The second incident as described here prompted me to study Ayurveda more deeply and empirically. While studying Ayurvedic medicine, I used to visit my native village on vacations. During one of those visits, I advised an elderly neighbour of mine, to stop drink- ing lest it would ruin his health. The gentleman, who retired as an army officer, asked me with a twinkle in his eyes- "In my case, I am immune to ill effects of alcohol. Don't worry. However, tell me my lad, why some people are more susceptible to diseases than others? Members of the same family eat similar food, yet their health is not the same. Some people have good habits, still they fall sick easily while some people with bad habits are immune to diseases. Why is it so?" I had no answer till I entered into fourth year and was taught "Charaka Samhita". Then I realized that people fall sick not because of bacteria or infection alone, but due to three main causes namely, Asaatmya indriyaartha samyogam (Incompat- ible correlation of the senses with their objects), Prajnaaparaadham (Wrong use of will), and Kaalam (Effect of time). These basic causes upset the fine balance among the bio-regulating factors of the body-Vaata, Pitta and Kapha and make the person fall prey to opportunistic diseases. If one can take care to maintain the balance among these bioregulating factors, he is assured of good health. I went back to my neighbour with this reply, and unfortunately, I found him in the terminating illness due to alcoholic liver. With great difficulty, he stood up and shook my hand and congratulated me for not merely parroting the books but trying to analyze things in proper perspective. He added with a wry smile, had I explained him earlier, he would have probably taken precautions and averted the disaster.
These three incidents made me think about ways and means to convey this ancient knowledge to public in a way that was simple and easy to understand. Since I believe that more than the foreign systems, Ayurveda is in tune with Indian way of living, I thought it is easy to convince the public if written in a native tongue. I discussed the concept with a young editor of a popular Telugu weekly and he readily agreed to give me a regular column in his publication, Andhra Jyothi. I must thank late Shri Tripuraneni Srinivas, through whom I could enlighten millions of readers, through tips and small pieces of information. Then followed my weekly column in Vaartha, a popular Telugu daily, under the supervision of Shri Jeedigunta Venkata Rao.
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