20 Jan 1943 – 21 Aug 2022
Prof (Dr.) Gyanendra Pandey
Highly Qualified Ayurveda Expert (BAMS, MD, PhD, FRAS London), Deputy Director with CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India (33 Years’ Service)
In memory of my father...
Prof (Dr) Gyanendra Pandey (1943 - 2022)
‘No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning I keep on swallowing. At other times it feels like being mildly drunk, or concussed. There is a sort of invisible blanket between the world and me. I find it hard to take in what anyone says. Or perhaps, hard to want to take it in. It is so uninteresting. Yet I want the others to be about me. I dread the moments when the house is empty. If only they would talk to one another and not to me’ said C.S. Lewis in ‘A Grief Observed’. I go thru the same feelings, same emptiness, same restlessness at times trying to cope with my father’s death.
Gyanendra Pandey(Author) with H.E. The President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan New Delhi presenting his book to The president.
Prof (Dr) Gyanendra Pandey
Research Scientist, Ayurveda Doctor, Writer And A Professor Internationally Acclaimed Authority On Ayurveda Author Of Over 75 Books, 400+ Research Papers 55 Years Of Dedicated Service To The Nation Proficient In Sanskrit, Hindi and English
Prof (Dr) Gyanendra Pandey dedicated his life studying, researching, practicing, and teaching Ayurveda, which is the oldest healing science. Ayurvedais referred to as “The Science of Life.” Ayurvedic knowledge originated in India more than 5,000 years ago and is known as the “Mother of All Healing.” It stems from the ancient Vedic culture and was taught for thousands of years in an oral tradition, from accomplished masters to their disciples. While some of this knowledge on Ayurveda was set to print a few thousand years ago, much of it even today remains inaccessible.
Dr. Pandey was born on 20th January 1943, in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. A well-known specialist in the Indian traditional medical system, Dr Pandey did Ayurvedacharya (1963), Post Graduate in Ayurveda (1968), Master’s Degree In Indian Ancient History, Culture & Archaeology(1969) from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand;Master’s Degree in Ayurveda (1967) from Gujrat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujrat; and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. His PhD thesis was on ‘Traditional Medicine in South-East Asia and Indian Medical Science’, which was later published as a book. He was an internationally acclaimed authority of Ayurveda and was part of several government projects over the past 50 years. He regularly participated in various national and international conferences on Ayurveda, Yoga, Indology and Indian Culture.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS) of Great Britain and Ireland.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS) of Great Britain and Ireland.
Education
1963
BAMS (Ayurvedacharya)
1969
MA (Indian Ancient History, Culture & Archaeology)
1974
PhD (Thesis: Traditional Medicine in South-East Asia and Indian Medical Science)
1974
PhD (Thesis: Traditional Medicine in South-East Asia and Indian Medical Science)
1975
Fellow Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Expertise
- 1. Doyen of Scientific Ayurveda: Internationally acclaimed authority on Ayurveda, with 55 years of experience in the field, Conceptualized and led several Govt initiatives, Multidisciplinary proficiency, Expertise in Herbals, Pharmacy and Indology (Oriental Studies), Various awards - honors - appreciations - felicitations - Gold Medalist etc.
- 2. Specialist Doctor, Medico botanist and Ayurvedic Drug Formulation: Senior Physician with specialization in Acute and Disease treatment with the help of Classical Ayurvedic Medicines, Managed community health projects of Govt of India, Trained BAMS, MD doctors for Ayurveda treatment in Ayurveda Medical Colleges, Special invitee / Expert - CGI (Core Group of Integration) Uttaranchal Pharmacopoeia Programme, Uttaranchal Health Systems Development Project (UHSDP), Directorate of Medical and Health Services, Govt.
- 3. Author of over 75 books and 400 research papers: in national and international publications.
- 4. Eminent Ayurveda Doctor and Researcher: Sr. Officer/ Research Scientists/ Sectional / Project (s) - Institutional Head (Office-in-charge) Survey of medicinal plants project, Gurukul Kangri, Hardwar /SMPU, Govt. Ayurvedic College, Gwalior, M.P. (RRI/Central Research Institute of Ayurveda); Regional Research centre, Jogindrnagar - Mandi, Himanchal Pradesh; Indian Institute of Ayurveda for Drug Research (R.R.I. Tarikhet), Ranikhet, Uttaranchal; and Regional Research Institute (Ayurveda), Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh).
