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One thing has always seemed contradictory to me.

In medical history, Acharya Sushruta is celebrated as one of the greatest surgeons ever and is widely recognized as the Father of Surgery. His work laid the foundation for many surgical principles long before modern medicine existed.

Yet, as a BAMS student today, I know that I won't be trained or licensed to independently perform major surgeries under the current system. Modern surgery requires years of specialized training, and patient safety rightly comes first.

But that leaves me wondering: what happened to the surgical tradition that Sushruta represented?

How did a medical system that once produced pioneering surgeons evolve into one where its graduates are largely separated from surgery?

Was it: • The decline of surgical traditions over centuries? • Changes during colonial rule? • The rapid advancement of modern surgical science? • Or the way Ayurvedic education is structured today?

This isn't about proving one system is better than another. It's about understanding how such a significant part of Ayurveda's history became disconnected from its present-day education.

I'd love to hear informed opinions from surgeons, MBBS and BAMS doctors, medical historians, and anyone familiar with the history of Indian medicine.

As a BAMS student, this is something I've been thinking about.

We grow up learning that Acharya Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. His contributions to surgical science were centuries ahead of their time and are celebrated worldwide.

But in today's healthcare system, BAMS students receive very limited surgical exposure, and in most settings they are not allowed to perform major surgeries. Modern surgery is now almost entirely the domain of MBBS/MS-trained surgeons, which makes sense because of the depth of modern surgical training, anesthesia, critical care, and patient safety requirements.

Still, it raises an interesting question:

If Ayurveda has such a rich surgical heritage through Sushruta, how did it reach a point where its graduates are largely disconnected from that legacy?

Is it because:

The surgical tradition declined historically?

Medical education evolved differently after the colonial period?

Modern surgery became too complex to be taught within the current BAMS curriculum?

Or is the current curriculum simply not designed to preserve that part of Ayurveda?

I'm not trying to start an MBBS vs BAMS debate. I'm genuinely curious about the historical and educational reasons behind this shift.

I'd like to hear perspectives from doctors, surgeons, historians, and fellow medical students.

Where the Hell Is Teleportation?

We Can Edit Genes, Talk to AI, Land Probes on Mars… but Still Sit in Traffic Like Cavemen

Humanity loves calling itself “advanced.”

Every year we celebrate faster phones, thinner laptops, smarter AI, self-driving cars, and billionaires launching themselves into space for fun. Scientists proudly announce breakthroughs with words so complicated they sound like spells from Harry Potter.

But let me ask one simple question:

Why can’t I disappear from one place and instantly appear somewhere else?

Seriously.

Why is teleportation still science fiction?

We have people building machines that can detect gravitational waves from black holes billions of light years away, but somehow nobody can figure out how to get me from my room to another city without trains being delayed, flights getting cancelled, or buses smelling like suffering and regret.

At some point you start wondering: Do we actually have brilliant brains anymore, or are we just polishing the same technologies in different shapes?

Because look around.

Phones became smarter. Humans didn’t.

Cars became electric. Traffic still exists.

Internet became faster. People still waste half their life travelling physically from one point to another like it’s the medieval era with better lighting.

Teleportation would literally change civilization.

→ No traffic

→ No six-hour train delays

→ No exhausting airport security lines

→ No spending half your energy just “reaching” places

→ No emotional distance either — imagine seeing the people you miss instantly

But instead, humanity decided: “Here’s another social media app and a fridge that connects to Wi-Fi.”

Amazing priorities.

And don’t tell me teleportation is “impossible.”

People once thought flying was impossible too.

Then two brothers with bicycle parts proved everyone wrong.

The real frustration is not that teleportation doesn’t exist.

The frustration is that humanity stopped dreaming aggressively.

Modern science feels safer now. Corporate. Controlled. Optimized for profit.

Research goes where money goes.

If teleportation could increase ad revenue tomorrow, I guarantee ten companies would suddenly announce “breakthrough quantum transportation initiatives.”

Instead, brilliant minds spend years making apps that increase screen addiction because that’s where the funding is.

And yes, teleportation is insanely difficult.

From a physics perspective, moving a human instantly isn’t just about speed. You would need to somehow: → Map every atom in the human body

→ Transfer that information perfectly

→ Reconstruct consciousness itself

→ Deal with quantum uncertainty

→ Solve unimaginable energy requirements

One tiny mistake and congratulations — your left kidney is now in another dimension.

Quantum teleportation technically exists, but not in the movie sense. Scientists can transfer quantum states of particles, not entire humans walking into glowing portals like in sci-fi films.

So scientifically, humanity isn’t “lazy.” The challenge is genuinely monstrous.

But emotionally?

It still feels disappointing.

Because deep down, people imagined the future differently.

We thought 2026 would have: → Flying cars

→ Moon vacations

→ Teleportation

→ Cities on Mars

Instead we have: → Subscription fees for heated car seats

→ Battery anxiety

→ Algorithm addiction

→ And trains where your waitlist ticket still destroys your mental peace

Sometimes it feels like technological progress became cosmetic instead of revolutionary.

Maybe the problem isn’t intelligence.

Maybe humanity became too distracted.

The greatest inventions in history happened because people were obsessed — irrationally obsessed. They chased impossible ideas while everyone laughed at them.

Today, the smartest brains are often trapped optimizing engagement metrics, stock prices, and ad systems instead of chasing civilization-changing breakthroughs.

And maybe that’s the saddest part.

Not that teleportation doesn’t exist.

But that humanity no longer seems angry enough about the fact that it doesn’t.