Glimpses from History. Respiratory Medicine in India : From Antiquity to Future - Surinder K Jindal

1. Breathing: A Sacred Function (Roots in Theology and Religion)

2. Ancient India - Indus Valley Civilization, Birth of Ayurveda, and the Mauryan Era

3. Contemporary Ancient History: Rest of the World

4. Medieval India

5. European Renaissance and Post-Renaissance Period

6. Modern Allopathic Respiratory Medicine in India

7. Modern Respiratory Medicine - Post-independence India

8. Tuberculosis

9. Bronchial Asthma and Allergy

10. Tobacco Smoking and Respiratory Disease

11. Occupational Respiratory Diseases

12. Novel Respiratory Concepts and Diseases

13. Respiratory Sleep Disorders

14. Interventional Pulmonology

15. Resuscitation and Critical Care

16. Oxygen: The Essence of Life

17. Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation

18. Environment, Climate, and Respiratory Medicine

19. Ethics and End-of-Life Care

20. Saga of Developments in Armed Forces Medical Services

21. Respiratory Research Innovations

22. Pulmonary Stalwarts of Modern Era

23. The Future of Respiratory Medicine in India

24. Index