Ayurveda and digestive health discussed at national seminar in Coimbatore
The 63rd edition of the seminar was organised by Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala to mark the golden jubilee of its Coimbatore branch.
Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala organised a national seminar in Coimbatore on Sunday to discuss how Ayurveda can support digestive health and its connection to modern medicine. The 63rd edition of the event was held in memory of Ayurveda practitioner P.K. Warrier and coincided with the golden jubilee of the institution’s Coimbatore branch.
Ranjit Anand Puranik, managing director of Dhootapapeshwar Pvt. Ltd., inaugurated the seminar. Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Welfare Minister V.
Sampath Kumar inaugurated the golden jubilee celebrations, according to The Hindu.
Minister V. Sampath Kumar said Ayurveda has achieved global recognition, noting that people from various countries visit India for treatment. He stated that the Tamil Nadu government's policy includes promoting traditional medicine systems such as Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani.
Arya Vaidya Sala Managing Trustee and Chief Physician P.M. Varier presided over the function. He said the institution holds national-level seminars annually to examine new technologies and developments in Ayurvedic treatment.
The event included presentations from several experts, including K. Balasubramanyam, director of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Tamil Nadu, and medical gastroenterologist K. Vamsi Murthy.
Other speakers included K. Chandramouleeswaran, Ramesh R. Warrier, and Jayadevan P.
Varier.
The programme also featured the release of four books, the distribution of awards and endowments for Ayurveda students, and the felicitation of former branch managers T.V. Ramankutty Varier, G.P. Mukundan, and T.
Valsala.