Dr. Bhagwan Din Chaurasia (1937–1985) " BD Chaurasia " was Reader in Anatomy at GR Medical College, Gwalior.He received his MBBS in 1960, MS in 1965 and PhD in 1975.He was elected fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) in 1982.He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Acta Anatomica since 1981, member of the editorial board of Bionature, and in addition member of a number of scientific societies.He had a large number of research papers to his credit.
The unsung hero of Indian anatomy . In the era of unavailability of computers and internet platform for learning anatomy, Dr Bhagwan Din Chaurasia’s textbook on human anatomy was like a boon for the medical students. Dr Chaurasia was the great anatomist of India who published his first textbook in 1979 and since then it is widely read all over the world by the medical students pursuing MBBS. His books are unique in presenting systemic and comprehensive texts of applied anatomy in a simple language with easily reproducible line diagrams. Dr Chaurasia was a rare combination of an excellent teacher and a distinguished research worker. He was also a member of the advisory board of many national and international journals. Although he died at a young age, but his legacy continues through his contributions in the field of anatomy.
