Evolution of Aniruddha

 

 

Dr Aniruddha Joshi has developed the device using electronic systems and artificial intelligence (AI) as an alternative to the ancient pulse testing method in Ayurveda called ‘Nadi Pariksha’. He has been awarded for his innovative. Dr Joshi has also developed another device called ‘Turiya’, which updates its users about their health condition.

 

The whole journey started during my engineering days, when my father Padmabhushan Dr. J. B. Joshi was not well for quite some time. He took the advice of his guide Dr. M. M. Sharma and we visited Vaidyaraj Ashok Bhat, a renowned Nadi expert. Until then I had never visited any Ayurvedic doctor or setup as such.

 

The clinic was very typical with silence all around and the smell of Ayurvedic medicines. When Vaidyaraj Bhat checked my father’s pulse, he was able to find out the root cause of the suffering and promised that he would solve the problem. There will be a positive immediate effect of the treatment and in the six month’s time, all will be normal. Well, eventually it took slightly longer, but it actually helped !!

 

During the discussions of both of them, being the Chemical Engineer, my father thought that there is some Fluid Dynamics happening in the pulse region which Vaidyaraj is able to feel. As engineers, we were amazed and curious how just the “art of feeling of the pulse” is able to give so much information about the body and mind.

 Both Vaidyaraj and my father decided that we have to extract this knowledge scientifically and I started working on the same. Based on the Gate score, I got admission in IIT Bombay for a PhD program and so thankful to Prof. Sharat that he agreed to guide me on this topic. I think, My PhD topic was one of its kind where Ayurveda was studied at a premier technology institute.

 

Initial experiences which challenged and changed my thought process …

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