About NSA

A non-commercial and non-profit making Association of Ayurveda Surgeons across the Nation to encourage the advancement of the study, education, research and knowledge of Ayurveda i.e. the Indian System of Medicine in Shalya Tantra branch not only in surgical hand skill, but also other means of treatment of removing Shalya from the Body and Mind including Parasurgical procedures, Wound management, Urology, Asthi-Sandhi-Aaghata Evam Marma Chikitsa (Orthopaedics by Ayurveda and management of ailments through manipulation of vital points), Plastic surgery etc.

Establishment of the Association

The National Sushruta Association was started in1997 by the leading Ayurvedic Surgeons of that time in India under the leadership of Prof. G.C. Prasad. It was very apt that this association was founded under his leadership. NSA, which was founded by few members in 1997, has completed 23 years of its existence in 2020. NSA is blessed with members from all parts of India. NSA has become the most active Ayurvedic Surgeons Association of India.

Objectives

  • To promote the Sushruta's surgical ethics among the surgical practitioners.
  • To promote/popularise the practice of surgical and parasurgical procedures at all levels.
  • To maintain the high order and dignity of surgical practice in the interest of mankind.
  • To update the surgical knowledge of the practitioners of the Indian Medicine.
  • To protect the interest of the members of the Association.
  • To work for abolition of secretarian thoughts in education and protect the natural justice in working of its member.
  • To upgrade the standard of teaching and training of the subject.
  • To popularize the subject in the community at National and International level.
  • Exchange the views of modern developments in the field of Surgery.

Methods

To achieve the above objects the Association will adopt the following methods
  • Organization of conferences / Seminars / Symposia / Popular Discourses / Technical Lectures / Lecture Series / CME'S and Webinar's in the field of Shalya Tantra and its allied disciplines.
  • The Association shall extend the surgical services when it is found necessary to the community.
  • Publication of journals, books, periodicals, proceedings of conferences etc. Incorporating original research, review articles, commentaries on texts etc. in the field of Shalya Tantra in Ayurveda.
  • Promotion of teaching-learning-education courses modules in Shalya Tantra on scientific and rational basis.
  • To confer awards, prizes and medals to the persons found suitable for their excellence in the particular field/particular entity of practice/teaching/guiding or any other revolutionary work carried out during his entire duration of carrier.
  • The Association will consider and express the views on all questioning effecting medical education and profession; take the initiative in these matters whenever deemed necessary.
  • To receive any donation/gift or legacy of moveable or immoveable property (including money) either with or without conditions to promote the objectives of the NSA.
  • The association can amalgamate any corporate body, affiliated public body whether incorporate or registered or not. The condition should be such that aims and objects of these bodies will be pre parallel to this association.
  • Any other activity for the promotion of objectives of the NSA and for the legal rights and duties of the practitioners of Shalya Tantra.