In September 2004 a group of like-minded surgeons from the Asia Pacific region came together to form the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS). In 2006 Hernia Society of India (HSI) was formed as the national chapter of APHS with the aim of propagating the aims and missions of the parent society in India. The object of HSI shall be to promote and advance the teaching and research in hernia surgery in India and the Indian subcontinent. In 2023, HSI has grown to a 1100+ member organisation and regularly conducts meetings and updates across the country.