Shri Prataprao Jadhav
Hon'ble Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Ministry of Ayush
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
Secretary,
Ministry of Ayush
Prof. Vd. Rabinarayan Acharya
Director General,
CCRAS
Dr. Kiran Vinayak Kale
Assistant Director (Ay) Incharge
Director's Desk
Dr. Kiran Vinayak Kale serves as the Assistant Director (Ayurveda) In charge at the Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ahmedabad, under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. She holds an M.D. in Rasa Shastra &Bhaishajya Kalpana from Government Ayurved College, Nagpur.
Her professional journey includes significant roles as a Research Officer (Ayurveda) at the peripheral units of CCRAS, including the M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jaipur and the Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Nagpur. She has also worked at Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi.
Her accomplishments extend to clinical research projects, where she has served as a Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator in clinical trials on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Bronchial Asthma, Hemiplegia, Hypertension, Malaria, Dysmenorrhea, Chronic bronchitis, Dandruff, Eczemaetc. As an investigator, she has effectively implemented Public Health Research Projects like the Tribal Health Care Research Programme, Swasthya Rakshan Programme etc. During her career, she has undergone several training programmes and also attended various seminars and workshops. She has authored several research articles in high-impact journals and also contributed to monographs and technical reports published by CCRAS.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Brief Introduction
Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI), Ahmedabad, is a functioning Research Unit of CCRAS, New Delhi, situated in Gujarat State for undertaking, coordinating, and promoting Research in Ayurveda. In 2007, Ayurveda Contraceptive Drug Research Institute (ACDRI), Ahmedabad, was established by amalgamating 03 centers viz. RRI, Junagadh; DSR Project, Jamnagar, and RSSCA unit of Ahmedabad. The Institute was renamed Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Skin Disorders in 2016. The Institute is housed in a rent-free building allotted by the State Government of Gujarat. Initially, it started its activities through various branches like OPD, Pharmacology & Survey of Medicinal plants, etc. Presently, OPD functions with Dispensary, Pharmacy, Laboratory for biochemical and pathological investigations, Panchakarma facilities, Library, etc.
The Institute is entrusted with Clinical Research on the management of Skin Disorders through Ayurveda in a scientific manner. Institute strives for excellence in diagnosing, preventing, and managing skin disorders through Ayurveda and planning to conduct Scientific Research Projects on skin disorders in collaboration with different AYUSH Systems, Dept. of Dermatology, etc.
About Us
CCRAS
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) is an autonomous body of the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India. It is an apex body in India for the formulation, coordination, development and promotion of research on scientific lines in Ayurveda and Sowa-Rigpa system of medicine.
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