The Luso-Indian stethoscope : a community's participation in the medical profession in nineteenth-century Bombay / Shirley Louise Gonsalves.

"A pioneering group of Luso-Indian medical doctors played an important role in Western medicine in 19th century Bombay. It was the Grant Medical College which provided them a springboard for entry into the medical services of colonial Bombay. While majority of Hindu and Muslim population were constrained from embarking on a career in medicine by culture and religious taboos, a numberof Luso-Indians availed themselves of opportunities offered by the college. Who were these medicos? What was the intellectual milieu in Bombay during the 19th century? Did women play any role in the field?" Provided by Publisher.