Hardin Harghar Ayurveda Celebration at DPSRU

Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University recently organized a week long programme on the theme “Hardin Harghar Ayurveda” to celebrate “Aurveda @ 2047 – Azadi ka Amrit Kaal”.

This series of events highlighted the contribution of Ayurveda in dealing with the management of chronic lifestyle related diseases and non communicable diseases, with a special focus on the elderly.

On the very first day, an inauguration ceremony was held to kickstart the grand celebrations. The inauguration was done by Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal, Vice Chancellor, along with the Chief Guest Prof. (Dr.) Rabinarayan Acharya, Director General, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, Special Guest of the event Prof.(Dr.) P.K. Prajapati Director, PCIM & H and Head, Department of RS & BK, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi and BOG Member Dr. Arun Kumar Agarwal, Former Dean, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

In this event, the student and community stakeholders learnt about Ayurveda and especially for old age people. Prof. Ajay Sharma, HOD, Department of Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry, DPSRU and the Organizing Secretary for this event series, welcomed all the delegates and briefed on the one week programme schedule to the guest and other senior citizens invitees present over there.

In his address, Honourable Vice- Chancellor, Prof. R. K. Goyal explained the modern perspectives of Ayurveda and also gave overview on the development of the Ayurveda programme in DPSR University.

Prof.(Dr.) P.K. Prajapati delivered a keynote address and share to everyone about the aim of Ayurveda and branches of Ayurveda in which sir give more emphasis on Jara Chikitsa which is one of the branch of AshtangaAyurveda. Prof. Prajapati suggested about the how to delay or prevents various disorder associated with age and their treatment also. Prof. (Dr.) Rabinarayan Acharya explained Ayurveda and treatment related to it on different body systems. He also highlighted the scope of Pharma students in Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamics studies of Ayurvedic formulations.

The guests were felicitated with bouquet and Lord Dhanvantari Idol.

On the second day, DPSRU organized free health check up for senior citizens. This ocassion was graced by Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal, Honourable Vice Chancellor, DPSRU, and Chief Guest Dr. Raj K. Manchanda, Director, Ayush, and Ayurveda consultants, Dr. Ashish Sharma, Dr. Rejanshu and Dr. Rahul Gupta, and Mr. H. S. Chawla from Hope, Ek Asha.

At this event, Honourable Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal spoke of inculcating the knowledge of all kinds of medicine disciplines in the course curriculum of the university. He said that with the research tools available at the university, this would help in reaching innovative outcomes and give the drug disciplines a new direction. He said that furthermore, currently DPSRU conducts most of the tests regarding standardization of drugs, and medicine such efficacy study, toxicity study. There’s an increasing need to go beyond it. DPSRU has signed MoUs with hospital; this sheds light on the clinical research aspect.

Dr. Raj K. Manchanda said that Ayurveda is successfully imbibed in every Indian household that device home made Ayurvedic remedies as first aid to the daily health issues. DPSRU must embrace the vision of Ayush, as it is successfully doing right now.

The evening session included a session taken by Dr. Ritu Sethi, Consultant Gynaecologist who graced the ocassion, and spoke on the emerging issue of women’s sanitization and health. She was introduced by Director, SPS, Prof. Harvinder Popli, who spoke on women issue, and requirement of adequate health service in this area.

The third day, October 5, 2022, DPSRU celebrated Dussehra with an online session, on Ayurvedic Practices for Senior Citizens.

Dr. Sumeet Goel (Technical Officer, CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH) and OSD to Secretary, Ministry of Ayush was invited for an online session. Dr. Goel spoke about best ayurvedic practices for senior citizens. He talked about ayurvedic diet and how we can incorporate these practices in daily lives. He said different AYUSH schemes and various initiatives by Govt. of India to improve the lifestyle of geriatrics which is important as the proportion of elderly people is continuously increasing. His talk was followed by lecture taken by Dr. Devesh Tiwari Assistant professor, Dept. of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, DPSRU. He spoke on different ethnopharmacological aspects to improve the lifestyle of geriatrics. discussed the importance of plantation. The role of different ayurvedic plants in alleviating diseases and improving health.

DPSRU conducts online session on the ocassion of Dussehra
Celebrations continued on the 4th day of “ Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda”. On this day ( October 6, 2022), DPSRU comprising morning rally led by Honourable Vice Chancellor Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal, comprising of Directors, Deans, Organizing Secretary, faculty, students and other staff members. On this ocassion, 43 students, and 30 teaching and non teaching staff participated to travel a distance of 5 km. The participants raised slogans of “ Har Ghar Ayurveda, Ghar Ghar Ayurveda”, “Jai Dhanwnatari, Jai Ayurveda”, and “Amla Khao Bhudapa Bhagao”. This rally was organized to raise awareness among common citizens and promote Ayurveda in every household.

