The International Ayurveda Seminar is the central component of Global Ayurveda Festival. It is an ensemble of scholars from all over the world, the student community and policy makers for one common cause – expose and exchange knowledge, for a wider and impactful reach of Ayurveda. The Seminar is planned to enable the contemporaneity, that needs to reflect in what we think, write, speak and do in Ayurveda. As said by the Masters, only that knowledge which can be constantly renewed and relived, the application of which can be constantly reshaped and developed continue to be of any significance to mankind. Everything else remain as historic monuments. International Ayurveda Seminar is a tribute to those Masters who constantly renewed while remaining loyal to roots that run deep in antiquity. As in the previous episodes, this time too, the world will see and listen when GAF shows and speaks Ayurveda.

This episode of GAF- IAS will project the concepts, strengths, possibilities and accomplishments– related to clinical, integrated medicine and research – in selected themes, like Women Health, Child Health, Diabetes, Liver Disease, Ophthalmology, Mental Health, Geriatric Care, Palliative Care and Post Care.

This set of themes will be represented in a well-structured manner, meant to enable a responsible globalization of an effective Indian medical tradition. The contribution Ayurveda has to offer as a medical science, in meeting the challenges posed in these areas of health care, will be explained from the perspectives of scholars, practitioners, researchers, integrated medicine experts and policy makers. The structure of the whole program is planned to have a continuity and conclusion in each day’s deliberations.

Plenary Sessions
Under each theme there will be a plenary session that will focus on knowledge exposition and translation – practical and experience-based exposition of classical knowledge and on history and possibilities of translation of above traditional knowledge, integration from an integrated medical perspective and globalization to present the scope and steps for expanding Indian healing traditions to optimize the global healthcare.

Special Sessions on Accomplishments And Perspectives
Then there will be a special session on accomplishments and perspectives -presentations on accomplishments – research / practice – in the respective theme and of the perspectives of senior Ayurveda experts on what was heard in GAF-IAS, aided by their knowledge and wisdom.

Panel discussion
Panel discussion will be held with the participation of senior experts representing practice, integrative medicine, research, education, and policy on the respective theme discussing points deliberated during the day and arriving at conclusions /resolutions / declarations.

5th GAF invites papers and posters on focal theme and sub themes given below:

Paper and poster presentations have an important slot in the Seminar and participation with papers and posters on focal and sub-themes are invited. Remember, you will be presenting to the researchers around the world! An opportunity that is rare and best. Registration of one of the authors is mandatory for acceptance of abstract. 

The Abstracts should be submitted online through www.gafindia.org. Submission in any other form will not be accepted. Registration of one of the authors is mandatory for acceptance of the abstract. 

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Academic Committee, which will also decide the mode of presentation as to oral or poster. Authors will be notified of the acceptance by e-mail. All oral presentations will get 6 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for discussion. Template for poster presentation will be made available in www.gafindia.org soon. The posters should be submitted in PDF format.

Rasayana

• Rasayana as a public health tool in communicable diseases
• Role of Ayurveda in graceful ageing

Swasthavritta

• Preventive medicine
• Yoga
• Public Health
• Ayurveda in occupational health
• Cosmetology in Ayurveda
• Nutrition and health
• Medical applications of Yoga

Dravyaguna

• Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical research in Ayurveda
• Medicinal plants – new research
• Medicinal plants – conservation
• Innovative drug delivery systems
• Nutraceuticals, nutricosmetics, nano herbals

Kayachikitsa

• Non-communicable Diseases
• New disease entities and Ayurveda
• Cardiac diseases and Ayurveda
• Ayurveda in Rehabilitative medicine

PANCHAKARMA

Science and Sastra

• Trans disciplinary research and Ayurveda
• Technology and Innovations in Ayurveda AI and Ayurveda
• IT & Ayurveda
• Integrating Biotechnology and Bioinformatics in the era of ‘omics’
• Ayurveda and Conservation Biology

Kaumarbhritya

• Neonatal care
• Pediatric Nutrition
• Behavioural and developmental disorder
• Management of common pediatric conditions
• Samskaras and their scientific aspects

General

• Environment, Climate change and Ayurveda
• Policies, rules and regulations in mainstreaming Ayurveda
• Industry – Tribal Community Interface
• Forest Produce: a sustainable demand-supply model
• Medicinal Plants: Knowledge sharing and relationship building platform

Concession

Bulk Registration for students

• Category 1 (10-20 delegates) : 10%
• Category 2 (21 -50delegates) : 15%
• Category 3 (51 and more) : 20%
• Members of partner organizations : 10%