There are seven orations in total from the platform of Patna Obstetric and Gynaecological Society in memory of seven stalwarts who were the torch bearers of the society. The orations are held in a span of 2 years consecutively during each tenure. The executive body of BOGS (Earlier name of the society) in an executive meeting dated 03rd November 1992 decided to have two orations during the annual conference in memory of the Late Dr. M. P. John and the Late Dr. S. N. Upadhyay. It was approved to have Dr. M. P. John Oration in Obstetric topic and Dr. S. N. Upadhyay oration in Gynaecological topic respectively.
Later, on 6th July 1995 the Executive body decided to have a third oration in the memory of the Late Dr. H. B. Sinha. Subsequently four more orations in the memory of the Late Dr. Anmola Sinha, the Late Dr. Devantala Singh, the Late Dr. Malti Rohatgi and the Late Dr. Kamala Achari were approved by the executive members. Thus to record about the various orations for future reference it is being enlisted as follows : –
- Dr. M. P. John Oration was held for the first time on 29th November 1992 during the XIII Annual Conference of BOGS. Dr. K. C. Mitra from Siliguri delivered the oration on “Pre-eclamptic Toxaemia”.
- Dr. S. N. Upadhyay Oration was held for the first time on 29th November 1992 during the XIII Annual Conference of BOGS. Dr. V. B. Patwardhan, Past President, FOGSI from Mumbai delivered the oration on “Progress in Gynaecological Surgery”.
- Dr. H. B. Sinha Oration was held for the first time on 10th December 1995. Dr. A. K. Debdas from Telco, Jamshedpur delivered oration on “Fetal acoustic stimulation test’s-FAST”.
- Dr. Anmola Sinha Oration was held for the first time on 06th December 2008. Dr. Sadhana Desai, Past President, FOGSI from Mumbai delivered oration on “GnRH antagonist”.
- Dr. Devantala Singh Oration was held for the first time on 14th July 2013. Dr. P. C. Mahapatra, Past President, FOGSI from Odisha delivered oration on “LSCS what is new?”.
- Dr. Malti Rohatgi Oration was held for the first time on 30th November 2014. Dr. Alokendu Chatterjee, Past President, FOGSI from Kolkata delivered oration on “Trophoblastic Diseases”.
- Dr. Kamala Achari Oration was held for the first time on 22nd February 2015. Dr. Vandana Walvekar from Mumbai delivered the oration on “Metabolic Syndrome & Gynaecology”.
Thus in future the schedule of holding orations will be as follows : –
- During Annual Conference : –
- M. P. John Oration
- S. N. Upadhyay Oration
- Anmola Sinha Oration
- During the Conference year (Not during conference) : –
- Dr. Malti Rohatgi Oration in the month of November.
- During the year when there will be no conference : –
- Dr. H. B. Sinha Oration in the month of December.
- Dr. Devantala Singh Oration in the month of July.
- Dr. Kamala Achari Oration in the month of February.