- Manasvi-2020’-National level workshop on supportive therapies was organized by Dept. of Manovijnana and Manasaroga, Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College from 30/01/2020 to 01/02/2020. Dr. Anand Kirishal, Executive Member, CCIM, New Delhi inaugurated the workshop by lighting the lamp. In his Inaugural speech he emphasized the need for globalization of Ayurveda and steps taken by the CCIM for the same. Resource person of the workshop Mr SMP Staney briefed about the present day lifestyle and stress as the causative factor for psychiatric and behavioral problems and highlighted the importance of counseling in prevention and management of these problems. Trustees, Principal, Staffs and Students attended the inaugural function
- A National Level essay competition AYUR KOVIDA-2020 was conducted by Alva’s Traditional Medicine Archive (ATMA)& Research Centre of Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri for the students, interns and PG scholars of Ayurveda on the topic ‘Covid-19, Scope of Ayurveda to make Swastha Bharatha’. It was a free online competition and cash prizes were declared on 31st May 2020. Total 608 Essays were received from 168 colleges of 22 states. First Prize was bagged by Samriddhi Srivastava, I year BAMS, Divya Jyoti Ayurvedic Medical College, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Second Prize by Dr. Aswathy. P, II Year PG Scholar, Department of Rogavijnana & Vikritivijnana, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Third Prize by Dr.Divya Ramachandran, 1st year PG Scholar, Dept. of Ayurveda Samhita & Siddanta, Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka. There were also 15 Encouraging Prizes.
- Alva’s Ayurveda Medical college and hospital, Moodubidire organized a webinar on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2020. Resource person, Dr Anirudh Shetty, consultant psychiatrist national health mission, Government of Karnataka, spoke on the topic “Alcohol Dependence Syndrome and its Management”.
- A one-day symposium on ASHOKA VRIKSHA was conducted by Alva’s Traditional Medicine Archive (ATMA) & Research Centre in association with Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority on 30.01.2021 at Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College, Moodubidire. The symposium was focused on the history, cultivation, controversy on identification, and therapeutic utilities of different parts of Ashoka tree (Saraca ashoka), an endangered medicinal plant. The resolutions passed by members of Panel in the discussions are as follows
1. Encourage the cultivation of Ashoka by the local farmers.
2. Encourage the marketing of different parts of Ashoka from the Forest Department to the various herbal drug industries and increase the revenue
3. Simplify the legal aspects regarding harvesting and utilization of Ashoka
4. Preparing the various new products of different parts of Ashoka
5. Import and Export of Ashoka Products
6. Encouraging the cultivation of endangered medicinal plants.
7. Developing various Vanas mentioned in ancient Indian literature, conservation and overall development of the forest.
A unique exhibition on Various food & medicinal products of different parts of Ashoka Vriksha such as Ashoka Pak, Ashoka Syrrup, Ashoka granules, Ashoka Leha, Ashoka Burfi, Ashoka Taila, Ashoka Soap etc were the center of attraction of the symposium. In a nutshell, the symposium was highly successful & further our Research Centre is ready to continue such research oriented programs.