{"id":47069,"date":"2025-05-23T14:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47069"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:52:06","slug":"charaka-and-sushruta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/charaka-and-sushruta\/","title":{"rendered":"Charaka and Sushruta"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Charaka and Sushruta Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Vice-President of India addressed a gathering during the unveiling of statues of Charaka and Sushruta at Raj Bhavan, Goa.<\/p>\n<h2>About Charaka and Charaka Samhita<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Charaka<\/strong>, a court physician during the\u00a0<strong>Kushan period<\/strong>, is considered the\u00a0<strong>Father of Medicine<\/strong>\u00a0in India.<\/li>\n<li>He\u00a0<strong>revised the ancient Agnivesha Samhita<\/strong>\u00a0into what became the\u00a0<strong>Charaka Samhita<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>foundational text of Ayurveda<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charaka Samhita<\/strong>\u00a0covers topics such as\u00a0<strong>physiology, diagnosis, prevention, and internal medicine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The text is part of the\u00a0<strong>B\u1e5bhat-Trayi (Great Trilogy)<\/strong>\u00a0of Ayurveda, alongside the\u00a0<strong>Sushruta Samhita<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Ashtanga Hridaya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Charaka Samhita was later expanded by\u00a0<strong>D\u1e5b\u1e0dhabala<\/strong>, making it an\u00a0<strong>encyclopaedic treatise<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Charaka emphasised\u00a0<strong>ethics in medicine<\/strong>, highlighting the importance of\u00a0<strong>physician conduct, diet, and preventive care<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It remained authoritative for over\u00a0<strong>two millennia<\/strong>, and was\u00a0<strong>translated into Arabic, Latin, and other foreign languages<\/strong>, showing its\u00a0<strong>global medical relevance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Sushruta<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sushruta<\/strong>, dating back to the\u00a0<strong>7th century BCE<\/strong>, is revered as the\u00a0<strong>Father of Surgery<\/strong>\u00a0and possibly the\u00a0<strong>world\u2019s first documented surgeon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>He authored the\u00a0<strong>Sushruta Samhita<\/strong>, which elaborates on over\u00a0<strong>300 surgical procedures<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>120 surgical instruments<\/strong>, and various types of\u00a0<strong>fractures and dislocations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Innovations include\u00a0<strong>rhinoplasty (nasal reconstruction)<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>skin grafting<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>cataract surgery<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>caesarean sections<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Sushruta Samhita also integrates\u00a0<strong>anatomical knowledge<\/strong>, surgical training,\u00a0<strong>patient care<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>hygiene<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>scientific observation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Sushruta\u2019s teachings display principles of\u00a0<strong>evidence-based medicine<\/strong>, centuries before modern systems emerged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Charaka and Sushruta FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:\u00a0<\/strong>Who was Charaka?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Charaka was an ancient Indian physician known as the father of Indian medicine and the author of the Charaka Samhita, a foundational text of Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:\u00a0<\/strong>Who was Sushruta?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Sushruta was a pioneering surgeon of ancient India and author of the Sushruta Samhita, which laid the foundations of surgical practices in Ayurveda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charaka was an ancient Indian physician known as the father of Indian medicine and 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