It is widely known that Ayurveda pays equal attention to the maintenance of good health as well as to the treatment of diseases. But did you know that there is a branch of this discipline that pays the same attention to the maintenance of the good health of plants and to the methods for the treatment of plant diseases? In fact there is an enormous and elaborate corpus of literature in this field of Vrikshayurveda which offer a range of practices in the nutrition and treatment of plants.
In her talk titled, "Vrikshayurveda: A Legacy of Agriculture for Safe and Sustainable Food Production", Dr Sunita T Pandey of the G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, provides and overview of this area of study, explains its roots in Ayurveda and demonstrates how many of its rich and varied ancient practices can still be found in our farms.
The online Talk in English is at 5.30 pm IST on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
About the Speaker:
Dr Sunita T Pandey, who holds a PhD in Agronomy, serves as Professor in the Department of Agronomy of the G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand where she has over three decades of experience in teaching, research and extension work. She was the recipient of the Faculty Excellence Award in 2021, 2022 & 2023.
Her passion is to rejuvenate, innovate, validate, and popularize the eco-friendly sustainable time-tested and time-honoured ancient and medieval Vrikshayurveda-based agricultural practices. She has guided 20 research scholars in Masters and Doctoral programs on the validation of Vrikshayurveda based practices
She was instrumental in establishing the Y L Nene Training & Research Centre at GBPUAT, Pantnagar with the financial Support of Indian Knowledge System (IKS), division of Ministry of Education, Government of India. As Principal Investigator, she leads a multidisciplinary team of over thirty scientists is working on various research projects in this domain.
Dr Pandey has a number of research publications to her credit in her specialization and is the Senior Editor of Vrikshayurveda newsletter published by AAHF. She serves as a Member on several State and National level working committees on natural farming, including those established by ICAR, CSIR-NIScPR, NCERT and Government of Gujarat among others. She also serves as Honorary Executive Secretary, Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF), GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
Greetings from Tamil Heritage Trust!
We are extremely happy to invite you to our annual in person event 'Pechu Kacheri 2024.'
Titled 'THOLLIYAL KAPPIYAM' - Archaeological expeditions of Tamil Nadu, this event will be held on 14th and 15th December 2024 (Saturday & Sunday), 9.30am - 5pm at our regular venue of Tamil Virtual Academy, Kotturpuram, Chennai.
Comprising of 8 talks & 2 conversations, in Tamil, across the 2 days, the subject will be addressed both from an overall perspective & specific Site findings.
While some experts talk about Tamil Nadu's History, Ancient Ports and Trade, Economics and Wealth & Women's cultural lives, others will be sharing their hands on experience of expeditions like Keezhadi, Gangai Konda Cholapuram etc.
The 2 conversations will be interactive sessions post lunch, where a THT member will discuss, with the speakers, the specific methodology and details involved in their work, thus enabling a professional insight.
All are welcome to attend. No prior registration required. We look forward to seeing you at:
Tamil Virtual Academy,
Kotturpuram, Chennai.
(Next to Anna Centenary Library.)
Location Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Et6964EwFPVM3K5C8
Live streaming of the event will be available here - https://www.youtube.com/@TamilHeritageTrust
Food Sponsors for the event - Heritage India Trails - 9363475187 / 9363461349
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