Rajasthan

• 04 Mar 2025

Dhanvantari Award

Why in News? 

 Rajasthan's Nadi Vaidya Tarachand Sharma has been honoured with Ayurveda's highest 'Dhanvantari' award by the Government of India.  

Key Points 

• About the Event: 
  • This award was given by the Union AYUSH Minister during the Dhanvantri Award distribution ceremony on 20 February 2025 in Mumbai. 
    • It is given to those individuals who have made exceptional contributions in the field of Ayurveda. 
  • He was honoured with a prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation, a shawl and a coconut. 
• About the winner: 
  • Tarachand Sharma is a resident of Bissau town of Jhunjhunu district. 
  • He has been honored with many awards and titles in the field of Ayurveda.  
  • He is a renowned pulse doctor. 
  • Many books written by Tarachand Sharma are also included in the curriculum of various Ayurveda universities. 

  Ayurveda 

• The word Ayurveda derived from AYU and VEDA. AYU means life, VEDA means science or knowledge, Ayurveda means the science of life. 
• Ayurveda embraces all living things, human and non-human. 
• It is divided into three main branches 
  • Nara Ayurveda: dealing with human life. 
  • Satva Ayurveda: dealing with animal life and its diseases. 
  • Vriksha Ayurveda: dealing with plant life, its growth and diseases. 
• Ayurveda is not only a system of medicine but also a way of life for complete positive health and spiritual attainments.