brief note on modern era authors of itihasa

1. Introduction to the
authors of Modern era
(Itihasa)
Dr. Sachin S. Bagali MD (Ayu)
Assistant Professor
Department of Samhita & Siddantha
BLDEA’s AVS AMV Vijayapur

2. Modern Era
• Gana Nath Sen
• Yamini Bhushan Rai
• Shankar Daji shastri Pade
• Swami Lakshmiram
• Yadavji Tikramji
• Dr. P. M. Mehta
• Ghanekar
• Damodar Sharma Gaur
• Priyavrat Sharma.

3. Gananath Sen
• Born  1877  Banarus
• Father  Viswanath Sen  Disciple of Gangadhar Rao
• He was brilliant student and studied MA Sanskrit
• In 1898 joined medical college and completed IMS by end of 1903
• Later he learned Ayurveda from his father & Acharya Kaliprasanna
Sen & become popular physician at 30 age
• He used to diagnose a patient through modern line & give Ayurvedic
treatment

4. • In 1912 he wrote a book on anatomy by name “Pratyaksha
Shareera” in Sanskrit language  Later translated to Hindi also
• Composed pathology in Sanskrit and named it “Siddhanta Nidana”
• He established  Kalpataru Ayurveda Pharmacy
• Govt of India honoured with title “Maha Mahopadhyaya”
• Others title Vidya sagara, Pranacharya, Ayurveda Vachaspathi
etc
• In 1932, Founder & principle of Viswanath Ayurveda
Mahavidyalaya & chikitsalaya, kolkata
• In 1935, Principle & Dean of Ayurvedic College, BHU

5. Yamini Bhusan Roy
• Born 1879
• Died  1926
• Small village  Sama, Khulana district , Bengal state
• Father  Kaviraj Panchanana
• Studied MA Sanskrit & later he completed MBBS from Calcutta
medical college
• He learned Ayurveda  father & he become disciple of
Vijayaratna sen

6. • In 1906  Started practice & practiced Ayurveda only though he
studied MBBS
• In 1916 he established  Astanga Ayurveda college & hospital in
Calcutta
• Books on sanskrit 
Roga Vinischaya
Salakya tantra
Prasuti Tantra
Visha vignana
• Great scholar of Sanskrit, Ayurveda & Allopathy & served
Ayurvedic world till his last breath

7. Yadavji Trikamji Acharya
• Born  1881  Porbandar, Gujarat state
• Died  1956
• Father  Trikamji
(Royal Physician Of King Porbandar Rana Saheb)
• In 1888 he left to Bombay & learned Vyakarna Darshana, Arabic,
Farsi from different teachers
• Learned Unani  Hakim Ramnaryanji
• Learned Ayurveda  Pandit Gowri Sankar & Father

8. • In 18th year  father died & took family responsibility
• In 1899  Transalated MN into hindi with commentary
“Madhukosha” & published by Nirnaya Sagar Press Bombay in
1901
• Transalated  “Pratyaksa Shareera” of Gananath Sen in Gujarat
• Professor  Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar

9. Shri Sankardaji Shastri Pade
• Born  1866 Bombay
• Died  1909
• Father  Pandit Daji Shastri Pade (Great scholar in Astrology)
• Belongs  Marathi region
• Education  learned Ayurveda from Shri Bhanu Vaidya Kulkarni

10. • Publications-
 Monthly journal named “Raja Vaidya”
 In 1888 replaced “Raja Vaidya” to “Arya Bhisak”
 In 1905 published “Sadvaidya Kaustubha” in hindi  Gujarat
Publications
 In 1906  “Vidya Peeth” was established
 In 1907  Vaidya Sameelana was conducted
1st conference held at Nasik,
2nd conference held at Panvel (Bombay)

11. Priya Vrat Sharma
• Born  1st nov 1920 Died  2007
• Belongs Brahmin family
• Place  Mustafapur, Patna District, Bihar
• In 1940 he passed AMS in 1st class from BHU
• After he passed MA Sanskrit & MA English
• Started practice  Khagoul
• 1946 appointed as lecturer at Siva kumara Ayurveda Mahavidyala
Begusarai , Bihar

12. • In 1953 he joined in DG Dept, BHU
• Wrote Book on “Dravya Guna Vignana”
• In 1956 Principal Govt Ayurveda College Patna
• In 1963 established at PG in BHU
• Member of CCIM for few years
• He edited & published Old Manuscripts
Eg Shodala niganthu, Dg by Madhava etc

13. Damodar Sharma Gaur
• Period  20th C.AD
• Born  1909 Died  1984
• Professor  Dept of Shareera Rachana, BHU
• He was the authority of Anatomy
• Later appointed as professor &HOD Dept of basic principle of
Ayurveda, PG institute BHU, Varanasi

14. • Wrote Books :
 Abhinava Shareera
 Abhinava prasuti tantra
 Ayurveda darshana sangraha etc
• Awarded cash prize  1 lakh by Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhavan
Limited for excellence work on Anatomy

15. Bhaskar Govinda Ghanekar
• Period  20th C.AD
• Native place  Satara of Maharastra
• 1st he completed MBBS & later studied Ayurveda
• Faculty member of Ayurveda at BHU
• Wrote commentary on SS (Sutra & Shareera) in Hindi
• In this he correlated Ayurveda with modern system of medicine
• Wrote Books : Aoupasargika Roga, Swasthya Vignana etc

16. Dr P. M. Mehta
• Born  1889 Died  1979
• Belongs  Gujarat State
• He studied MBBS, MD, MS & joined Bombay Medical service
• He was a Great Physician & Surgeon also
• Royal Physician  Jamsaheb of Jamanagar
• He developed interest towards Ayurveda & worked 40 years to
develop Ayurveda

17. • Translated Charaka Samhita  English, Hindi, & Gujarat
language in 1949, published by Gulab-Kunverba Ayurvedic Society
jamanagar in 6 volumes
• 1950 he was Director of Central Institute Of Research in Indian
medicine established in Jamanagar by Govt of India
• Founder & Principal of Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Jamanagar in
1944
• Served 40 years in develop system of Ayurveda

18. Swamy Lakshmiram
• Born  1873 Died  1939
• Famous  Rajasthan
• Therotical & Practical under the guidance Sri Dwarkanath
Sen of Kolkatta
• Professor  Ayurvedic college Jaipur
• He spent his earning to establish Ayurveda & made publications
of Ayuvedic books