PUNE: City-based Dr Ghanashyam Marda was awarded the Best Ayurveda Researcher National Award for his excellent work in national and international research projects of Ayurveda.

KK Singh of the AYUSH Ministry recently handed over the award to Dr Marda during the second National Conference of Ayurveda Research organised by the Ayurveda Teachers Association in the city. Former Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Dr Arun Jamkar and Member of Central Council of Indian Medicine Dr Suresh Patankar were present. 

Dr Marda is working in the field of Ayurveda research for the past 20 years. He has tie-ups with the Central University Hospital, Limoges, France, the Public Health Hospital, Etampes, France and the Kliniken Essen of the Essen Duisberg University, Germany, for research in pain management. He is conducting fundamental research based on ‘Padarth Vidnyana’ with the Porto University, Portugal. He has also signed an MOU with Yogashala China for collaboration in Ayurveda and Yoga. Dr Marda has been invited for many meets in obesity, pain management, diabetes in France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and China. Dr Manoj Chaudhari, Secretary of Ayurveda Teachers Association, congratulated him.