I. Bhooshana Rao
{{Short description|Indian scientist (1914–1976)}}
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{{Infobox medical person
|name = Idupuganti Bhooshana Rao
|image = Prof I Bhooshan Rao.jpg
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|birth_date = {{birth-date|6 January 1914}}
|death_date = {{d-da|3 May 1976|6 January 1914}}
|birth_place = Dornakal, Telangana, India
|profession = Doctor, educationist and author
|specialism = Forensic Pathologist
|known_for = Expert opinion of Deendayal Upadhyaya case
}}
Idupuganti Bhooshana Rao (6 January 1914 – 3 May 1976) was a leading figure in forensic medicine in India. He was the Founding-President of the Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine established in 1972.{{cite web|title=Governing Council ( 1972-1976). Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine|url=http://iafmonline.in/data/governing-council/previous/previous.pdf|access-date=19 August 2015}} He was born in Dornakal, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India.
Education
He obtained his M.B.B.S degree in 1940; he also obtained an M.D (Pathology) in 1945 from the Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. Later, he underwent postgraduate training in the United Kingdom with a Colombo Plan Fellowship in 1956.
Career
- He served as Professor and Head of Forensic Medicine at Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College and City Police Surgeon, Osmania Medical College,{{cite web|title=Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1959|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N4fVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Dr.+I.+Bhooshana+Rao%22|access-date=28 August 2015|last1=House Of The People|first1=India. Parliament|last2=Lok Sabha|first2=India. Parliament|year=1959}} Superintendent of Police Hospital and City Police Surgeon.
- He also served as Post-graduate Professor of the upgraded Department of Forensic Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
- After retirement from Government service, he served as Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum (Karnataka) from 15 July 1974 till he died on 3 May 1976 at Hyderabad, while he was on a visit to conduct a post-graduate examination.{{cite web|title=The Department of Forensic Medicine. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Karnataka|url=http://www.educationinfoindia.com/medical/b_jnminfra.htm|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925043044/http://www.educationinfoindia.com/medical/b_jnminfra.htm|url-status=dead}}
Offices held
- Member of the Technical Committee and Deputy Commissioner of Department of Family Planning, Ministry of Health.{{cite web|title=Family Planning News, Volume 11, Issues 1-11. Directorate General of Health Services, 1970 - Birth control|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tUQqAAAAMAAJ&q=i.bhooshana+rao|access-date=22 August 2015|year=1970}}{{cite web|title=Centre Calling. Volume 7. India Dept. of Family Planning.1972|url=https://www.google.co.in/search?q=i.bhooshanarao&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1#tbm=bks&q=i.bhooshana+rao|access-date=22 August 2015}}{{cite web|title=C. Sarkar. Vidura, Volume 8. 1971|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75xQAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Dr.+I.+Bhooshana+Rao%22|access-date=28 August 2015|year=1971}}
- Member Central Advisory Committee of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Home Affairs and Member of the Central Medico-legal Advisory Committee of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Health.{{cite web|title=SURVEY COMMITTEE REPORT ON MEDICO-LEGAL PRACTICES IN INDIA 1964|url=http://reconstructiveandinvestigativefm.20m.com/survey%20committee%20report%20details.htm|access-date=22 August 2015}}
- Chief Editor, Journal of the Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences (1962–66).{{cite web|title= Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences. | website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indian-Academy-of-Forensic-Sciences/319739194723558?v=info&tab=page_info|access-date=26 August 2015}}{{cite web|title= Journal of the Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences, Volume 16. 1977. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yyorAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Dr.+I.+Bhooshana+Rao%22|access-date=28 August 2015|publisher=Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences|year=1977}}
- Founder-President of the Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, bringing together for the first time doctors, scientists, lawyers, criminologists and judges in a professional forum (1972–1976).
- The Deccan Club instituted an annual bridge tournament for the Dr. I. Bhooshana Rao Memorial Trophy to commemorate his memory.{{cite web|title=Deccan Club.|url=http://www.deccanclub.com/aboutus|access-date=19 August 2015|archive-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623115917/http://www.deccanclub.com/aboutus|url-status=dead}}
Famous murder cases
Among his notable cases were the Deendayal Upadhyaya case,{{cite web|title=The CBI:In Service of the Nation|url=http://cbi.nic.in/coffeetable/7.pdf|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122055147/http://cbi.nic.in/coffeetable/7.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Chandrachud, Y V. Report Regarding the Facts and Circumstances Relating to the Death of Shri Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs, 1970. Print.}} Indraprastha Estate case, Lajpatnagar Police Station case, Meena Tandon case{{cite web|title=Meena Tandon Case|url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1453519/|access-date=17 August 2015}} and the Tank Bund Double Murder Case.{{cite book|title=Mahmood bin muhammad. (1999). A Policeman Ponders: Memories and Melodies of a Varied Life. (1st ed.). New Delhi: APH Publishing.pp 115-118.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlFwuITRF2wC&q=i+bhooshan+rao&pg=PA116|access-date=22 August 2015|isbn=9788176480260|last1=Muhammad|first1=Mahmood bin|year=1999}} He was also asked by the Government of India to investigate the untimely demise of Lal Bahadur Shastri, then Prime Minister of India.{{cite web|title=The Department of Forensic Medicine. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Karnataka|url=http://www.educationinfoindia.com/medical/b_jnminfra.htm|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925043044/http://www.educationinfoindia.com/medical/b_jnminfra.htm|url-status=dead}}
Publications
- Medico-legal Problems, revised chapter on Sexual Offences in J.P. Modi's Medical Jurisprudence(1959).
- Survey Report on medico-legal practices in India (co-author, published by Directorate of Health Services, Government of India, 1964).
- Fire arms and fire arm injuries (with M. Jauhari and M.N. Supanekar, published by Government of India, 1965).{{cite book|title=Notes and References.Use of Firearms and Their Control: A Critique, in Special Reference to Assam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AH3N-TYRlGEC&q=I.+Bhooshana+Rao%2C+M.+Jauhari+and+N.+M.+Supanekar%2C+Firearms+and+Firearm+Injuries&pg=PA88|access-date=17 August 2015|isbn=9788170992875|last1=Sinha|first1=Anil Kumar|year=1991}}
- T. Bhaskara Menon. Born 4 May 1898. Died 12 September 1948 by I. Bhooshana Rao. Journal of Pathology. 61(3):478-483, July 1949.{{Circular reference|date=October 2015}}{{cite journal|title=Thotakat Bhaskara Menon. Born 4 May 1898. Died 12 September 1948 by I. Bhooshana Rao. Journal of Pathology. 61(3):478-483, July 1949.|journal=The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology|volume=61|issue=3|pages=478–483|doi=10.1002/path.1700610326|year=1949|last1=Rao|first1=I. Bhooshana}}
References
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External links
- [http://iafmonline.in/ Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine]
- [http://reconstructiveandinvestigativefm.20m.com/ History of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine]
- T. Bhaskara Menon
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Category:Indian forensic scientists
Category:Forensic pathologists
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