Global Ayurveda Fest- 2014

With the focal theme on Ayurveda in Public Health, Kerala is hosting the second edition of Global Ayurveda Festival at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kochi

Global Ayurveda Festival – Kerala (GAF) is a biennial get together of the Ayurveda fraternity in the state of Kerala, where Ayurveda has retained its traditional sanctity. The virgin form of Ayurveda in Kerala has been augmented with immense regional innovations and improvements to take the shape and form that we see today, popular as Kerala Ayurveda.

The GAF has established itself as a vibrant platform with a mandate to galvanize the Ayurveda sector to aspire, plan and achieve greater heights, both nationally and internationally. It is not conceived merely as another conference or expo but a popular resurgence to venerate the glory and splendour of a living heritage that every Ayurveda exponent and fan will feel proud to embrace.

The second edition of Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) 2014, was inaugurated by Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister. His Excellency Rajkeswar Purryag, President, Republic of Mauritius, was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. Organised by the Centre for Innovation in Science & Social Action (CISSA), in association with the Government of Kerala and the Ayurveda fraternity, over 4,000 delegates from different parts of the globe are participating in the event. 

“Each country has different guidelines for medical delivery and FDA acceptance is critical for worldwide acceptance. To make such large-scale standardization possible in Ayurveda, multi-disciplinary scientists need to work together. And that is the relevance of forums like GAF,” says V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Executive Vice President, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE).