STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) in Guwahati, an autonomous institution under the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences (CCRAS) of the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, announced a host of activities to celebrate Ayurveda Day, 2023.
This included a Run For Ayurveda on the morning of November 7 and a Bikers Rally on November 6. On the Run for Ayurveda event, sportspersons of international repute will participate and encourage the youth to join the cause of Ayurveda for everyone on every day.
The run-up to Ayurveda Day on November 10 has already witnessed many other activities in a month-long celebration to create mass awareness about Ayurveda and its effectiveness as a preferred means to improve the quality of life. Regular health camps are being held in the rural areas of different parts of Assam as part of this initiative.
In addition, street play, drawing competition, quiz competition, debate competition, Rangoli making competition were held during this month among different parts of the society, especially the student community and the youth. Display of medicinal plants as well as health talks have been organised on a regular basis for the benefit of the patients and the public at large.
CARI along with CSIR-Northeast Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST) also organised a host of activities to celebrate and create awareness about Ayurveda Day, 2023. The Chemistry department of CARI gave a presentation on the use of the best raw materials for making Ayurvedic formulations as well as an investigation into the quantitative estimates of the bio-active components present in raw drugs to ensure efficacy. Multiple lectures by experts from CARI along with a health camp were also organised. A seminar on “Healthy Lifestyle through Ayurveda” was also organised in the Jorhat campus of CSIR-NEIST.
The students of Sankardeva Sishu Vidya Niketan visited the CARI premises on Saturday to understand different aspects of Ayurvedic treatment including Panchakarma and a visit to the Herbal Garden of Medicinal plants. In this garden, more than 150 types of important and rare medicinal plants, which are mostly found only in Northeast India, are preserved for demonstration purposes.
Addressing a press conference, the Assistant Director (In Charge) of Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Dr Dinesh Baruah said, “Ayurveda, the ancient science of life, has the power to heal and harmonise our well-being. Celebrating Ayurveda Day, CARI is revving up buzz with a Bikers Rally and a Run for Ayurveda. With guidance from the Union Minister of Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal, we are working towards achieving the vision of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a Swastha Bharat.”
Highlighting the rich potential of medicinal plants in the Northeast and Assam, Dr Devanjal Bora, Research Officer (Botany) in CARI said, “In the lush landscapes of Northeast India lies a treasure trove of medicinal plants, waiting to unveil their healing secrets. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s visionary directive to CARI - to perform a detailed survey of medicinal plants in all the states including interviewing folk healers from different communities -reflects our commitment to unearth this rich potential.”
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