On the backdrop when the medical fraternity, in general, has been looked upon in India, it is a pride moment for all the Indians to find the name of an Indian rural surgeon, Dr. Ravindranath Tongaonkar in a recently published 5 th Edition of the book ‘Management of Abdominal Hernia’ by ‘Springer’ (Switzerland) in the ‘Biographical Notes (Akin to ‘Hall of Fame’) which contains names of 47 pioneers from the world who have done some basic and original research in the field of ‘Hernia’ in last 300 years. Dr.
Ravindranath Rangnath Tongaonkar, a rural surgeon and founder member and Past President of Association of Rural Surgeons of India (ARSI) and International Federation of Rural Surgery (IFRS), has been using and promoting use of 4000 times cheaper mosquito-net mesh [which is Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)] for all types of open hernia repairs for last 18 years. At a modest estimate so…
