P. Kutumbaiah

[1] In 1930 he obtained membership to the Royal College of Physicians in London.

In 1947, along with some friends interested in this subject, he founded a society for the study of the history of medicine.

In 1953, this society was converted into The Indian Association of the History of Medicine, and he was elected as its first President.

In his memory, the college instituted a Gold Medal awarded annually to the best student in Clinical Medicine.

[3] He wrote a book on Indian Medical History titled "Ancient Indian Medicine" published by Orient Longmans, Bombay in 1962.