GTCH is first government Unani
College of India established in 1926, Currently affiliated to Bihar
University of Health Sciences & Aryabhata Knowledge University (AKU);
presently offer three courses namely Pre-Tib, BUMS & MD/PG (05 Departments).
To raise the UG intake up to 150, diploma & certificate courses in various
disciplines of Unani Medicine is in progress. Ten outpatients’ departments are
running voluminously (more than 400 patients per day) with gradual surge;
having online registration system “Sanjeevni”. College is offering
in-patient facilities in 8 departments in well-equipped wards. GTCH offers
maximum number of classical and patent drugs in IPD & OPDs. Various
regimens, pathological tests including drugs and in-patients’ facilities are
offered free of cost. College possesses well decorated and maintained two
herbal gardens one in college premises and other in IGIMS Campus. GTCH campus
is well equipped having smart classes and remain 24 hrs under CCTV
surveillance. Visionary head of the institute aims “to provide quality
teaching & training in Unani System of Medicine (USM) and developing the
college as centre of excellence”.
History
The first blue print of Tibbi
School came in existence on 28th march 1915 in a conference of All India
Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbi Conference held at Patna. The conference witness
the presence of great visionaries of that time like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(Editor of Al Helal-Kolkata; the weekly paper & first Education minister of
Independent India) , Masihul Mulk Hakeem Ajmal Khan, Maulana Mubarak Karim MLA
(Ex President; Islamic Studies Bihar & Orissa), Sir Ali Imam (CIE Member
Executive Council Viceroys of India), Barrister Sir Mazharul Haque, Rai Bahadur
Babu Kishan Sahai & Khan Bahadur Nawab Sarfaraz Hussain (President,
reception committee) under president ship of Maharaja Bahadur Sir Rameshwar
sing (Maharaja Darbhanga). In this conference many resolutions passed and many
committees have been made to interact with government and bring the Ides in
existence. (Report; Anjuman Atibba, Suba Bihar, Patna by Hkm Abdul Ahad,
General Secretary; 1950). This conference paves the way for establishment of
Tibbi School along with Ayurvedic and Modern Medical School. Few more such type
of conferences has been organized back-to-back to pressurize the government so
as target may be achieved soon. These initiatives became movement soon and
fondness for Tibb-e-Unani attracted many of its practitioners, well-wishers and
general mass in Bihar towards its revival and development. In this context a
decisive general meeting under the president ship of Hakim Ajmal khan was held
at Patna in which a resolution was unanimously adopted to found a Tibbi school
in Patna. To achieve this purpose a governing body was formed; the first formal
meeting was convened in the official chamber of the then commissioner of Patna
division; Mr. W.B. Heycock, Mr S H Hoda (I.C.S.). Hkm Md Idris, Khan Bhadur
Syed Md Ismael, Hkm Syed Mozahir Ahmed and Hkm Abdul Karim were its founder
members while Mr. S.M. Sharif (Bar-at-law) was its member secretary.
Those who worked whole heartedly
for the establishment of the school and contributed in their own ways were
prominent personalities of the time like Hkm. Rashiddun Nabi, Hkm Qutubuddin,
Hkm. M Idris, Hkm. Syed Mazahir Ahmed, Hakim Md Saleh, Sir Fakhruddin;
Education Minister of Bihar, sir Ganesh Dutt; Minister of local self Govt. of
Bihar, Hakim Adbul Qaiyyum and Hkm. Md. Ajmal Khan, all of them left an
indelible imprint on the history of revival and development of Tibb in the
state during the last century.
In the first meeting it was
proposed that the Govt. should establish a Tibbi school in Patna besides it was
decided that the students from oriental streams (Islamic Madarsa) seeking
admission in the school would be exempted from admission and monthly tuition
fees. Students however were to be charged admissible fees, in view of humble
start of the school it was also decided to use wooden cots (chowki) in place of
chair table and desk. In this way the school came into existence on 29th of
July 1926. In the first Budget (1927-28) after inception of the school, Govt.
earmarked an amount of rupees 15,164 for its expenses.
After Granted recognition from
the Govt., Tibbi school formally came in existence on 29th July 1926
(correction made; source: Bihar State Archives, Letter No.6639-L.S.G., dated
9th September 1926.). Hkm Md Idris was appointed its first principal. The school
had no building of its own and so, at first ,the house of one Mrs. Mariam w/o
(Late) Shah Hamiduddin, holding no.40, at Bhikhna Pahari was procured on a
monthly rent of Rs.65 to run the school.
In July 1926, the Govt. of Bihar
& Orissa formed a three-member committee comprising Hkm Maulvi Md
Kabiruddin (Delhi), Hkm Hafiz Abdul Majeed (Lucknow) and Hkm Abdul Halim
(Lucknow) was empowered to select the principal and teachers for appointment in
the school. After three to four days' marathon deliberations and close scrutiny
of all the applications the committee decided to give a chance to all the
eligible applicants to satisfy the members of the committee for recommendation
by demonstrating their teaching ability through practical classes. After the
completion of the process the govt. appointed some of the eminent hakims of the
time on the recommendation of the committee. They were Hakim Md. Idris
(Principal), Hkm Maulvi Mozahir Ahmad (Professor), Hkm Maulvi Khwaja Rizwan
Ahmed (Professor) (sanction letter No. 6013 L.S.G., Dt.2 9-7-1926). After two
and half years the Govt. sanctioned another three posts of professors (vide
sanctioned letter No.4000 L.S.G., dt.20-3-1929).
