It’s all ayurveda from Holland to Ludhiana

Ludhiana Newsline, India - Nov 20, 2005Ludhiana, November 20: A BUBBLY group of four female students of European Institute of Scientific Research in Ayurveda (EISRA), Holland, are in the city to ...


It’s all ayurveda from Holland to Ludhiana
Megha Mohan
Ludhiana, November 20: A BUBBLY group of four female students of European Institute of Scientific Research in Ayurveda (EISRA), Holland, are in the city to study the intricacies of manufacturing of ayurvedic drugs. These students, who are on a study tour to Ludhiana and Jalandhar, study at EISRA in four-year degree course and are here under an academic exchange.
‘‘These students are studying under the continuing medical education programme, wherein they are polishing their skills,’’ says Dr Sanjeev Sood, Head of Department of Panchkarma at Dayanand Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Jalandhar, who is the coordinator of the group. These students are a part of the batch of 15 students who would be visiitng India in January 2006 for further studies. They have come to India for theoretical training at Dayanand institute in Jalandhar and to take practical knowledge at local ayurveda firm, Pentavox India Limited, which claims to be the only manufacturer having good manufacturing practice (GMP) certification.
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The students are also taken to Gujarat Ayurvedic University, Jamnagar, for theoretical knowledge. ‘‘However, for the past four years students have been coming to our institute at Jalandhar. So far we have imparted theoretical skills to 35 students.
‘‘Ayurveda is the need of the hour in Holland and as a move to secure my future I am taking education of this system of medicine,’’ says 26-year-old Sandjli Bisseser, an Indian whose forefathers settled in Holland decades ago. Sandjli is basically an informaton techonology professional who is diversifying towards ayurveda. Besides Sandjli, other people in the group included Jneke Willeboordse from Amsterdam, Lydia Reuter from Maastricht, Carryn Bea and Den Haag. Dr Sood said that in India, the birthplace of ayurveda, it’s seen as an alternate system of medicine. ‘‘But in countries like Holland it’s given proper recognition and called Vedic system of medicine or proper ayurveda, which is heartening,’’ he adds.
Dr Pradeep Nagrath, chief executive officer (CEO) of Pentavox, said his firm has a tie up with EISRA wherein students come for practical knowledge. ‘‘These students are being taught urban drugs manufacturing of ayurvedic medicine,’’ he added.