Contents
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
