{"id":47215,"date":"2025-05-14T11:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T05:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47215"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:26:15","slug":"ayurveda-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ayurveda-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayurveda Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ayurveda Day Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Government of India has declared that Ayurveda Day will now be observed annually on 23rd September, starting from 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>Why 23rd September?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The date\u00a0<strong>23rd September coincides with the autumnal equinox<\/strong>, when\u00a0<strong>day and night are nearly equal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>This event represents\u00a0<strong>balance in nature<\/strong>, aligning with the\u00a0<strong>Ayurvedic principle of equilibrium<\/strong>\u00a0among\u00a0<strong>body, mind, and spirit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>symbolism of cosmic balance<\/strong>\u00a0supports the holistic philosophy of Ayurveda, making the equinox a\u00a0<strong>powerful metaphor<\/strong>\u00a0for natural harmony and health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is Ayurveda?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The term\u00a0<strong>\u2018Ayurveda\u2019 is derived from \u2018Ayu\u2019 (life) and \u2018Veda\u2019 (knowledge)<\/strong>, meaning the\u00a0<strong>\u201cscience of life.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ayurveda deals with\u00a0<strong>all forms of life<\/strong>\u00a0and is divided into:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nara Ayurveda<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 focused on\u00a0<strong>human life and health<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Satva Ayurveda<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 deals with\u00a0<strong>animal health and diseases<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vriksha Ayurveda<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 focused on\u00a0<strong>plant growth, health, and diseases<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ayurveda is not just a\u00a0<strong>system of medicine<\/strong>\u00a0but also a\u00a0<strong>philosophy of living<\/strong>\u00a0aimed at\u00a0<strong>positive health and spiritual growth<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Structure and Practice of Ayurveda<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ayurveda has both preventive and curative elements<\/strong>, with therapies adapted to\u00a0<strong>individual, climatic, and environmental needs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preventive aspects<\/strong>\u00a0include:\u00a0<strong>Strict hygiene protocols<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>lifestyle discipline<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>seasonal regimens<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Curative aspects<\/strong>\u00a0involve:\u00a0<strong>Herbal remedies<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>dietary therapy<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>external applications<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>physiotherapy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Ayurveda advocates for\u00a0<strong>personalised treatment<\/strong>, customised to the\u00a0<strong>prakriti (constitution)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>imbalances (doshas)<\/strong>\u00a0of each individual.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Indian Medical Council Act of 1971<\/strong>\u00a0provides formal recognition to\u00a0<strong>Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha systems<\/strong>, ensuring\u00a0<strong>standardisation and regulation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Core Principles and Holistic Approach<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayurveda is based on the concept of the\u00a0<strong>tridosha theory<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Vata<\/strong>\u00a0(air &amp; space),\u00a0<strong>Pitta<\/strong>\u00a0(fire &amp; water), and\u00a0<strong>Kapha<\/strong>\u00a0(water &amp; earth).<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>seven body tissues (dhatus)<\/strong>\u00a0are:\u00a0<strong>Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, and Shukra<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Waste products<\/strong>\u00a0(malas) include:\u00a0<strong>Mala (feces), Mutra (urine), and Sweda (sweat)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Health is defined as the\u00a0<strong>balanced state of these doshas, dhatus, and malas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Disease arises from\u00a0<strong>imbalance<\/strong>, and Ayurveda treats the root causes, not just the symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ayurveda Day FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:\u00a0<\/strong>What is Ayurveda Day?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Ayurveda Day is celebrated to promote the ancient Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, and is observed on Dhanvantari Jayanti, during Dhanteras.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:\u00a0<\/strong>Which ministry organises Ayurveda Day celebrations?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) organizes Ayurveda Day in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2128442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayurveda Day is celebrated to promote the ancient Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, and is observed on Dhanvantari Jayanti, during Dhanteras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":47227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[409,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-47215","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-ayurveda-day","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}