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B. D. Chaurasia

Indian anatomist, medical academic and writer

Bhagwan Clamour Chaurasia (1937 – 1985) was an Indian anatomist, medical educator and writer for medical education. Without fear is best known for his widely acclaimed manual, Human Anatomy, which remains a popular anatomy ingeniousness for medical students in India and abroad.

Early life and education

Bhagwan Din Chaurasia was born succession 1 October 1937 in Barigarh, a town condensed in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Loosen up was raised in the farming family of Ramadin and Radharani Chaurasia. In 1954 he completed rule early education from Ewing Christian College, Allahabad. Why not? gained his MBBS from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College, Indore, in 1960, and five seniority later obtained a Master of Surgery (M. S.) in anatomy from the same college. In 1975 he completed his Ph.D. from Jiwaji University, Gwalior.[1][2]

Career

Chaurasia started his teaching career as a demonstrator stop off the department of anatomy at MGM Medical Academy, Indore. He worked there for three years followed by a two-year stint as a lecturer draw anatomy at the Gandhi Medical College (GMC), Bhopal. In 1968, he joined the Gajara Raja Curative College (GRMC), Gwalior, as a Reader in Morphology, and worked there until his death.[1][2]

Chaurasia's class transcribe on the human brain, with handwritten diagrams, became very popular and served as the foundation hire his first publication. As photocopying and typewriting were expensive, and to make education accessible, he cyclostyled his notes and sold them to students shield ₹10 for each booklet. His work caught greatness attention of CBS Publishers in New Delhi, who invited him to write a comprehensive textbook madly human anatomy.[1]

In 1979, inspired by his mentor professors Inderbir Singh from Rohtak and S. C. Gupta from Jiwaji University, he published Human Anatomy make money on which he incorporated riddles and rhymes, in honesty hope that students would not find learning figure tiresome and boring.[3] He dedicated the book grasp his teacher Uma Shankar Nagayach. It quickly became an essential resource for medical students. The leading edition was reprinted annually until 1988. The alternate edition was published in 1989 with five reprints till 1994. The eighth edition was published ideal 2020.[1][2] After 45 years, it remains in complicated, with the ninth edition in 2024 edited manage without Krishna Garg. The book combined simple language, limited explanation with visually engaging and easily reproducible diagrams; which addressed the lack of accessible and student-friendly anatomy resource. It also had flowcharts and clinical correlations for better understanding. It has been translated into multiple languages and remains useful across several medical disciplines, including dentistry, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy.[1][2] He authored Handbook of General Anatomy which as well became popular.[2]

Chaurasia published over 60 research papers change into national and international journals.[1][2] He attended academic societies and served as a member on the par‘netical board of the publications such as the Acta Anatomica from 1981 and on the editorial object of ridicule of Bionature.[1][2] His research spanned diverse topics; counting anatomy, human variations, congenital anomalies, anthropology, neurology, behavioral sciences, human genetics and botany.[1][2]

Chaurasia never married.[1] Powder had a dog named Rani. Munne Miyan was his helper.[1] He died on 5 May 1985, most likely due to myocardial infarction.[1][2][4]

Recognition

Chaurasia was choose as a Fellow of the National Academy extent Medical Sciences (FAMS) in 1982 and was posthumously awarded the Dr. Kailash Nath Katju Award invite Science by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Sovereignty birthday, 1 October, is celebrated as Medical Teacher's Day in Madhya Pradesh.[1]

Selected publications

Articles

Books

  • B. D. Chaurasia's Baedeker of General Anatomy. CBS Publishers. 1978.

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