At a time when everyone is getting attracted towards western civilization and trying to adopt foreign culture, leaving the precious and valuable tradition and customs of the country, it is the present Government which has initiated several steps for safeguarding the traditional practices. Yoga and Ayurveda are two major sectors, having a vast history of hundreds years with origin in India, but it is really sad that with time, the impact of westernization increased to such an extent that people forgot these priceless things and adopted others methods of treatment. It is the present Government which has taken several steps for the propagation of these besides imparting awareness among regarding the importance of these sectors. In this regard, the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), under the Ministry of AYUSH, has launched Ayurveda Day 2022 programme. AIIA has been chosen as the nodal agency for driving Ministry of AYUSH’s mandate for Ayurveda Day this year. The theme for the celebration is ‘Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda’. Ayurveda Day curtain raiser for the six-week long programme saw virtual presence of a number of dignitaries including Minister of Ayush Sarabananda Sonawal, MoS for Ayush Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai, Secretary Vaidhya Rajesh Kotecha, Special Secretary P K Pathak and NCSIM chairman Vaidya Jayant Deopujari. The Ministry of AYUSH celebrates Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanvantari Jayanti and this year it will be celebrated on 23 October. This year the Ministry is celebrating it in collaboration with all the Ministries and departments of Government of India so that every person of the nation is made aware of traditional system of medicine. Speaking on the occasion, Sonawal said, “The six-week programme is a noble endevour to take forward the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. The success of this programme will be possible only if we are able to reach every citizen of India, and therefore, over the coming weeks, we will focus all our energies to interact with and sensitise the people so that the message of Ayurveda can percolate down to all levels. ‘Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda’ stresses on creating awareness of ‘Ayurveda for Holistic Health’ in every household. This will help our nation become healthy and strong.” Sharing views, Dr Mahendrabhai said, “By joining hands with other countries, we aim to take Ayurveda to every house and make true the vision of “From Healthy India to a Healthy World”. Director AIIA Prof Tanuja Nesari shared the details of the programme and highlighted the key events that will take place over the next few weeks. The programme will see participation from various ministries of the Government of India with an aim of achieving 3Js – Jan Sandesh, Jan Bhagidari and Jan Andolan.
