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About Dr. Arun Chandan
A life dedicated to Ayurveda, medicinal plants, and sustainable livelihoods in the Himalaya.
This site is Dr Arun Chandan’s public record of Ayurveda, medicinal plants, and the livelihoods around them. The biography is the place for his training and posts. The other pages are the work a reader can actually use.
- BAMS, 1990Paprola
- Field workThe Himalaya
- LivelihoodsPlants and people
What you will find
- A biography drawn from his public account, including Paprola, the RCFC role, and Joginder Nagar.
- Lok Ayurveda, the proposed Lok Ayurved Vishav Vidyapeeth, Grameen Shodhshala, and the Himalayan Ayurveda Museum.
- A short note on which names are this site, and which names are not the same organisation.
What is not on this page
- A clinic register, a healer directory, or a list of awards that is not in the published biography.
- A claim that a proposed centre is already an accredited university.
Where to go next
Key initiatives
Places and projects
Institutions, initiatives, and field projects that bring together traditional knowledge, research, and community practice.
Lok AyurvedaThe unwritten Ayurveda practised by traditional community healthcare providers.→
Lok Ayurved Vishav VidyapeethA proposed international centre for community-based medicine.→- Himalayan Ayurveda MuseumThe Lok Ayurveda Museum and herbal garden Dr Chandan has written about.→
Grameen ShodhshalaA field space for documenting plants and community knowledge with consent.→
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Seek guidance from Dr Arun Chandan on medicinal plants, Ayurveda, research, projects, or community initiatives. This is a written enquiry, not a paid booking and not a diagnosis.
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