Rasayana for Childcare

FRLHT
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health
Traditions (FRLHT) is a public trust and a nongovernment
organisation that is based in
Bangalore, India. The vision of the organisation
is ‘Revitalisation of Indian Medical Heritage’
through creative use of contemporary sciences
and technology. It also works to restore the oral
health traditions rooted in the community, in
order to strengthen the self-reliance in healthcare
among rural and urban households. In 2013, FRLHT
created a Private University that was legislated
by the state of Karnataka, named the Institute of
Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology,
in short known as the Trans-disciplinary University
(TDU).
Contact:
74/2, Jarakabande Kaval, Attur Post,
via Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560064, India.
Tel: +91 80 2856 8000;
www.tdu.edu.in
email: medplan@tdu.edu.in
online stores: www.greenhealer.net
Authors
Padma Venkat
Padma Venkat is Professor at the School of Life Sciences,
Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and
Technology, Bangalore, India and former Director of
the Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (I-
AIM), Bangalore. After completing her doctorate degree
from the University of Cambridge, UK, she returned to
India with a commitment to explore ways of leveraging
traditional medical knowledge of India for contemporary healthcare
needs and joined hands with the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local
Health Traditions (FRLHT). Her research studies are of a trans-disciplinary
nature aimed at bridging traditional knowledge and bioscience. She is
interested in understanding some of the concepts in Ayurveda, such as
Rasayana, to develop cost-effective healthcare applications. She also
has a Masters degree in Health Management from McGill University.
Subrahmanya Kumar K
Subrahmanya Kumar K is an Ayurveda physician with MD;
PhD. in Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic pharmacology). He has
over 10 years of research experience on natural resources
used in Ayurvedic medicine, Traditional Quality Standards
for Traditional Indian medicine and the rejuvenator drugs
of Ayurveda (Rasayana). He is an active researcher on
medicinal plant conservation and their sustainable use. He has several
research publications in indexed journals and presented in various
international conferences. He also teaches theoretical and practical
Dravyaguna (Pharmacognosy and pharmacology of Ayurveda).
Uma Magal
When not immersed and delighting in the beauty and
usage of medicinal plants, Ms Uma Magal writes, teaches
and produces films. Her latest work is a documentary
on the stunning and ecologically valuable rocks of her
hometown Hyderabad. She is presently based in Dublin,
Ireland.
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