Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University

Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University
Type Faculty
Established 1922
Parent institution
 Banaras Hindu University
Location Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
25°16′07″N 82°59′53″E / 25.268612°N 82.998187°E / 25.268612; 82.998187
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website Faculty of Ayurveda
Faculty location on Varanasi district map

The Faculty of Ayurveda is a faculty of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in the city of Varanasi in India. The Faculty of Ayurveda at BHU offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Ayurveda. It was founded by Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya in 1922 and is considered the academic "mother" to the Institute of Medical Sciences at Benares Hindu University.[1][2]

History

The ancient Indian healer and scholar Sushruta practiced surgery as well as taught in the city of Varanasi between the period of 1200 BC-600 BCE. Sushruta would also author the Sushruta Samhita there.

The founder of Banaras Hindu University, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya would hence establish an Ayurvedic institute on the Benares Hindu University campus with the aim of integrating Ayurveda and the practice of modern medicine.

The faculty was started in 1922 as a department within the Faculty of Oriental Learning and Theology.

Statue of Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

Key timelines

  • 1922: Faculty started as a department in the "Faculty of Oriental Learning and Theology".
  • 1927: Separate Ayurvedic college started under the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (Ayurveda).
  • 1927: Six years course Ayurvedacharya with Medicine and Surgery (AMS) started.
  • 1959: Undergraduate course in Ayurveda was suspended to provide more emphasis on postgraduate education and research.
  • 1960: Ayurvedic college was converted into the College of Medical Sciences.
  • 1963: Postgraduate Institute of Indian Medicine established as an integral part of the College of Medical Sciences
  • 1963: Postgraduate courses in various Ayurvedic specialties started.
  • 1963: Postgraduate education in modern medicine also started .
  • 1971: College of Medical Sciences was upgraded to the Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • 1978: Existing faculty was bifurcated into the "Faculty of Ayurveda" and "Faculty of Medicine".
  • 1999: Four and half years' duration graduation course in Ayurveda (BAMS) followed by compulsory internship of one year was started.
  • 2006: Six new departments created making a total of 14 departments and 15 degree giving specialties.

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Departments

  1. Dravyaguna
  2. Kaumarbhritya evam balroga
  3. Kayachikitsa
  4. Kriya Sharir
  5. Medicinal Chemistry
  6. Prasuti Tantra
  7. Rachna Sharir
  8. Rasa Shastra
  9. Samhita & Sanskrit
  10. Sangyaharana
  11. Shalakya Tantra
  12. Shalya Tantra
  13. Siddhant Darshan
  14. Swasthavritta & Yoga
  15. Vikriti Vgyan

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Faculty of Ayurveda". BHU website. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "Location". Latlong.net. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "Departments and Specialties". Faculty webpage. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Coordinates: 25°16′07″N 82°59′53″E / 25.268612°N 82.998187°E / 25.268612; 82.998187

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