This is an academic study of Civil Society intervention and I am not a part of any civil society organisation. In this presentation, I am trying to understand the issues that are being raised about Ayurveda in particular and to some extent traditional and indigenous medicine systems in general.I want to begin by saying two things. One, we need to start with the understanding that Policy is a reflection of power relations in society. Policy is not about what is the most appropriate. Policy is not about what is technically the best thing in a situation. It will claim to be any or all of these things. But fundamentally, at its heart it is a reflection of the current power structure and power relations in society. And that’s why policy is deeply political.
Indigenous Medical Systems and Ayurveda
by Madhulika Banerjee, Delhi University, 01 January, 1970