For a long time, the school
continued to run in the Bhikhna pahari building; later it was shifted to Ramna
Road for some reasons. From there it was again shifted to Antaghat (presently
regional office; state bank of India is over there). After the devastating
earthquake of January 1934, it was finally shifted to Kadam kuan where the
govt. allotted a piece of land for the school and built a building on it with
thatched roof. After many ups and downs, it has been upgraded form ''Tibbi
School’’ to ‘‘Govt. Tibbi College’’. The institution today exists in the same
building.
In its early stage the local self
govt. also constituted a staff council for academic work of the college. From
1934 to 1952 the degree of G.U.M.S used to be awarded by college itself. In
1953 the state faculty of Ayurvedic & Unani medicine, Bihar, Patna started
conducting the examination for the said Degree course. In 1973, on the demand
of students the college was affiliated to Bihar University, Muzaffarpur for
conducting the examination of four-year G.U.M.S. Course, it continued till
1980, in 1976 the central council of India medicine (C.C.I.M) introduced the
course of five years B.U.M.S. with 6 months internship. The first batch of
B.U.M.S. passed out of the university in1984. In 1997 the course was replaced
with the new course prescribed by the C.C.I.M. It is a 4-year course with one
year internship.
In 1976 the state govt.
sanctioned some new posts for teaching in pre-Tibb professional course. These
included four 4 readers, 10 lecturers and eleven 11 demonstrators, besides six
post of professors that were already sanctioned earlier, the state Govt. also
sanctioned 24-bed indoor hospital in 1978. Mr. Shamail-e-Nabi (Ex member,
Advisory Committee, GTCH & Ex state health minister) was the force behind
sanctioning the 26 bed IPD to the Hospital of Govt. Tibbi College. Similarly,
Prof. Jabir Hussain (Ex Health Minister & Speaker, Bihar Assembly) play
vital role in equalizing the status & scale of ISM doctors.
Over the years, Tibbi School grew
into an institution of national level for teaching of Unani medicine. Its
Alumni are spread all over the India and abroad as well. The alumni who served
at different places on different posts are many, among them Prof. (Hkm) Md
Qamruzzaman Quamar'' as Director, Dept. of Health (ISM), Govt. of Bihar, Prof.
Naeem Ahmad Khan, 4 times Dean, faculty of Unani medicine, A.M.U.(Aligarh),
Late Prof. Hakim Ahraf Karim, Prof. Hakim Syed Alimuddin Balkhi, Prof Hakim
Shamim Ahmad, Ex-Principal; Govt. Tibbi College, Patna, Late Hakim Abdul
Khalique, Principal Sulfia Unai Medical College; Darbhanga, Hakim Syed Akbar
Hussain, Founder Principal; Z. H. Unani Medical College, Siwan are well known
for their dedication towards their institutions and Unani system of medicine.
Hkm. S. M. Ayub Usmani,
Ex-Regional Dy. Director (RRIUM, Patna) and Hkm. S. Manzar Ahsan, Ex-Regional
Dy. Director (RRIUM, Patna), Hakim Md Ishtiaque Alam, Research officer Incharge
(RRIUM, Patna), Dr. Md Khalil Ansari, Dy. Director (U) Dept. of Health (ISM),
Govt. Of Bihar, Hakim Salim Added, President, A.I.U.T conference-west Bengal
branch, Hakim Jamal Aulia Nadvi, working president, A.I.U.T conference-Bihar
state Branch, Dr Md Shahabuddin, principal, Govt. Tibbi college, Patna, Hakim
Moaz sulfi, Principal N. U. Medical college, Gaya, Hakim Prof. Irshad, Ex
Principal, Ibne Sina Tibbia college, Azamgarh (U.P), Hkm. S. Akbar Hussain,
Principal lslamia Unani medical college, Siwan, are some of the eminent names;
whereas Prof.(Hkm) Md Zeyauddin, Principal, Govt. Tibbi college, Patna, Dr.
Khalid Ahsan Khan, Ibn Sina Tibbia Collegem Azamgarh(U.P.), Dr Mansoor Ahmad,
HoD, PSM, N.U.M college, Gaya, Prof. T Najmul Hasan, Prof. Safir Ahmad, Prof.
Shafique Azam, Prof. Afzal Karim, Prof. Tawheed Kibria, Prof. Tabrez Akhtar
Lari & Prof. Ghiasuddin are serving as head of the departments in their
respective colleges all over the India and contributing to the Unani system of
medicine. A senior old boy of the college Dr. Syed Mohiuddin was also a leading
Unani practitioner in Ranchi.
Last but not the least, Dr. Kewal
Dheer (Punjab) author of almost sixty books on medicine, literature and family
planning has been a shining star of the college.
The proverb Chirag Se
Chirag Jalte Hain has been made reality by the alumni of this college
by spreading the knowledge of Unani system of medicine and establishing
colleges at Gaya, Azamgarh, Darbhanga and Siwan.
Moreover, I look forward to the
next generation with great optimism; our successors will spread the Unani
system of medicine in the world and will make the system flourish for the
betterment of rural and down trodden people.