World Ayurveda Congress in Bangalore from December 9

The 4th edition of the World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo, will be held at Palace Grounds, from 9 to 13 December 2010. The focal theme for this edition of WAC is ‘Ayurveda for all’ and it will bring together stakeholders from India and abroad.




The importance of Ayurveda has become a gradual realization for people not only in our country but also globally. The popularization of this ancient Indian medicine form is required to make known its significance. This is primarily what the Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) is hoping to do by organizing the Fourth World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo starting from the 9th of December till the 13th held in the Palace Grounds, Bangalore.

World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo is an effort to consolidate the momentum of this forum and provide a robust boost to the growing global popularity of Ayurveda and associated fields. With nearly half a million visitors and about 5000 delegates expected to be in attendance this year, the Congress is reinforcing its identity as a global summit that brings together diverse stakeholders of Ayurveda on to a common, meaningful, and popular platform. In the associated expo, Arogya 2010, the spotlight this year will be on traditional and tribal knowledge in health-care systems from India’s rural and tribal communities, with special focus on north-eastern states.

The focal theme of the 4th World Ayurveda Congress is ‘Ayurveda for all’. The academic sessions of the Congress are structured in such a way that the plenary sessions will take on the evolution of various concepts and the parallel sessions emerging from the plenary topics. The plenaries will be addressed by the most eminent scientists, academicians, policy makers or Ayurveda practitioners. The 4th WAC will also showcase as to how Ayurveda can provide safe, cost-efficient, and effective health care for all.

On account of this the Secretary of the Department of AYUSH, S Jalaja, said the department was striving to popularize Ayurveda. “More colleges are being set up and preparations are on to upgrade the syllabus, create basic infrastructure and teaching staff to ensure quality education,” she said. She also added that the main intention of the congress was to standardize and integrate health and tourism and also to create a global market for Ayurveda. The global meet is expected to attract delegates from 34 countries and several state governments, institutions, NGOs, practitioners, drug manufacturers and cultivators. Those expected to address the summit, include Ghulam Nabi Azad and Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.