Lecture: College of Ayurveda, Pune. Event – Research Methodology Workshop for PG Students. Sep 23, 2013

Lecture: College of Ayurveda, Pune. Event – Research Methodology Workshop for PG Students. Sep 23, 2013

Pune means a drive from Mumbai, and especially when the venue is not near a railway or a bus station. The College of Ayurveda is located very close to where the Mumbai Pune Expressway ends, so that makes it a bit more convenient - avoiding the city traffic. I reached the college a little ahead of the day's lunch hour and as it happens in many such events, I got to hear an earlier faculty member - in this case Dr Prasad Pore from BVDUMC, Pune delivering his lecture. I enjoy having my knowledge getting strengthened. I also like to…
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Ayurveda, evidence-base and scientific rigor

Ayurveda, evidence-base and scientific rigor

Patwardhan B. Ayurveda, evidence-base and scientific rigor. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2010;1:169-70 A very interesting and thought provoking article on the importance of Ayurvedic research, with a focus on the need to adopt intercultural standards for research, for the appropriate methodology and protocols. The author stresses that doing research based completely on methods in modern science will not work; Ayurveda does need certain adaptations, based on the very nature of its traditional bases. As Editor in Chief of the Journal, he stresses that every effort will be made, to guide authors to submit articles with scientific rigor; and there is…
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