Nei Jing Now!
Prioritizing Well-Being
Nei Jing
is the concept that taking medicines for an illness is like
digging a well when thirsty.
| What is Public
Health? |
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Dr Lila Caleb Varkey- has a Doctorate of Science degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University with a specialty in Maternal and Child Health. She worked for the Population Council in New Delhi until Sept 2005. |
| What is Ayurvedic
Medicine ? |
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Dr. Madhu Sudan
Deshpande has been practicing Ayurveda for 25 years. He
trained at Vikram University in Ujjain. He has been treating
patients survivors of the Union Carbide Gas Disaster at
the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal since 1996. (photo of Dr. Deshpande) |
| What is Acupuncture
and Traditional Chinese Medicine? |
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Dr. Rashmi Jha) |
Dr. Rashmi Jha is an ayurvedic
physician and a survivor of the Union Carbide Gas Disaster
in Bhopal. She became inspired to study acupuncture when
that was the only treatment modality that offered relief of
the symptoms she was suffering from exposure to the Union Carbide
Gas. She received a fellowship to study Chinese language
in Beijing followed by two years of acupuncture training in
Canton. She has been practicing acupuncture for the past
ten years in Bhopal along with 30 years of practicing Ayurveda.
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| What is Homeopathy? |
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Dr. Pradumna K. Sharma has
a Ph.D. in biophysics and retired as professor of electronics and
instrumentation and director of the department of telecommunications
center from Pumjab University in Chandigarh. He also graduated
with a degree in homeopathy and has been practicing for the past 40
years. I spoke to him over the phone just days before his youngest
son’s wedding. |
| What is Faith and Healing? | |
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Bishop Maqbul Caleb-retired after 35 years of service as a Pastor and then a Bishop from first the Punjab Diocese and then the Delhi Diocese. He lives with his wife Jane at the Mehboob Villa in Dalhousie. |
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Bhagwant Singh and his wife, Tarlochana Kaur -practicing homeopath in Dalhousie with 30 years of experience. |
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Vaid Mahinder Singh and his wife Avtar Kaur- Vaid Mahinder Singh’s studied Ayurveda from his father and practiced for over 60 years in Dalhousie. |
