Introduction
The APTA project aims to capture and preserve the legacies of distinguished personalities who have significantly contributed to Ayurveda. Through a comprehensive collection of life profiles, the project intends to honor these luminaries by documenting their personal journeys, professional achievements, and invaluable contributions to the field. This documentation extends beyond renowned Ayurvedic practitioners to include advocates, scholars, and innovators from different backgrounds who have upheld and advanced Ayurveda in various ways.
This initiative is supported by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.
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Vaidyabhooshanam-K-Raghavan-Thirumulpadu
Born in Chingoli, Alappuzha District, Kerala. VKRT has written more than 35 books exclusively on Ayurveda. First Malayalam textbook in Naturopathy was his contribution.
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Vaidyaratnam-P.-Sankunni-Varier
Born in Mezhathur, Palakkad District, Kerala, India. P.S. Varier’s contributions to healthcare encompassed five key components like initiation of medical consultation within the local community, Medicine preparation, Accessibility of standardized classical medicine to the patients,
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Padmasree-Dr.-P.R.-Krishnakumar
Born in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. Dr P.R. Krishnakumar had a very disciplined and happy childhood, and his leadership skills were noticeable even at a young age.
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Ms.Savita Satakopan
Born in Chennai. Ms. Savita Satakopan worked as Research Assistant in the Department of Pharmacology, Medical College, Baroda from 1958 to 1961 and set up a laboratory for the pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants used in Ayurveda.
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Kaviraj Gangadhar Roy
Born in Jessore village in Yasohara/ Madra district, which is presently a part of Bangladesh. Kaviraj Gangadhar Roy’s Charak Samhita and Madhusudan Gupta’s edition of the Susruta Samhita marked the beginning of a concerted effort by Indian physicians, scholars, and publishers to edit, translate,
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Dr.Sitikantha Das
Born in Sunhat, Balasore district, Odisha, India. Dr. Sitikantha Das hails from a distinguished family, with his father, Kabiraj Lambodar Das, being a renowned Ayurvedic practitioner and a freedom fighter who participated in India’s independence struggle.
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Dr.S.C Dhyani
Born in Khandwari, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. Dr. S.C Dhyani was the cherished son of Sh. Umadutta Dhyani, a respected traditional farmer known for his deep connection to the land, and Smt.
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Kaviraj Gananath Sen
Born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Kaviraj Gananath Sen, a skilled physician and conversant scholar, disciple of Kaviraj Gangadhar Roy. Kaviraj Sushil Kumar Sen, the talented son of Mahamahopadhyaya Gananath Sen,
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Vaidya Bhagwan Dash
Born in Parbatipur, in the Biridi Tehsil of the Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha, India. Vaidya Bhagwan Dash married Veena Dash, a homemaker, in 1979, and they were blessed with two children. Their son, Prashant Dash, was born in 1980, followed by their daughter, Pratima Das, in 1981, Both children followed in his footsteps and pursued medical careers.
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Acharya Priyavrata Sharma
Born in Parbatipur, Village Mustafapur, near Khagaul, District: Patna, Bihar. Acharya Priyavrata (PV) Sharma, who has shaped the postgraduate specialty of “Dravyaguna” in the curriculum of Ayurveda, felt the need to describe the essence of these treatises with simple translations and other illustrations. .
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Dr. Janki Nath Hakim
Born in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Dr Janki Nath Hakim ,Belonged to a prominent family of Unani physicians, with his father, Dr. Anand Joo Hakim, serving as the official Unani doctor to Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pandit S.N Iiyengar
Born in Naravalur village near Namakkal, Tamilnadu. Pandit Srinivasa Narayana Iyengar, born on October 25, 1883, in Naravalur, Tamil Nadu, came from a prestigious family of Samvedadhyayis.
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Shri Krishanram Bhatt
Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Krishanram Bhatt began his teaching career at the Rajakiya Sanskrit Pathshala in Jaipur. Over 22 years, he influenced Ayurvedic education, shaping many renowned Vaidyas.
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Brahmasri VMC Sankaran Namboodirippad
Born in Palakkad, Kerala. Sri VMC Sankaran Namboodirippad was born to Sri Damodaran Namboodirippad and Uma Antarjanam. He lost his father at the young age of three years.
