Dr BD Chaurasia (1937–1985) was Reader in Anatomy at GR Medical College, Gwalior. He received his MBBS in 1960, MS in 1965 and PhD in 1975. He was elected fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) in 1982. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Acta Anatomica since 1981, member of the editorial board of Bionature, and in addition member of a number of scientific societies. He had a large number of research papers to his credit.