INDIC HEALTH CONFERENCE II: AYURVEDA: MODERN & GLOBAL IDENTITIES

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME DAY 1 Friday 2 July 2004 8.30 – 9.20 9.20 – 10.00

Registration Welcome addresses

Chair for morning session: Dr Elizabeth De Michelis (Director, DHIIR, University of Cambridge) 10.00 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.00

11.00 – 11.30 11.30 – 12.00 12.00 – 12.30

12.30 – 14.00

Prof. Mike Saks (Lincoln University): Plural medicine and East-West dialogue Dr Timothy Walker (Boston University): The early modern globalization of Ayurveda: Portuguese dissemination of drugs and healing techniques from South Asia on four continents, 1670-1830 Break (with refreshments) Dr Jan Meulenbeld (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen): The woes of ojas in the modern world Dr Dominik Wujastyk (UCL): The evolution of Indian government policy on Ayurveda in the 20th century Lunch break

Chair for afternoon session: Prof. Mike Saks (Lincoln University) 14.00 – 14.30 14.30 – 15.00

15.00 – 15.30 15.30 – 16.00 16.00 – 16.30 16.30 – 17.30 17.30 – 17.45

Ms Dagmar Benner (DHIIR): The medical ethics of professionalized Ayurveda in India Dr Harish Naraindas (Iowa University): Gestation diabetes, afternoon sleep and morning tea: Ayurveda in a modern and global setting. Break (with refreshments) Dr Madhulika Banerjee (Delhi University): The pharmaceuticalization of Ayurveda Prof. Fred Smith (Iowa University): Theory and practice of mental health care in Ayurveda Discussion groups and report to general discussion. Concluding remarks

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY 2

Saturday 3 July 2004 9.00 – 9.30 9.30 – 9.40 9.40 – 10.00

Registration Welcome address Report on previous day’s proceedings:

Chair for morning session: Dr Francoise Barbira Freedman (University of Cambridge) 10.00 – 10.30

10.30– 11.00

11.00 – 11.30 11.30 – 12.00

12.00 – 12.30 12.30 – 13.30

Dr Unnikrishnan P. (Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions or FRLHT): Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia databases in the context of the revitalisation of traditional medicine Prof. Bala Manyam (Texas A&M University): An approach to establishing efficacy and safety of ancient ayurvedic remedies by modern methods of drug development Break (with refreshments) Dr Sebastian Pole (Pukkaherbs): Practising Ayurveda in the UK in the 21st century: Clinical and production experiences Dr A.S. Chopra (Habichtswaldklinik Ayurveda): The practice of Ayurveda in Germany Lunch break

Chair for afternoon session: Dr Dominik Wujastyk (UCL) 13.30 – 14.00

14.00 – 15.00 15.00 – 15.30 15.30 – 16.30 16.30 – 17.30 17.30 – 17.45

Ms Manasi Tirodkar (University of Chicago): The changing 'person' – Adaptations of Ayurveda in India and the United States Audiovisual presentation – Part I Break (with refreshments) Audiovisual presentation – Part II Discussion groups and report to plenary discussion with speakers’ panel. Concluding remarks

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DAY 1 and DAY 2: Discussion group themes Relevance of classical sources of Ayurveda for contemporary needs and practice Modern and global Ayurveda in India Modern and global Ayurveda in the West The spread of Ayurveda worldwide: legal regulation and ethics