In recent years, the government of India and several state governments have decided to revise history books, particularly relative to the ancient period, bringing up recent data that calls into question the Aryan invasion and the many theories that have arisen from it. Over the past few decades numerous archaeological finds have been made throughout North India, considerably widening the civilization of the region and uncovering its continuity through time, rendering the Aryan Invasion idea obsolete. Quite predictably, leftists in India raised a cry of tampering with history, as if history is a fixed science that cannot be adjusted. The…
Author: Dr. David Frawley
Dr. David Frawley
Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) D. Litt., is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan award, one of the highest civilian awards granted by the government of India, for distinguished service of a higher order to the nation, honoring his work and writings as a Vedic teacher, which he received in March 2015. He is the founder and director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which offers educational information on Yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, and Vedic astrology.
Today we see a Nobel Prize awarded for work in traditional Chinese medicine. This raises the question why ayurveda is not afforded the same consideration, not only worldwide but also in India? Ayurveda is as profound and sophisticated as traditional Chinese medicine and shares a great deal with it, particularly relative to the role of prana (chi in the Chinese system), with both viewing the human being as an intricate system of energy patterns, much like modern physics and its view of the universe. Both recommend herbs as their main healing modality, including special tonic and rejuvenate agents to improve…