The Sushruta Samhita is an ancient text on surgery and medicine acknowledged for the advanced effective procedures described in it. This is widely acknowledged by experts the world over. However our Prime Minister, as well as other, have claimed that we have more ‘evidence’ of plastic surgery: the divine myth of Lord Ganesh acquiring an elephant head is apparently proof of a ‘plastic surgeon’ who affixed an elephant’s head upon a human body.
The PM and others who subscribe to these views also believe that our ancient mythology provides ‘proof’ of stem cell procedures and genetic engineering. The story of the Kauravas’ birth and that of Karna’s immaculate conception are apparently evidence of such great medical advancements in ancient India.
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