HAMDARD : Unani pharmaceuticals company that goes back a century
I’ll never forget the first taste of Rooh Afza, Indian syrup that was […]
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 early twentieth century, making Mohammed Manal to perceive an urgent need to contemporaries the Ayurveda through modern scientific research.
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 then sent to Yan’an where they were warmly welcomed by Mao Zedong, Zhu De and other top leaders of the Communist Party.
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 enslaved women.
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 intersection of eugenics, Nazi ideology, and human experimentation in a chilling exploration of Auschwitz’s dark secrets.
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 Tarjuma (tarjuma is an Arabic as well as an urdu word for “translation”) at Tibbia college, New Delhi.
Later on May 16, 1917 he joined as a professor of anatomy at the Tibbia college.
Hakeem Kabiruddin established Dar al Masih in New Delhi in 1921 and in the same year he published a Tibbi journal “Risala ul Masih” which continued over a span of seven years until 1928.
Also, in 1926, he designed syllabus for the research centre at the Tibbia college of New Delhi.
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. They also allow pharmacy students to conduct their research and studies on their medicine.
Currently, the third generation of this prominent Unani Hakeem Mohammed Moizuddin Farooqui is running the company and are striving to maintain their reputed family business.
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 Charing Cross hospital entitled a ward in his name which is known as the “Ansari ward”.
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 of the trip to Hajj.
The early medical system of the Ottman society
The border of the Ottoman Empire outstretched across three continents and extended over […]
Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :
The cultural variety existing in the Ottoman Empire created the Ottoman hospital. The […]
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 by the wife of the Governor of Punjab, Lady Dane on 13 January 1909. It was a radical step taken by Hakim Saheb towards the professional courses in the direction of female education.
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 in Hakim Saheb’s honor and introduced him to Mrs. Boyd as “one who had defeated him in the surgical duel.”
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 respectively.
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 dentist of Undivided India followed by Tabitha Solomon who graduated five years after her.
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 pilgrims from all over the world visit each year for either Hajj or Umrah
डॉक्टर रफ़ीउद्दीन अहमद : भारत में दंत चिकित्सा के जनक
भारत में 19वीं सदी के दौरान दंत चिकित्सा में क्षेत्र में कोई काम […]
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 Inoculation to England
Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis – A REAL (& REEL) LIFE HERO
Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis is an only Indian still revered by the Chinese […]
