Madhusudan Gupta.

Madhusudan Gupta (1800-1856) hailed from a high family. He joined the newly created Ayurvedic classes in Sanskrit College, Calcutta in 1926 [1826] and was promoted to the post of a teacher in the same medical college in view of his great interest and enthusiasm. He was the first man who dissected cadaver in 1936 [1836] and created a sensation in the orthodox Hindu Society. Madhusudan made a consistent effort for the improvement of medical science in India. A summary of the salient features of Madhusudan and his activities is presented in this paper with extracts of original passages appearing in reports of different committees and works.