture of Ottoman hospitals that …Read more »
Hakim Ajmal Khan: The Visionary behind India’s First Female Midwifery School and Hospital
Hakim Ajmal Khan supplemented the Tibbia School by opening a Female Midwifery School and Hospital by getting it formally inaugurated …Read more »
Hakim Ajmal Khan: Victor over British Surgeons in the Surgical Duel
Dr. Boyd was much impressed and he congratulated Hakim Ajmal Khan Saheb on his correct diagnosis. He arranged a dinner …Read more »
Dr Rupa Bai Furdoonji – The first female anaesthetist of the world
Rupa Bai Furdoonji was an active member of the First and Second Hyderabad Chloroform Commissions held in 1888 and 1891 …Read more »
Vimla Sood, Tabitha Solomon, Fatima Ali Jinnah….. Who among them are the first female dentist of India?
The undeniable fact that Fatima Ali Jinnah graduated in the year 1923 makes her the first female and a Muslim …Read more »
Ottoman Hospital – First hospital in ancient city of Mecca/ Photo Album
Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the two holiest cities for Muslims where millions of …Read more »
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU – THE UNSUNG PIONEER FOR INTRODUCING “SMALLPOX INOCULATION”`
British writer and explorer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762). How One Daring Woman Introduced the Idea of Smallpox …Read more »
