NMC logo controversy: What's fact, what's not
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) new logo has sparked a controversy for featuring Dhanvantari, the physicians of the Gods in Hindu mythology, instead of a secular emblem. This has led to protests from many individual doctors, medical students and the largest doctors’ body, the Indian Medical Association. A look at the history of the regulatory body’s logo might help understand many of the claims and counter claims that have been made about the logo.
The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) new logo has sparked a controversy for featuring Dhanvantari, the physicians of the Gods in Hindu mythology, instead of a secular emblem. This has led to protests from many individual doctors, medical students and the largest doctors’ body, the Indian Medical Association. A look at the history of the regulatory body’s logo might help understand many of the claims and counter claims that have been made about the logo.
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