Literary Research

LEKHA (Literary and Epigraphic Knowledge with Hermeneutics in Ayurveda) is a literary research project exploring the wealth of the writings of Ayurveda preserved in the form of manuscripts. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

DHARA (Digital Helpline for Ayurveda Research Abstracts) is an online database developed by AVTAR providing access to research papers on Ayurveda published in peer reviewed journals both in India and abroad. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

OSADHI (Office for Standardization of Ayurvedic Drugs and Herbs Initiative) is an initiative to build a comprehensive pharmacopoeia by careful collation and indexing of information from classical literature of Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Field Research

PADAM (Program for Archiving and Documenting Ayurvedic Medicine) is a field research program documenting the living traditions and practices of Ayurveda that have survived into modern times. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Experimental Research

MATI (Modulated Ayurvedic Teaching Initiatives) is a research initiative to develop teaching modules and programs in different aspects of Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

LINGA (Laboratory Investigations and Nosological Guidelines in Ayurveda) is a clinical research laboratory initiative with the aim to develop relevant nosological guidelines in Ayurveda to scientifically back up clinical practice in Ayurveda.  CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

IISA (Integrative Initiative in Science and Ayurveda) is a research initiative to find meeting points to integrate Science and Ayurveda within a comprehensive theoretical and application oriented framework. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Clinical Research

RUDRA (Random Uninterrupted Documentation for Retrospective Analysis) is a clinical research program for reporting outcomes from ongoing clinical practice in the field of Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

PACT (Protocols for Ayurvedic Clinical Trials) is an attempt to define the scope of controlled clinical trials in the field of Ayurveda and to develop suitable protocols for evaluating whole system clinical interventions in Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

SASTRA (School for Advanced Surgical Training and Research in Ayurveda) is a research clinic that works to develop relevant surgical techniques in classical Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

NETRA (Natural Eye Treatments and Research in Ayurveda) is a research clinic that aims to strengthen and adapt the branch of Ophthalmology in classical Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Software Development

SWASTI (Software Applications, Solutions and Technological Innovations) is the IT division of AVTAR engaged in development of suitable software applications for research support. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Scientific Communication

ASL (Ancient Science of Life) The peer reviewed scientific and multidisciplinary research journal on Ayurveda published since the last thirty years. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

JCRA (Journal of Clinical Rheumatology in Ayurveda) The first peer reviewed scientific research journal with a focus on a clinical specialty in Ayurveda. CLICK  HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Ayurveda Research Initiatives

A Division of The Ayurvedic Trust, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Group of Institutions, Coimbatore