Vaidya Anup Thakar

Professor Anup Thakar is Vice Chancellor (I/c) at Gujarat Ayurved University, and Director at the Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda. He is a renowned academician and researcher in the field of Ayurveda for more than 20 years. He has published more than a hundred papers on various aspects of Ayurveda. Professor Thakar has supervised around 75 doctoral and 25 post-doctoral thesis. He has delivered more than a hundred keynote/guest lecturers in various part of world for the promotion and propagation of Ayurveda. In addition, he has worked with the WHO on various projects like development of a simple Ayurvedic formation for management of common ailments, preparing a benchmark document for Ayurveda practice, benchmarks for Panchakarma practice, and development of I.C.D. terminology for Ayuveda inclusion in ICD-11. He has been awarded a WHO Fellowship on “Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in public health” and also has been conferred by the Fellowship of National Academy of Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH, Government Of India. He has received the Gaveshakaratna award as The Best Research Supervisor. Professor Thakar has also traveled around 15 countries like Japan, UK, France Switzerland, Germany, Hungary including USA for promotion and propagation of the science of Ayurveda.