M. R. Gurusamy Mudaliar

[3][4] After completing his bachelor's, Guruswami Mudaliar joined Madras Medical College for a degree in medicine.

It was a highly honourable post as back in those days, as it was previously open only to experienced and knowledgeable British doctors.

Guruswami Mudaliar was a renowned surgeon and was consulted by several famous people which included freedom fighters and political leaders.

Giri, Durgabai Deshmukh and MS Subbulakshmi also extol the services of Dr Guruswami in their interviews and autobiographies.

He asked her to lie on her stomach and, pulling up her blouse, he kept his left hand on her back and began his percussion treatment.

However, many city doctors were highly critical of Mudaliar for prescribing a branded tablet as treatment which they felt strongly was against medical ethics.