National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025 Conferred to Three Eminent Ayurveda Practitioners

Introduction

The Ministry of Ayush has conferred the National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025, one of India's highest honours in the field of Ayurveda, recognising three distinguished personalities for their outstanding contributions to Ayurvedic education, traditional clinical practice, scientific research, and innovation. The award reflects India's continued emphasis on preserving and modernising its traditional healthcare systems while integrating them with contemporary science.

ANALYSIS

Why is it in News?

The National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025 were conferred by the Ministry of Ayush on:

• Prof. Banwari Lal Gaur
• Vaidya Neelakandhan Mooss E.T.
• Vaidya Bhavana Prasher

The award recognises excellence across the three major pillars of Ayurveda—classical scholarship, traditional practice, and scientific innovation.

About the National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Award

The National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Award is among the highest national recognitions in Ayurveda. It honours individuals who have made exceptional and lifelong contributions towards the promotion, preservation, education, research, and advancement of Ayurveda.Each awardee receives:

The award highlights India's commitment to strengthening traditional Indian medicine and promoting holistic healthcare globally.

National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025 Recipients

Earlier (Current Year 2024 Awards)

Earlier, the Ministry of Ayush honoured:

• Vaidya Tara Chand Sharma
• Vaidya Maya Ram Uniyal
• Vaidya Sameer Govind Jamadagni

for their contributions in Nadi Vaidya, Dravyaguna Vigyana, Ayurveda education and research.

Significance of the 2025 Awards

The 2025 awardees collectively represent the evolving dimensions of Ayurveda:

• Classical Knowledge through scholarship and education.
• Traditional Healing Practices preserved over generations.
• Modern Scientific Research integrating Ayurveda with genomics and emerging technologies.
• Promotion of evidence-based Ayurveda.
• Strengthening India's vision of integrative healthcare combining traditional wisdom with modern medicine.

Ayurgenomics: An Emerging Discipline

One of the major highlights of the awards is the recognition of Ayurgenomics.Ayurgenomics is an interdisciplinary field combining:

• Ayurveda
• Genomics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning

It studies Prakriti-based personalised healthcare, enabling customised disease prevention and treatment strategies.Its integration into the Rashtriya Prakriti Parikshan Karyakram represents a significant step towards precision medicine rooted in Ayurveda.

STATIC PART

Ministry of Ayush

Established

• 9 November 2014
• Upgraded from the Department of AYUSH to a full-fledged Ministry.

Headquarters

• New Delhi

Present Minister (As per given input)

• Prataprao Jadhav
• Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush

Secretary (As per given input)

• Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

Functions

• Promotion of Ayurveda
• Promotion of Yoga & Naturopathy
• Promotion of Unani
• Promotion of Siddha
• Promotion of Sowa-Rigpa
• Promotion of Homoeopathy
• Research, education, regulation and global promotion of AYUSH systems.

Institution Mentioned

CSIR – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)

• Mentioned as the institution where Vaidya Bhavana Prasher serves as Scientist.
• Works in the field of genomics and integrative biological research.

Reports Published

• Not mentioned in the given input.

Updated – 02 October 2025 | 06:04 PMNews Source:DD News, The Hindu