Degree issued by the universities on the paper is nothing but slips. You can acquire knowledge about expenses that occurred in your study through experience, commitment, dedication, etc. Modern education providing a degree is worthless. Had Maharshi Kapil, Kanad, Jaimini, Gautam, Patanjali, Sushrut, Banbhatta any degree on papers? It was Britishers who started to issue degrees on the papers around 200-300 years ago. Indian education tradition has always been providing respect to knowledge, instead of a piece of paper. It would be foolish to inquire about the education of Pujya Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj and Pujya Acharya Balkrishna Jee Maharaj.

Pujya Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj and Pujya Acharya Balkrishna Jee Maharaj studied the same subjects which were completed by Lord Rama, Lord Shrikrishna, Chanakya, Sushrut and Patanjali.

Pujya Swami Jee and Pujya Acharya Jee completed Post Graduation (Gurukul Acharya) in Sanskrit, Ved, Philosophy and Upnishad. Lots of people did Ph. D on their contribution in the human welfare sector. Many universities in India and abroad provided doctorate degrees for the distinguished persons. Many researchers are conducting research on their work. Despite holding a Ph. D and M Phill degrees in yog, ayurved, allopathy, people have no knowledge and experience. Such degrees are nothing but slips. In the foreign countries, such industrious persons are extolled. But at the same time, in India, the people continue to find faults. Let’s listen to a story- ‘a true story of a surgeon holding no degree’. He taught around 30, 000 allopathy doctors how to conduct surgery.

He never saw the doors of school. He got ‘Master of Medicine’ degree and taught hundreds of doctors in the world famous ‘Cape Town Medical University’ how to conduct surgery.

His name was Hamilton Naki. He was an illiterate person and famous surgeon Shri Hamilton Naki who can’t even read and write a single word. He was bestowed with a Master of Medicine degree. Let’s see how did it happen?

Cape Town Medical University is famous in the entire world. World’s first bypass surgery was conducted here in this university. In 2003, world famous surgeon Professor David Dent announced in the university auditorium—today, we are going to bestow an honorary degree in the medical sector to that person who has conducted the highest number of surgeries in the world. With this declaration, the professor gave away the degree to ‘Hamilton’ and the entire auditorium stood up in his welcome. Hamilton thanked everyone. This was the largest reception in the history of this university.
Hamilton joined the university as a labourer. Whatever he used to get as remuneration for working the whole day, would be sent to his house. He himself used to sleep in the open field. Later, he was appointed as a ground maintenance worker in the Tennis Court. He spent three years while doing this work. He came across a unique incident in his life. That incident proved to be a turning point in the history of medical science. Nobody could attain this acme so far.
Professor Robert Joice wanted to conduct research on giraffe. He kept a giraffe on the operation table and made it unconscious. But as he started to operate, the giraffe got awakened. He needs a healthy person to hold the neck of giraffe strongly. Professor came out from the operation theatre. ‘Hamilton’ was working in the lawn. Professor saw that the labourer is a healthy youth. He called him and directed to hold the giraffe.
Operation continued for eight hours. During the operation, the doctor continued to take tea and coffee breaks. However, ‘Hamilton’ remained there holding the neck of the giraffe. When the operation ended, then ‘Hamilton’ moved out silently.

Next day, the professor called him again. He came and stood by holding the neck of the giraffe. Later, it became his daily routine. ‘Hamilton’ did overtime for many months during which he neither demanded more money nor complained. Professor got convinced with his firm determination and honesty and promoted him from Tennis Court labourer to ‘lab assistant’.

Now he used to assist surgeons in the operation theatre of the university. This process continued for years. In 1958, he got another opportunity in his life. Dr Barnard started heart transplantation in this university. Hamilton became his assistant. During the operation, he used to perform the duty of surgeon instead of an assistant.
Now the doctor used to operate and Hamilton would stitch it. He was an expert in stitching. His fingers were clean and sharp. He used to stitch 50 patients in one day. His understanding of the human body is greater than that of surgeons in the operation theatre. Therefore, the senior doctors entrusted him with the task of teaching. Now he started to teach junior doctors how to operate.
Slowly, he became the most popular person in the university. He was unknown to the conditions of medical science. But he proved to be the most popular surgeon.
He came across a third incident in 1970 when research was started on liver. He found such a vein of liver which made liver transplantation easy. His comments astonished the minds of many experts of the medical science. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj and Pujya Acharya Jee Maharaj have studied at gurukul. But he was illiterate.
Today, when a patient undergoes liver transplant in the world and opens his eyes. The credit of the successful operation goes to ‘Hamilton’.
‘Hamilton’ continued to associate with Cape Town University for 50 years during which he never took leave. He used to leave his house at 3 am daily and walk on foot for 14 kilometres. He used to enter the operation theatre at 6 am in the morning. The people used to correct their watch as per the timing of ‘Hamilton’. He achieved great feats in medical science.

He was the first teacher without a degree in medical history. He was the first surgeon without a degree to train over 30, 000 surgeons in his life. In 2005, he passed away. He was buried in the university campus. Later, it became mandatory for the surgeons to visit his burial after getting degrees, click a photograph and start work.
Do you know how he got this crown. Answer is ‘yes’. On the day when he was asked to hold the neck of a giraffe in the operation theatre. Had he said he was a maintenance worker and knew nothing to hold the neck of the giraffe, he would have remained a labourer. Then think that had he applied for the post of surgeon, he would have been given no opportunity. Never, but he held the neck of the giraffe strongly and became a surgeon.
Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj and Pujya Acharya Jee Maharaj have given a new lease of life to indigenous, self-pride, national emotion, naturopathy, ayurved, yog, etc. Had they held university degrees, they would have been working and drawing a salary of Rs 20, 000. If we are proud of illiterate ‘Hamilton’, then we are also proud of Pujya Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj who studied at gurukul. Youths holding higher degrees roaming without jobs. Today, Swami Jee is providing jobs to such youths. What’s the problem?
India needs both of them. It's a matter of respect for both of them. Both ancient and modern medical science have to grow unitedly to boost the medical sector in India. Modern and ancient medical science are working together in countries like China, Vietnam, South Korea, etc. Let’s learn from them.