A 90-kilogram bronze statue of Maharshi
Sushruta was unveiled at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in United
Kingdom
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A 90-kilogram bronze
statue of Maharshi Sushruta was unveiled at the Royal College of Surgeons of
Edinburgh in United Kingdom.
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The statue was installed
in the Playfair Auditorium.
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The Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh was established in 1505 and is one of the oldest surgical
institutions in the world.
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Maharshi Sushruta is
widely regarded as the "Father of Surgery" in Indian medical history.
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His pioneering work in
surgery, including plastic surgery, dates back approximately 2,600 years.
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His surgical knowledge is
documented in the Sushruta Samhita, a classical Sanskrit medical treatise.
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The statue was donated by
the Cheruvu Family Foundation.
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The foundation was
established by Chandra Cheruvu and his family.
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The bronze statue was
sculpted by an artist from Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
On the same occasion, Professor Chandra Cheruvu released the book Maharshi Sushruta: A Compendium – Father of Surgery
