Opioid addiction in the US and the Bharatiya American community
On 5th July 2020, Ikonkar Manmohan Singh Sandhu, a young 23 year old boy, died from an opioid overdose in Michigan just months before he was to be married. He…
Medicine
SIDDHA System of Medicine for Autism and other Intellectual Disabilities
Ancient and traditional system of medicines, which are holistic in nature, are becoming popular once again. In 2014, the Government of Bharat (India) established the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga…
How 5,000-year-old ayurveda taught a Cornell-and-Harvard-trained doctor not to fear cancer
Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya is a practicing physician-scientist, assistant professor and author. A 2014 senior Fulbright Scholar, she is Clinical Asst Professor of Family Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She…
History of Medicine: Ancient Bharatiya Nose Jobs & the Origins of Plastic Surgery
Think plastic surgery is a modern luxury? Think again. It turns out that the roots of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures go back more than 2500 years. It’s a common misconception…
Bharat’s Foundations of Modern Science
Scholars see Bharat and Greece as the two principal birthplaces of science. School textbooks tell us about Pythagoras, Aristotle, Euclid, Archimedes, and Ptolemy, geometry of the Vedic altars, the invention of…
Vedic Culture: As Relevant Today as Ever
By investigating the knowledge and viewpoints in the many topics found in Vedic culture, we can certainly see that the practice and utilization of this Vedic knowledge can indeed assist…