The rally was followed by an expert talk session. In this session, the welcome address was given by Honourable Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal. Prof. Goyal connected the significance of Hindu Shlokas and related them with Ayurveda and how to lead a balanced life on daily basis. The session was also attended by Dr. Harvinder Popli, Director, SPS, and Dr. Jaseela Majid, Head, School of Allied Health Sciences and Management.

Mr. Anil Khandelwal, MD, Yogicsecrets Healthcare Private Limited was the invited guest who spoke on “ The way to Manage Common Health Problems in Elderly Society”.

In this talk, Mr. Khandelwal spoke about how to maintain balanced lifestyle that is stress free. He spoke on following a healthy diet routine. According to him, aging is a natural process, so a healthy diet leads to happy aging.

He encouraged the audience to have medicine free and disease free life. Furthermore, he opined that whoever manages kitchen must endeavour to follow the principles of Ayurveda.

On the 5th day (October 7, 2022) of celebration of “Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda” celebrations of DPSRU, a visit was made to the old-age home “ Mann Ka Tilak”. This visit was organized by DPSRU in association with AIIA.

The team was flagged off by Honourable Vice Chancellor Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal at 10:00 AM in the morning.

The team reached the venue at 10.30 am and and introductory address was carried out by Dr Jaseela Majid, the chairperson and the Head of School of Allied Health Sciences and Management, DPSRU.

At the venue, Dr K.C. George carried out a wonderful counselling session for the elderly with live examples from daily life.

DPSRU Physiotherapy faculty Dr Varsha Chorsiya and Dr Jitender Munjal carried out a group Physiotherapy exercise session as a part of healthy well being drive conducted at the venue. An individualised custom made Physiotherapy sessions were done for all the residents.

Dr Priyanka Chauhan gave consultation for Ayurveda to all the old-age home occupants .
This was followed by a session taken by Dr. Majid to discuss the individual problems of all the elderly and provide suitable solutions.

The University also distributed clothes donated by DPSRU family members over the last week. The Ayurvedic immunity booster kits, fruits ,biscuits and rusks were also donated as a part of Healthy Nutrition Drive.The team had refreshments with the participants and thereafter spent a few happy hours with them. Pulse oxy meters were also donated to all the elderly keep a track of their health .

The program ended with a valedictory session by Dr Jitender Munjal. The guests who were the part of the team to the old age home were felicitated by honourable Vice Chancellor sir for their support.

On the final day of this week-long celebration, a symposium was held on October 8, 2022 on GK Narayan Auditorium at DPSRU that was graced by the presence of Honourable Chancellor LG Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, Honourable Vice Chancellor Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal, Director, AIIA, Prof. Tanuja Nesari, BOG Chairman Dr. Shridhar Dwivedi, Ms. Alice Vaz R., Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi, and other dignitaries, along with faculty members, students and staff.

The event began with the lamp lightning ceremony and the Kul Geet of DPSRU. Following this, Prof. Ajay Sharma, HOD, Department of Pharmacognosy gave a glimpse of the past week’s events.

The guests were then felicitated by Honourable Vice Chancellors and Deans. Each guest was presented with Shawl, and a statue of Lord Dhanwantari.

The guests were invited at the dais to say a few words. In his address, LG, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena spoke of the relevance of Ayurveda in India since ages. He said people practiced the Ayurveda in their daily routine without knowing the science that goes behind it. Giving an example of honey, Shri Saxena said that having it regularly keeps you away from many diseases.

Similarly, there are food, herb, spices whose consumption benefits all age groups.

In his address, Honourable Vice Chancellor of DPSRU Prof. Ramesh K. Goyal promoted the concept of “Health for All”. He said benefits of Ayurveda could be found in scriptures such as Ramayana as well. He opined that Ayurveda must be promoted at global level.

Dr. Nesari elaborated the 6 week program launched by AIIA to promote Ayurveda. She elaborated that the programme has seen participation from various ministries of the Government of India with the aim of 3Js – Jan Sandesh, Jan Bhagidari, and Jan Aandolan. She also highlighted the role of Ayurveda to fight Covid in India.

In his address, Dr. Shridhar Dwivedi, eminent cardiologist and medical educationist stressed on the historical significance of Ayurveda, and recited several Sanskrit Shlokas from ancient literature to explain their significance in fighting heart diseases.

The programme ended with the inauguration of DPSRU’s annual magazine, Pharmannual 2021-2022.

This above session was followed by a technical session in the first of which, Prof. C.R. Babu took an Expert Lecture. Prof. Babu spoke on “Bio-Diversity as a source of future drugs”.

In the second session, Mr. D.C. Katoch gave the key address, while several other speakers – namely, Dr. N. Shrikanth, Deputy DG, CCRAS, Dr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Vice President,