Adolescence – An Ayurvedic View

Adolescence is a period of transition. As one season transforms into the next with a period of ritu sandhi kala between the two, so does childhood transform into adulthood with adolescence as the period of sandhi kala between the two.

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Is Patanjali the avatar of Adishesha?

According to mythology ,Maharishi Patanjali was the avatar of Adi Shesha – the Infinite Cosmic Serpent upon whom Lord Vishnu rests. He is considered to be the compiler of the Yoga Sutras.According to some researchers the author of a commentary

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Research facilities for Ayurveda to get a boost

The Kerala State government will improve Ayurvedic research facilities and get rid of the deficiencies in education in Ayurveda. The facilities for post-graduate studies in Ayurveda would also be improved. Minister for public works Shri. V. K. Ebrahim kunju inaugurated

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Centre to fund new ayurveda research centre in Kerala

The RGCB (Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology) will set up the National Centre for Excellence for Ayurveda Inspired Discovery that will lead research into efficacy mechanisms involved in ayurvedic therapeutics.  It has also proposed two sister campuses, an ‘ayurvedic clinical

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Thiruvananthapuram institute initiates Ayurveda-inspired discovery (AID) project to give New Impetus to Ayurveda Research

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) has initiated Ayurveda Inspired Discovery (AID) project to accelerate molecular level studies into medicinal plants and products used in Ayurveda with the aim of identifying their active compounds, targets, pathways and discovering potential new therapeutic uses.

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EAT,ATE, MEDITATE

A friend of mine, Anand Anaam, has been organising food meditation events in various public institutes in Delhi and other cities. He facilitates this unique meditation without any pomp and show, without any publicity as he does not want it

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Food: Nectar or Poison: A Vedic View

The cosmos constituted of the five fundamental elements (ether, air, fire, water and earth) has two principal divisions: jadda and chetana. Jadda are all the non-livings whereas chetana are those with soul and have their independent functional system. In chetana,

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Perfect Pyaala for Life

The extract of medicinal plants or herbs in water is called ‘tea`, or more precisely, tisane. Preparing tisane is the simplest way of extracting therapeutically active substances from medicinal plants. A cup of herbal tea is the perfect “Pyaala” for

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