In continuation to our commitment to actively participate in the growth and prosperity of the people of Bhikhi, district Mansa,a far flung and backward area of Punjab , we have established SHIV SHAKTI AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE here in 2014 as a constituent department of SHIV SHAKTI GROUP OF COLLEGES, BHIKHI, DISTRICT MANSA, PUNJAB. This college has been duly recognized and approved by the Central Council of Indian Medicine vide its letter of permission no. 12011/24/2013-EP dated 27.10.2014.|
As a part of its avowed policy, the management will make unrelenting and earnest efforts for developing this college into a premier and reliable centre of education in Ayurveda so that interested and eligible persons of Bhikhi, district Mansa, and its surrounding places can acquire sound and life-long professional qualification for serving people and for their own economic well-being.
SHIV SHAKTI AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE has been established in deference to the wishes of Dr. Som Nath Mehta, the Chairman, Shiv Shakti Group of Colleges, who is a gentleman and scholar revered for his philanthropic vision, generosity, and morality. He is well conversant various salient features of Ayurveda and the unfathomable benefits of it for our toiling masses suffering in the dearth of reliable and inexpensive medical treatment. That how this medical college with the best infrastructure, civic amenities, and teaching faculty came into being, and that is how it could get the mandatory recognition from the Govt of India for becoming the ultimate source of knowledge and professional training for people around it.
The origin of the word "ayurveda” is both startling and enchanting. Ayurveda is a system that uses the inherent principles of Nature so that the bounties of Nature can be used for one’s physical well being and so that one’s mind and body become attuned to the tranquillity of Nature. Ayurveda is a term derived from Sanskrit, and is made up of the words "ayus” and "veda”. "Ayus” means life and ‘veda” means knowledge or science. Thus, the term ‘ayurveda’ means ‘the knowledge of life’ or ‘the science of life.’
According to the accomplished ‘ayurvedic’ scholar, Charaka, ‘ayu’ comprises the mind, body, senses, and soul.
A few highly illuminating and basic aims of Ayurveda are preventing illness, healing the sick, and preserving life. Thus, ‘ayurveda’ helps us in the following ways:
It protects our health from any debility or impairment and prolongs life. ("Swasthyas swasthya rakshanam”). It protects every person’s health.It eliminates the chances of the occurrence of any disease and malfunctioning of the human body. ("Aturasya Vikar Prashamanamcha”)
Therefore, the conceptual and operational framework of ‘ayurveda’ is exceedingly beneficial, and it includes all the essential elements needed for making a person healthy and happy. It comprises the study of the right conduct (‘dharma’) that is mandatory for the healthy growth of the society where man lives. Additionally it also deals with philosophical aspect of our lives, something that contributes immensely to the well-being and contentment of the human race.
