In Milk way Galaxy – Solar

system, a Blue Planet, called

Earth – with Human – An
Intelligent Living being who
developed – Eco-friendly
Health Management systems
all over Globe – In Jambu
Dweepam (India) – developed
and propagated as Ayurveda

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 Opportunities &
Obstacles in Ayurveda

Dr. K.S.R. Prasad

Prof. & Head,
PG Dept. of Panchakarma
SJG Ayurvedic Medical College,
Koppal, Karnataka - India
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 Ambition
• Propagation of Indian
Health systems
• Serving the diseased – to
make a disease free society
• Earning the livelihood
• Getting “Professional
Respect” in society
• Sacrifice - Forcible Entry in
to this system
– To satisfy parents
– Not getting seat in other
courses
– Better than the other
options
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Clarify!
- before you enter:
• Reputation –
• Approvals -
• Facilities –
• Infrastructure –
• Faculty –
• Hospital –
• Management –
• Future plans – of Institution,
– In which you are joining

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 Opportunities
• Opportunities appears always & all
time
• Proper Utilization of opportunity is a
big question
• Wise persons activity is Developing
an Opportunity
• Intelligent persons Target is
Grabbing an Opportunity
• Now – the question is whether you
are WISE or INTELLIGENT

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 Opportunities
• Opportunities are like drops of water
• To make them useful - as a glass of water – we need –
– Loyalty
– Enthusiasm
– Abilities
– Dedication
– Endurance
– Responsibility
– Sincerity
– Honesty
– Intelligence
– Patience
• With this – you are LEADER in Ayurveda

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 Opportunity Strain & Span
in Ayurveda

• You spend – 5 and 1/2 years

– as 18 X 3 Phase + 12 months
– 18 subjects in 3 phases
• First Professional – 6 subjects
• Second Professional – 6 subjects
• Third Professional – 6 subjects

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 First Professional
– 1. Padarth Vigyan
– 2. Astang Sangraha (Sutrasthan)
– 3. Sanskrit
– 4. Ayurved Ka Itihas
– 5. Rachna Sharir
– 6. Kriya Sharir

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Second Professional
– (1) Ras Sastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana
– (2) Dravyagun Vigyan
– (3) Agad Tantra, Vyavhar Ayurved & Vidhi
Vaidyak
– (4) Rog Vigyan Avam Vikriti Vigyanam
– (5) Charak Samhita
– (6) Svasth Vritta
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Final Professional
– 1. Prasuti Tantra, Striroga
– 2. KaumarBhritya
– 3. Kaya Chikitsa
– 4. Shalya Tantra
– 5. Shalakya Tantra
– 6. Charak Samhita

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 Obstacles
• Obstacles are not really problems – they are the
ways of testing talent
• Clearing obstacles makes the talent to develop
• Each obstacle makes us to learn a new lesson
of Life
• Ayurveda – a good old traditional Medical
science have the treatise of more than 5000
years
• Understanding those treatise now is a real
problem or challenge

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Common Initial Problems
1. Difficulty in Learning & application
of Sanskrit
2. Feeling of unnecessary study of
subjects
3. Not getting the link for
Understanding the Ayurveda terms
at contemporary context
4. Confusion of Ayurveda Concepts
at present day practice
5. How – when – where – the
Ayurveda Medicine acts –
6. How to understand this
phenomenon?

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 Clearing Obstacle
• Instead of cursing the
Darkness – try to lit a
small light – that
spreads in all
direction and removes
the darkness
• In the same way in
Ayurveda – each and
every topic, step by
step clarification
reflects in
multidirectional
subject development

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 What is NEXT
• B.A.M.S. degree is
awarded
• You get a prefix of
Vaidya (Doctor)
• Search for employment
and earning
• Now – what are
opportunities in
Ayurveda is a Big
question

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 Registered practitioners in Siddha, Ayurveda,
Homeopathy and Unani are eligible to practice surgery,
obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, ENT,
ophthalmology, etc -Madras High Court Verdict

Reacting to the latest order, state health secretary VK Subburaj said

they were just making use of the provisions in the Act. “But this is
allowed only for those who attended colleges and underwent training for
surgeries.
Source : Times of India July 30 2010
• Start – in India
– Ayurveda General Practice
– Ayurveda OPD Panchakarma Practice
– Developing Ayurveda IPD Hospital
– Join in Pharmacy as ARO
– Join as MO in Govt. & Private
– Collaborating with Spa, Resorts, etc
– Undertaking programs of CCRAS,
AYUSH – as NGO
– Study – M.D. / M.S. Ayurveda
• In abroad
– If you have Money or any relative or
Marry or from abroad you can
propagate Ayurveda as – Health
Practitioner in Abroad
Real time Opportunities

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• Obstacles and
Opportunities are
common in Life
• Most of the time
Life is not
they are like Rail- spoon feed
way – parallel
• Overcoming
Obstacles and
using & grabbing
Opportunities
makes Life Happy
& Successful

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 Treating Disease is Important
but
Preventing a Disease is Most Important
 Keep your Thought & Action
together for success

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