Abstract

1. Short Communication
Susruta is unanimously accepted to be the “father of surgery”. He is considered to be the eminent disciple of the great divine surgeon “DHANWANTARI”. Susruta was the most beloved, obedient, studious and meritorious disciple of his teacher. He wrote the book “SUSRUTA SAMHITA” that can be considered as the “constitution of surgery”. A good number of principles of surgery mentioned by Susruta in the Samhita cannot be challenged.