- 5. Professor of Ayurveda, Sanskrit and Indian Culture: Ex. Principal / Senior Professor, and Head, Drvyaguna Vigyan Department,Uttaranchal Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital (Recognised by CCIM, Govt. of India- Approved by Govt of Uttaranchal - Affiliated with HNB Garhwal University), Dehradun, Uttaranchal. Teaching Experience (Teaching) in Subjects:
- 1. Dravyaguna
- 2. History of Ayurveda
- 3. Caraka Samhita
- 4. AstangaHridaya
- 5. Others
Books
- Ayurvedic Chikitsa Kosa–guide
- (1995)
- Vanousadhimanjusa–medical Plants Of The Plains
- (1990)
- Uncommon Plant Drugs Of Ayurveda (English)
- (1995)
- ISBN 81-7030-404-0
- Medicinal Plant Drugs Of Himalaya, Vol.–l, Vol–ll (English)
- IISBN 81-7030-404-4
- Some Lesser Known Herbal Drugs In Ayurveda (English)
- (1996)
- ISBN 81-7030-518-9
- Medicinal Plant Drugs Of Himalaya, Vol.–l, Vol–ll (English)
- I(1995-98)
- ISBN 81-7030-561-2
- Puspamsmarpayami:bhartiya Sanskrit Me Vanaspatiyan–medicinal Plants In Indian Culture
- I(1997)
- Gyanedraausadhiyapadapavali–gyanendra Enumeratioplantamedica
- I(1993)
- ISBN 81-7030-353-2
Experience
| Year | Institution | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 |
Research Associate GURUKUL KANGRI VISHWAVIDYALAYA P.O Gurukula Kangri, Haridwar-249404, Uttarakhand, India www.gkv.ac.in |
Survey of medicinal plants project |
| 1970 - 2003 (33 Years) |
Deputy Director (Ayurved) CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCES (CCRAS) Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi – 11005, India www.ccras.nic.in |
1. Chief Scientist and Head, Survey of medicinal plants project, Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar 2. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute / Central Research Institute of Ayurveda, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 3. Regional Research Centre, Jogindrnagar - Mandi, Himanchal Pradesh 4. Indian Institute of Ayurveda for Drug Research (Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Tarikhet), Ranikhet, Uttaranchal 5. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2003 - 2022 |
Professor Emeritus GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY, Chanakya Bhavan, Jamnagar- 361 008, Gujarat, India ayurveduniversity.edu.in |
Teaching Foreign and Indian Students Ayurveda and engaged in teaching students of B.A.M.S., M.D. (Ay.), M. Pharm (Ay.), M.Sc. (Med. Plants), Ayurved Pharmacy Courses, clinical practice, and guidance training to Ayurveda Doctors, Ph.D. Scholars, Teachers, etc. |
| Post Retirement |
Senior Professor and Head of the Department UTTARANCHAL AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL Recognised by CCIM, Govt. of India - Approved by Govt of Uttaranchal - Affiliated with HNB Garhwal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India www.uacayurveda.org |
Principal / Senior Professor, and Head, Dravyaguna Vigyan Department, Teaching Experience in Subjects: Dravyaguna, History of Ayurveda, Caraka Samhita, Astanga Hridaya |
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Senior Professor UTTARAKHAND SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY NH-58, BHEL More, Bahadrabad, Haridwar - 249402, Uttarakhand, India www.usvv.ac.in |
Teaching Indian culture, Sanskrit and other subjects | |
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Director (R & D) SHRI HANS AYURVED BHAWAN Shri Premnagar Ashram, Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India www.shrihansayurvedbhawan.org |
Director of Research and Development of Ayurvedic Medicine | |
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Head of the Department and Senior Professor
DEV SANSKRITI VISHWAVIDYALAYA Gayatrikunj – Shantikunj, Haridwar- 249411 Uttarakhand, India https://dsvv.ac.in/ |
Teaching Indian culture, Sanskrit and other subjects |