This ppt is an account of the Indian medical System and the glorious history of Indian medicine. This describes the past of ISM and how it was affected by the British arrival. It tells how western system of medicine influenced the native medicine and tells about the steps taken by people to counter it or support it. The data is presented in an effective and interactive manner with a number of pictures and infographics for better clarity of the topic. The content rights are given to Amber Bansal and the template rights are with slidesgo.com.

1. Glorious history of
Indian Medicine
How Colonial Policies Laid Siege
To Indian System Of Medicine

2. Introduction
• India had the unique distinction of six
systems : Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and
Yoga, Naturopathy and Homoeopathy.
• Indigenous medicine was known for it’s
proficiency but it faced recession during the
colonial era and tagged inferior causing
lasting damage.

3. Table of Contents
01 Overview
Steps of Western medicine into the country
02 Establishment of western culture
Popularity of Western medicine
03 Rise of rebellions
Resistance from ISM practitioners
04 Conclusion
Consequences of the British actions

4. Overview
01
Truth behind British efforts…

5. “Efforts to educate Indians”
• East India Company first laid the foundation
of Native Medical Institute of Kolkata for
quality medication to the military.
• William Bentinck, governor general
constituted a committee which recommended
it’s replacement with Calcutta Medical
College (1835).

6. Advancing Western Culture
02
Western medicine gaining prosperity…

7. Western Culture coming to being
• The first dissection by Indians was led under
Madhusudan Gupta, an Ayurveda teacher .
• Competitive entrance test was conducted in London
to recruit doctors into IMS.
• British surgeons were termed superior. Subordinate
medical services came into existence.
• The advancement in the fields of Western medical
science led to rapid decline of ISM.

8. Rise of Rebellions
03
Western medicine gaining prosperity…

9. Indigenous or Western
• The Azizi family of Lucknow were practitioners
of ‘pure-Ayurveda’ .
• Indian medicine was labelled unscientific.
• Western medicine was stated official medicine
with a visible discrimination towards Indian
medicine.

10. Steps by ISM practitioners
• Usman Committee (1923) was the first
committee established for promoting Indian
Medicine.
• Khan Bahadur Sir Mohammad Usman, a
hakim and a politician, affirmed the
importance of Indian systems of medicine in
his Usman Committee report.

11. Conclusions
04
Consequences of British actions..

12. What were the outcomes… ?
• Vaidas established medicine companies to
prepare and sell/ export Indian medicines.
• There was no help by the government.
• During the British rule, the Indians started
practicing western medicine to attain higher
social standing.

13. Ayurveda attaining importance
• First Health Ministers’ conference (1946)
passed a resolution for training and
research in ISM.
• Thereafter came into existence committees
like Mudaliar (1959), Bajaj (1983), etc., which
advocated inclusion of Ayurveda in public
health services

14. Thankyou
- A presentation by Amber Bansal