Medical Research in British India: Content Analysis of “The Indian Medical Gazette”

The genesis and development of science education and scientific research in British India is quite well explored domain. There are many hypotheses on the advancement of science in colonies. This stream of discourse named as ‘Colonial Science’. Within the analytical framework of ‘colonial science’, this paper is an attempt to map medical research in British India through a journal content analysis. From the available literature it is evident that there were a number of medical journals published in British India. Among them, one of the most famous medical journals was the “Indian Medical Gazette”. The Gazette started in 1866 and continued till 1955. It was mainly run by the Indian Medical Services (IMS) officers. Within its 90 years of existence, it played an active role in shaping medical research in British India. The systematic data of Indian Medical Gazette is available through PubMed, an online repository of global biomedical journals. Through the content analysis of “The Indian Medical Gazette”, this study tries to map medical research in British India. This research article analyse publication pattern, the most prolific authors and their affiliations. Further, through the content analysis and word cloud this study has identified most frequently occurring keywords and their importance in the medical research of British India.