Sitala Prasad Roy

  Sush r uta Internet Image of Sushruta Sushruta, popularly regarded as the ‘ Father of Indian Medicine’ and ‘Father of Plastic Surgery’ for inventing and developing surgical procedures, was probably born during 700 – 600 BC. Some authors mentioned the period as before as 1000 BC. The Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium) is considered the oldest text in the world on plastic surgery. It is highly regarded as one of the Great Trilogy of indian Ayurvedic Medicine - the other two being the Charaka Samhita and the Astanga Hridaya , which followed it. Ayurvedic Medicine is considered as the oldest medical systems in the world. Its practice started during the Vedic Period of India dating back to 5000 BC. The term Ayurveda is translated roughly as ‘life knowledge’ or ‘life science’. It emphasizes the holistic way of treatment, incorporating standard medical knowledge with spiritual concepts and herbal remedies for healing as well as prevention o...

             HUGO CHAVEZ             A Profile in Courage -Sitala Prasad Roy Hugo Chavez was born at Sabaneta, Venezuela on 28 July 1954. His father was a poor school teacher. Chavez attended the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences, where he graduated in 1975 with a degree in military arts and science. He went on to serve as an officer in the army paratrooper unit. In 1992, Chavez, along with other disenchanted members of the military, attempted to overthrow the government of Carlos Andres Perez. The coup failed, and Chavez was sentenced for two years of rigorous imprisonment. Being undeterred, he formed ‘Fifth Republic Movement’, a revolutionary political party in 1997. Chavez contested the Presidential election in 1998, campaigning against corruption of the government, and promising economic reforms. In 2007 his party was m erged with several other ...