01094nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653000900054653002500063653002100088653002100109100001000130245013500140856008500275300001400360490000700374520053100381       2018                            d10aleprosy10aCSTM10aInstitutionalization10aMedical research10aTropical disease1 aDas A00aInstitutionalization of Leprosy Researches in Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) and other Programmes from 1920s to 1950s  uhttps://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol53_4_2018__Art20.pdf  aT147-T1520 v533 a<p>This paper seeks to explore how the institutionalization of leprosy researches in Bengal <em>vis-àvis </em>India took shape in the early half of twentieth century. Some of the revolutionary researches in leprosy, appearing during 1920s-1950s till the implementation of National Leprosy Control Program in 1955, would come under introspection. Along with this, how and to what extent did CSTM, the premier colonial institute succeed in accomplishing its objective and consolidate their researches have been discussed.</p>