The past quarter century has seen several campaigns successfully change the opinions of Indians toward India. They have shifted buying patterns of the common people who preferred foreign cars, foreign clothes, foreign cosmetics, and foreign watches and toward items that promote Indian values. Patanjali/Divya, the BJP, and fabIndia have made inroads to the hearts of the Indian people and stolen market share, as well as boasting huge revenues, status and popularity. Make In India has emerged.
Respected Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Thank you so much for taking the lead and addressing the core reasons within Ayurvedic Community, hindering Ayurvedic Growth. And I'm very eager to learn from you and from this thread, as a new Entrepreneur, who is now in the process of staring Holistic Wellness Centre using Ayurveda, AyurYoga and Meditation, after completely healing myself using the same ancient wisdom which have NO SIDE EFFECTS and are in-tune with Nature.
During my trips to India during Sep-Nov'22, I visited all most all the well established and known Ayurvedic Centers, from Rishikesh/Haridwar to Kanyakumari/Kerala/TN/KA/TA/MA etc. (including 1x1. meetings and treatment in few centers on myself). I observed two more/additional things beside your above observations, which I would like to put in additions to your above analysis:-
1. All most all (say, maybe 99.99%) of B.A.M.S. Graduates are actually "Medical School Dropouts". These B.A.M.S. Graduates didn't get competitive admissions in "Medical Colleges", and being the bright students, their second option is to get into a B.A.M.S. degree program, and get back to treating clients/patients in the Allopathic Way (since quick money can be made by prescribing after bi-weeks consults). Ayurvedic treatments are not as much "PROFITABLE" as Allopathy Style Tests and Treatments. And basically these students came into BAMS Curriculum with Allopathic Mindsets (while you and I have done our best in other non-Ayurvedic academics and then came to learn Ayurveda or Ayurveda had chosen us, either way, we believe in Ayurveda). I witness this attitude across India during last 2.5 months visiting Ayurvedic Clinics, as well as so called Panchkarma Centres of all types and kinds (who do PK/Cleanse without preparing Nadi or Srotas Channels)! When these so called 99.99% BAMS Graduate - THEY DON"T PRACTICE AYURVEDA (they are doing Allopathic way of treatments) and these are the folks who are spoiling the name of the Ayurveda THE MOST in my humble opinion.
2. The quality of professionalism, service standards and treatments are PATHETIC since these BAMS are doing this in a Allopathic Mindsets to make quick money from their BRAIN (and not from their HEART 💜). They don't tell, "What they are treating and how they are treating or what is there in the herbs packet or what is formulation of oils etc.?". Complete secrecy on top of the crookedness!!
So, I'm really proud of my many PROGRESSIVE teachers of Authentic Ayurveda, such as you Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Dr. Vasant Lad, Vaidya Kamlesh Mishra, Marianne Teitelbaum, Divya Alter, Claudia Walch, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Dr. David Frawley, etc. spreading the light, truth and logics behind Ayurveda, and getting it in open. Thank you so much.
Respected Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Thank you so much for taking the lead and addressing the core reasons within Ayurvedic Community, hindering Ayurvedic Growth. And I'm very eager to learn from you and from this thread, as a new Entrepreneur, who is now in the process of staring Holistic Wellness Centre using Ayurveda, AyurYoga and Meditation, after completely healing myself using the same ancient wisdom which have NO SIDE EFFECTS and are in-tune with Nature.
During my trips to India during Sep-Nov'22, I visited all most all the well established and known Ayurvedic Centers, from Rishikesh/Haridwar to Kanyakumari/Kerala/TN/KA/TA/MA etc. (including 1x1. meetings and treatment in few centers on myself). I observed two more/additional things beside your above observations, which I would like to put in additions to your above analysis:-
1. All most all (say, maybe 99.99%) of B.A.M.S. Graduates are actually "Medical School Dropouts". These B.A.M.S. Graduates didn't get competitive admissions in "Medical Colleges", and being the bright students, their second option is to get into a B.A.M.S. degree program, and get back to treating clients/patients in the Allopathic Way (since quick money can be made by prescribing after bi-weeks consults). Ayurvedic treatments are not as much "PROFITABLE" as Allopathy Style Tests and Treatments. And basically these students came into BAMS Curriculum with Allopathic Mindsets (while you and I have done our best in other non-Ayurvedic academics and then came to learn Ayurveda or Ayurveda had chosen us, either way, we believe in Ayurveda). I witness this attitude across India during last 2.5 months visiting Ayurvedic Clinics, as well as so called Panchkarma Centres of all types and kinds (who do PK/Cleanse without preparing Nadi or Srotas Channels)! When these so called 99.99% BAMS Graduate - THEY DON"T PRACTICE AYURVEDA (they are doing Allopathic way of treatments) and these are the folks who are spoiling the name of the Ayurveda THE MOST in my humble opinion.
2. The quality of professionalism, service standards and treatments are PATHETIC since these BAMS are doing this in a Allopathic Mindsets to make quick money from their BRAIN (and not from their HEART 💜). They don't tell, "What they are treating and how they are treating or what is there in the herbs packet or what is formulation of oils etc.?". Complete secrecy on top of the crookedness!!
So, I'm really proud of my many PROGRESSIVE teachers of Authentic Ayurveda, such as you Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Dr. Vasant Lad, Vaidya Kamlesh Mishra, Marianne Teitelbaum, Divya Alter, Claudia Walch, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Dr. David Frawley, etc. spreading the light, truth and logics behind Ayurveda, and getting it in open. Thank you so much.
Where are you currently consulting in India