India’s Ayurveda Institute Holds Webinar for Turkmen Students
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The All India Institute of Ayurveda held an online session for students of Myrat Garryyev Turkmen State Medical University. The webinar explored the Tridosha theory, a key concept in traditional Indian medicine, and aimed to expand students’ knowledge and promote academic exchange between…
The All India Institute of Ayurveda, located in the Indian state of Goa, organized an online learning session for students of the Myrat Garryyev Turkmen State Medical University in Ashgabat. The webinar, entitled “Pathogenesis of Diseases in Ayurveda: The Tridosha Theory,” was dedicated to introducing one of the fundamental concepts of traditional Indian medicine. This was reported in a statement by the Embassy of India in Turkmenistan.
The session was led by Dr. Mohan R. Joshi, Deputy Dean of the All India Institute of Ayurveda. He provided participants with detailed information about the tridosha theory, which is used in Ayurvedic medicine to explain the origin and development of diseases.
During the webinar, particular attention was paid to the concepts of vata, pitta and kapha, which are regarded in Ayurveda as the body’s three fundamental life principles. According to Ayurvedic teachings, vata is associated with air and space, pitta with fire and water, and kapha with earth and water. Dr. Mohan R. Joshi explained how an imbalance among these three principles is interpreted in Ayurveda as being associated with the emergence and development of diseases.
The Indian Embassy also highlighted the development of cooperation between the two countries in healthcare and traditional medicine. In 2015, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Turkmenistan, a Yoga and Traditional Medicine Centre was opened in Ashgabat. In January this year, an Ayurveda room was inaugurated at the Myrat Garryyev Turkmen State Medical University.
Within the framework of its “extended neighbourhood” policy, India aims to continue cooperating with Turkmenistan across various areas of development. It is noted that this cooperation also encompasses healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, Ayurveda and traditional medicine.
The webinar provided another example of opportunities being created for the exchange of knowledge and experience between medical higher education institutions in the two countries, as well as for broadening students’ understanding of traditional medicine.