HAHNEMANN-THE REBEL AND THE REFORMER

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The unpardonable crime of Hahnemann was to throw overboard all the loathsome mixtures of apothecaries and crude, torturesome therapeutic practices of his contemporaries and to cure the sick quickly, gently and permanently with simple medicated sugar of milk. A lesser mortal would have recoiled ignominiously against the multitude of odds that threatened the very existence of Hahnemann. But he was made of sterner stuff.

He lived through the changes of a worlds century; saw his system of healing rise from contempt to honour; suffered untold hardship and died in luxury when he, the recluse, the scholar, the thinker, became in old age the fashionable physician in the gayest city of the then world. He was a scholar whom scholars honoured and respected. He was a philologist whom philologist dreaded to dispute. He was a chemist who taught chemists. Above all he was a philosopher and a profound theist whom neither adversity nor honour had the power to change.

Such was the life of the great benefactor to mankind, the great “Rishi,” the seer of truth. Samuel Hahnemann, like the immortal truth, he discovered, will remain for ever immortal. With unimperishable lettering his name will be inscribed in the history of therapy. “As time passed by” writes R. Hechl “the world will realise more potently what, in his justifiable pride and yet noble modesty, he desired to be the inscription for his final resting place on earth!”

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE GAYA SESSION (1955)

OF

THE ALL INDIA HOMOEOPATHIC CONFERENCE

1. The All India Homoeopathic Medical Conference fully considered the following resolutions of the Health Ministers Conference held at Rajkot on the 9th and 10th February, 1954.

“The Central Council of Health recommends that the Central Ministry of Health should prepare, for the consideration of the newly formed Executive Committee of the Council suitable draft legislation aimed at prohibiting the practice of medicine, including Ayurvedic, Unani and Homoeopathic system of medicines, by persons who are not registered as practitioners of any of these systems as well as at regulating the practice of these systems”.

“The conference is of opinion that there should be no ban on the practice of Homoeopathy by persons other has registered practitioners. Amateur and lay practice has been the backbone of Homoeopathy. There is not such prohibition even in western countries. Of course lay practitioners do not enjoy the rights and privileges of Registered Practitioners.

In foreign countries as well as in India there had been amateur and lay practitioners who commanded very extensive practice and relieved innumerable patients of their so-called incurable diseases. Therefore any prohibition of Homoeopathic practice will not only be detrimental to the cause of this great science of Homoeopathy but will be against the interests of the poor people of India, who derive immense benefit from thousands of amateur and lay practitioners spread over the length and breadth of the Country.

It is therefore resolved that representation be made to the Government that they should impose no ban on the practice of Homoeopathy.

Proposed by Dr. Yudhvir Singh.

Second by L. Onkar Nath, M.P.

2. This conference expresses satisfaction that the planning commission has made the following recommendations with regard to Homoeopathy in the first five year plan:

“With regard to Homoeopathy, the proposals of the representatives of the profession appear to be reasonable and are, in the main, as follows:

(1) A Central Council of Homoeopathic Medicine may be formed.

(2) Suitable colleges among the existing ones may be upgraded and standardised, and the question of starting new institutions may also be considered.

(3) The course in the college may be common during the first two years and students will then learn homoeopathic subjects in 3 years.

(4) Facilities for homoeopathic research may be provided.

(5) A Central Homoeopathic drug manufactory and laboratory for standardisation of drugs may be opened at Lucknow.”

But it is surprising to note that the recommendations are said to have been proposed by so-called representatives of the profession. As far as the All India Homoeopathic Medical Association knows the Homoeopaths consulted did neither represent the profession nor were elected or nominated by the Association.

However the Conference authorised the Central Council of the All India Homoeopathic Medical Association to prepare a detailed plan and submit it to the Planning Commission as early as possible.

Proposed by r. Gyan Prakash.

Second by Dr. Yudhvir Sinha.

3. This Conference notes with great pleasure that the 200th Birthday of our Master the great Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, founder of the Healing Art of Homoeopathy falls this year in April and is being celebrated all over the world.

Resolved that the Executive Committee be called upon to chalk out a suitable programme to be celebrated by the Homoeopaths and Homoeopathic Associations all over India on this happy occasion and get it widely circulated.

Proposed by Dr. Yudhvir Singh.

Second by Dr. M.C. Mathur.

Resolved that the invitation of Dr. R.K. Nashine to hold the next sessions of the All Indias Homoeopathic Medical conference at Nagpur be accepted. Moved by the Chair.

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