DR B RAMAMURTHI MEMORIAL ORA TION DELIVERED BY GOPALKRISHNA GANDHI ON THE BACKDROP OF THE ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN NEURO SURG ERY CONFERENCE
The bi-annual Dr B Ramamurthi Oration was delivered by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, f ormer Governor, Diplomat and Administ trator on Sunday 23rd February 2025 at a function at Chennai, organised as part of the Asian Australasian (AASNS) Neur osurgery conference.
Dr Krish Sridhar, Group Mentor and Dir ector Neurosciences, Kauvery Hospital introduced the orator and said that Dr B Ramamurthi was a pioneer neurosurgeo eon of India, a founding member of the Neurological Society of India (NSI) and t he Asian Australasian Society as well as a Guru, mentor, friend and guide to man y .
Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi spoke on “The Wily way of Anger” highlighting the hu man reactions to anger and their conseq uences. He said “Anger is a universal hu man attribute and no human is free fro m it. It is like living with a creature that overpowers us from time to time makin g of us say and do that of which we are b ound to be ashamed and letting it do so.”
The AASNS International meeting saw more than 200 delegates participating with over 20 international faculty. Delib erations on Head and Spine Injury, Spina l surgery and Brain tumour surgery took place over 2 days. There was a significan t participation from young neurosurgeo ns.
Dr Krish Sridhar, who is also the Vice Ch air Education Committee of the AASNS and the President Elect of the NSI said “education has always been an importan tant objective for any Neurosurgical soc ciety. It is important that the experience and expertise of senior and established neurosurgeons be passed on to the next generation. Dr Ramamurthi was the epit ome of education and mentorship oof y oung neurosurgeons and it is but appro opriate that the Memorial Oration was delivered on the backdrop of such an educational program.”