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Shri Kaikulangara Rama Varier
Born in Kaikulangara Variyam Kadangode, Thalappilly, Thrissur, Kerala, India. He was bornin a Varier family to Narayani Varasyar and Kaithakkottu Bhattathirippad. His father was the priest of Kaikulangara Devi temple.
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Padmashri Dr. K Rajagopalan
Born in Kollam,Kerala. Dr. K. Rajagopalan was born on November 17, 1932, as the second of seven children in the esteemed “Thottakkaran” Vaidya family of Kollam. His grandfather was the royal physician to the Travancore Royal Family,
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Prof. Vd. C.P Shukla
Born in Bhuj, Gujarat. In 1956, Vaidya C. P. Shukla joined the Post Graduate Training Centre in Ayurveda (PGTCA), Jamnagar, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kayachikitsa and became a Professor in the same department in 1961.
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Chittattinkara N.Krishnapillai
Born in Parbatipur, in the Biridi Tehsil of the Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha, India. Chittattinkara N. Krishnapillai Vaidya came from a distinguished family with a 500-year history in Ayurvedic practice. His father, N. Narayana Pilla Vaidya, was a respected traditional practitioner who operated the Narayanavilasam Ayurveda Vaidyashala in Maruthamkuzhy, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Vaidya Bachaspati Pandit Brajabandhu Tripathy Sharma
Born in Ghumusar (Ganjam), Odisha. His educational journey began at the young age of nine when he learned foundational Sanskrit texts like Mahanatak, Amarakaosa, and Paniniya Vyakarana (Sanskrit Grammar).
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Vaidya Bapalal G Shah
Born in Sansoli, Gujarat. Vaidya Bapalal was born into a family that valued both business acumen and traditional wisdom. His father, Garbaddas Shah, was a prosperous businessman, while his mother, Ichha Baa, was a homemaker with extensive knowledge of medicinal plants, fostering his early interest in Ayurveda.
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Arya Vaidyan N. Rama Varier
Born in Katambazhipuram, Palakkad District, Kerala. Arya Vaidyan N. Rama Varier was born on July 10, 1903, at Nilavilikunnu Variam in Cherupullaseri, Katambazhipuram, His father, Garbaddas Shah, was a prosperous businessman, while his mother, Ichha Baa, was a homemaker with extensive knowledge of medicinal plants, fostering his early interest in Ayurveda.
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Vaidya Atmaram Waman Datr Shastri
Born in Murud ,Taluka- Dapoli in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. He attended school up to 10th standard in Marathi medium from 1915 to 1930, at Murud. He wanted to learn Ayurved from renowned Vaidya Venimadhav Shastri Joshi, therefore initially he took admission at “Maharashtriya Aryangla Vaidyak Shala Satara”,
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Vaidya Madhav Vasudev Kolhatkar
Born in Pune. Son to Mrs. Radhabai Vasudev Shivram Kolhatkar. Vaidya Madhav Kolhatkar had seven siblings, and he was the second son, known as Anna among his family members. His wife, Mrs. Pradnya Madhav Kolhatkar, and his younger sister, Shubhada Velankar both are also Vaidya.
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Vaidya R C G Srinivasa Murthy
Born in Village of Haltore, Gorur (in the Northern banks of the river Hemavathi- a tributary of Kaveri) in the Hassan District of the Old Mysore State. His father was Gorur Pattabhi Ramaswamy Iyengar and mother was Gorur Rangamma Ramaswamy Iyengar. His father was a Sanskrit scholar and village accountant (Shanubhog) and was also a Member of the Representative Assembly of the old Mysore state for 18 years.
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Prof. Dinkar Govind Thatte
Born in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dinkar Govind Thatte was born into a traditional Maharashtrian family in Banda, Uttar Pradesh was raised in an environment that highly valued education and culture.
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Shri Avanapparambu Maheswaran Namboothirippad
Born in Kumbalangadu, 3 km west of Wadakancheri, in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. AMN was born as the second son of Avanapparambumanayil Shankaran (Kunjikuttan) Namboothirippad and Parvati Antharjanam. Nambiyathan Namboothirippad, one of the family members of AMN, who has published a book on toxicology titled “Balasubodhini,”was his Guru (teacher) in Vishachikitsa.
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