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Surgery is an integral discipline of medical sciences that constitutes direct physical intervention on body tissues. Surgery has its roots in Ayurveda and Sushruta Samhita is the representative treatise of Indian School of Surgery (Shalya Tantra) by Acharya Sushruta. Sushruta is the revered father of anatomy, Indian surgery and designated first plastic surgeon of the world owing to his remarkable contribution. Principles of surgery laid down by Sushruta inhabit authentic basis and applicability in modern times as well.