Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad)
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Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad · Jan 2000
Historical ArticleThe bias against India in western literature on history of medicine: with special emphasis on public health.
The article describes a systematic bias against India in Western literature on history of medicine. While many authors have ignored the contributions of India in development of medicine altogether, the others have relegated India's role much behind other civilizations. Unnecessary and deliberate controversies on dating and origin of Ayurveda, primacy of Greek vs. ⋯ Some medical historians, like Siegrist, have tried to give India its due place in the history of medicine. Suitable references of Indian authors have also been quoted to give a comparative and balanced picture. The need for settling this controversy has been emphasized.