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I deem it a privilege to have been asked by Prof. P. Sarat Chandra, Editor, to write a Commentary on the paper mentioned above by Prof. Dastur et al., published half a century ago. Neurol India 2018;66:301-3. 3 Dastur DK, Lalitha VS, Udani PM, Parekh U. The brain and meninges in tuberculous meningitis-Gross pathology in 100 cases and pathogenesis. New Delhi: Indian Academy of Medical Sciences; 1973. p. 269-75. 66 Tandon PN, Pande A. (a) Tuberculosis of the central nervous system, (b) Tuberculous meningitis. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the biography of S. Sriramachari, founder neuropathologist. It mentions that he obtained his degrees from Andhra University. In 1954, he was deputed for training in neuropathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) at Washington, DC. It mentions that he did under-graduation at Andhra Medical College.

The article features Professors Autar Singh Paintal and Darab Kersasp Dastur, founders of Indian Neurosciences. Paintal was born in Mogok, Burma on September 24, 1925 and died on December 21, 2004. His major contribution to science is said to be the development of a single-fiber technique for recording afferent impulses from individual sensory receptors. Professor Dastur was born in Bombay, India on February 6, 1924 and died on February 16, 2010. His awards and honours are listed.