A REGAL REVOLT | THE LEGEND : The Palace for Ayurveda originated in a royal lady’s protest. By the closing years of the 19th century, the old kingdom of Vengunad (part of central Kerala’s Malabar region) had become a loose affiliation, ruled by quarrelling chieftans. They were all joined by blood, separated by discontent and had vastly varying degrees of loyalty to the British East India company. The pleasant little town of Kollengode, in the Annamalai foothills, had by now[...]
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The term ‘ayurveda’ literally breaks up to mean the knowledge (veda) of life (ayu). It is a comprehensive system of medicine that believes in preventing body ailments along with curing them. It also aims at treating the entire body as distinguished from the modern system where stress is laid only on curing the affected part. Though the origin of Ayurveda is wrapped in mystery, yet if you believe legends, then ayurveda was the creation of Lord Brahma himself. Ayurveda finds[...]
