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Resurrection Men and Reformers: Graverobbing, Body Snatching, and the Legalization of Dissection in 19th-Century Britain.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.66715/ijcar/2025.v1.i1.118131 | Original Article | 2025 | Volume -1 | Issue -1 | Page 118-131 Dr. A. Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, JHMCRI-Murshidabad Abstract Background: During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the rapid expansion of anatomical teaching in Britain created an increasing demand for human cadavers. Legal access to bodies was severely restricted, leaving medical schools and private anatomy teachers wi
Anatomy and Empire: The Influence of Anatomical Research on Medical Practice and Public Health in British India.
https://doi.org/10.66715/ijcar/2025.v1.i1.0816 | Original Article, 2025, Volume -1, Issue -1, Page No 08-16 Dr. Nand Kishor Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, UPUMS, Saifai, 206130, Etawah, UP Abstract The development of anatomical science in British India represented a significant intersection between medicine, colonial governance, and public health administration. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, anatomical research established itself as
Colonial Encounters and Anatomical Collections: The Global Exchange of Specimens and Knowledge in the British Empire.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66715/ijcar/2025.v1.i1.98117 |Original Article | 2025 | Volume -1 | Issue -1 | Page 98-117 Dr. A. Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, JHMCRI-Murshidabad Abstract Background: The expansion of the British Empire created extensive networks through which medical knowledge, anatomical specimens, human remains, scientific instruments, and collecting practices circulated between Britain and its colonies. Anatomical and medical collections becam
The Cadaver's Classroom: Dissection, Pedagogy, and the Rise of Anatomical Institutes in 18th-Century Europe.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66715/ijcar/2025.v1.i1.110119 | Original Article | 2025 | Volume -1 | Issue -1 | Page 86-97 Dr. Abash Nakqe, Professor of Cardiology, DMC, Dubai, UAE Dr. A. Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, JHMCRI-Murshidabad Abstract: This abstract explores the pivotal role of anatomical dissection in 18th-century Europe, tracing its evolution from a public spectacle to a cornerstone of medical pedagogy within burgeoning anatomical institutes. Prior
From Galen to Vesalius: The Evolution of Anatomical Understanding in the Renaissance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66715/ijcar/2025.v1.i1.7585 | Original Article, 2025 | Volume -1 | Issue -1 | Page 75-85 1. Dr. Nausiba Khatoon, Assistant Professor, Anatomy, Gulf Medical University, UAE (Corresponding Author) 2. Dr. A. Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, JHMC-RI, WB Abstract The Renaissance marked a decisive transformation in anatomical knowledge, shifting medicine from dependence on ancient authority toward direct observation and human dissec
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