GLOBAL AYURVEDA FESTIVAL 2012
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| Union Minister Vylar Ravi Inaugurated GAF 2012 Courtesy GAF |
Global Ayurveda Festival, Kerala finished today - the first of its kind in God’s Own Country in Trivandrum. The event was well represented by experts and stakeholders from the traditional healthcare segment. The Union Minister Vylar Ravi insisted on his inauguration speech on 9th this month that the need for both national and state ministries to promote Ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine on a global scale. Pointing out that today’s society is showing a reluctance to accept our traditional methods of medicine and are running behind modern medicines that give fast relief, he said that they seldom realise such treatment would have their own biological impacts later. He said: “It is good to see that at least the Keralites are coming uip with new projects that would help give a face lift to Ayurveda. It is indeed nice to know that Kerala is giving more importance to research in the Ayruveda stream of healthcare. Ayurveda treatment focuses not just on curing one particular disease, but improves the whole life style of the person.” The Minister outlined the need for giving Ayurveda a global face through festivals and exhibitions, like the Global Ayurveda Festival, Kerala. He said conferences that take place as part of the GAF will help open an international horizon for traditional medicines. The minister also utilized the opportunity to make a request to the central government to make Kerala the World Centre of Ayurveda.
Kerala Agriculture Minister K.P. Mohanan, who has a personal attachment to Ayurveda, opined that Ayurveda is the science and existence of life, and unlike other medicinal practices, does not expire over time. The existence of fake doctors and treatments has had a negative impact on Ayurveda’s reputation, causing the society to run behind allopathy for instant relief.
On 10th February Padmabhushan Dr. B.M Hegde who made a presentation on Non-Communicable Diseases and the Importance of Ayurveda. Hegde described diseases to be an alteration in the human energy pattern. “Health is Enthusiasm to work and enthusiasm to compassionate”, he said. The various myths that the common people nurse about non-communicable diseases were given a new meaning today on the second day of the Global Ayurveda Festival currently on in Trivandrum. The second day of Global Ayurveda Festival started with the Plenary Session chaired by Dr. P.K Mohanlal, Former DAME. The first session was followed by a lecture by Dr R.H Singh, who spoke on the unique features of ayurvedic management of Diabetes Mellitus(Madhumeha). He described the disease as an “error in lifestyle”. He then went on to compare modern medicine with Ayurvedic
medicine. “Ayurveda, having a great tradition, is deep-rooted in our culture and it has got all the healing powers of mother nature without effecting our mind and body,while modern medicine is fast curing and may affect our immune system.” He concluded by describing the Ayurveda treatments available in Kerala and the system’s fame for panchakarma chikitsa, which has found its place world-wide.
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