As the world marks World Anaesthesia Day, Hyderabad’s pivotal contribution to the evolution of anaesthesia is being remembered. In the late 19th century, under the patronage of the Nizam, British surgeon Dr Edward Lawrie led groundbreaking chloroform trials that reshaped global medical consensus.
Haseeb Ahmed Mohammed, a historian who has been rallying for the restoration for quite some time now, says that when done it would serve as a knowledge centre for astronomers all over the world.
