Abstract

Siddha system of medicine is one of the oldest system of medicine practiced in the south india especially in Tamil Nadu and countries like Srilanka, Malaysia, Singapore and UAE. Traditionally it is taught by the supernatural people, the SIDDHARS who laid foundation for this system of medicine.                         Siddha system has well-defined educational and research institutions.Under-graduate (UG) education is offered in two Government Siddha Medical Colleges(Palayamkottai and Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and five private institutions located across Tamil Nadu and one in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in India. UG programme is also offered in the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.                         Three-year Post-graduation in Siddha Medicine[Doctor of Medicine(Siddha)] is offered in six disciplines:Maruthuvam(General Medicine), Sirappu Maruthuvam(Special Medicine), Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam(Pediatrics), Gunapadam(Pharmacology), Noi-nadal(Pathology), Nanju nool(Toxicology) is currently offered in the two GSMCs and at the National Institute of Siddha(NIS), Chennai. But in the year 2017 , among six disciplines in post graduation in siddha medicine,govt offered pura maruthuvam ,yoga,varma instead of sirappu maruthuvam. In these succeeding year totally 8 branches are afford. The specialties of siddha medicine are karpa and yoga,skin disease, orthopedic and varma therapy,geriatric,psychiatric.due to isolation of sirappu maruthuvam,some disease are not reveal. Because of this cognition I have chosen this topic as my minor project.   Post-graduates (PG) do clinical research as their dissertation as a requirement. This dissertation is submitted as a bound volume and defined in a viva voce examination.                         PG is affiliated to and the degree is awarded by The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University, the apex University for medical education in Tamil Nadu.                         In the last decade, several developments have taken place in the field of Siddha Research and education. These developments include establishment of NIS 2005, Department of Siddha Medicine at the Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR University and Central Council for Research in Siddha in Chennai.                         In this context, it is crucial to have a comprehensive analysis of PG dissertation topics covered and types of research carried out for the last 19 years. In view of the developments in Siddha System, such analysis will help to avoid repetition of research and contribute to more focused and original research in the Siddha system of medicine.                         Hence, we propose such analysis of titles of the PG dissertations.