First International Essay Competition'2020 on Health and Ayurveda

Update: New date of submission of essays

The new time line for submission of essays is 15 October 2020.

Educational talk series on Health

The competition process has been re-initiated to invite revised essays and new entries too. In this regard, an educational talk series by experts was organized from August 04,2020 to August 08, 2020. The details of talks and videos are available on page of Educational talk series on Health. All scholars are encouraged to learn and compete in this competition.The details of assessment of earlier stage of competition can be seen on the discussion link of this page.

Process of next competition

All participants of earlier competition are eligible to participate again.The registration fees is waived off for all the participants who have submitted their essays in this competition.
Those participants who are willing to improve their essays, writing skills can download the shortcomings here. They can communicate the Charak Samhita Research Training and Skill Development Centre through email for further guidance and re-submission process.
Educational videos on expected points by judges will be made available for all the participants for ready reference.
The detail guidelines for this competition will be published in the first week of August 2020.

Contact

Email: carakasamhita@gmail.com
Dr.Yogesh Deole, Project Co-ordinator, Charak Samhita New Edition Project

Information about the competition

The Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre (CSRTSDC) is established by FHED Trust, India in collaboration with Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda afﬁliated to Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar. The live edition of Charak Samhita is published online on www.charaksamhita.com . Ayurveda, the knowledge of life, gives due importance to prevention and preservation of health. Emphasizing upon the concept of health and its application in current practice of Ayurveda and contemporary medicine, CSRTSDC is organizing an international essay competition. Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, has provided logo support to this event.

Main topic

Future Scope and Strategies for Preservation of Health through Ayurveda

Expected sub-topics to be covered in essay

Elaboration of concept of health in Ayurveda classics and other contemporary healthcare systems
Components of health and their importance
Practical guidelines for implementing concept of health in today's society
Applied researches on preservation and protection of health
Prevention of disease occurrence and recurrence
Model healthcare system and its propagation
Future strategies for preservation of health

Awards

Atreya Award: Rs. 51000/- and certificate
Agnivesh Award: Rs. 21000/- and certificate
Charak Award: Rs. 11000/- and certificate
Dridhabala Awards: Three Consolation Prizes of Rs. 5000/- each and certificates
Participation certificate to all new participants.

Important information and dates

Last date of submission of essay: 30 September 2020
Registration fees for new participants: INR Rs.500/-

Organizers

Patrons

Dr. Gopal Basisht, Director, Charak Samhita New Edition Project, FHED(India) Trust, Delhi

Dr. Saroj Basisht, Patron, Charak Samhita New Edition Project, FHED(India) Trust, Delhi

Advisors

Prof. M. S. Baghel, Former Director, I.P.G.T.R.A., Jamnagar
Prof. H. M. Chandola, Former Dean, I.P.G.T.R.A., Jamnagar
Prof. S. K. Khandel, Former Professor, N.I.A., Jaipur
Prof. R. B. Dwivedi, Former Dean, I.P.G.T.R.A., Jamnagar
Prof. Anup Thakar, Director, I.P.G.T.R.A., Jamnagar
Prof. Tanuja Nesari, Director, A.I.I.A., New Delhi
Prof. Vd. K.S.Dhiman, Director General, C.C.R.A.S., New Delhi
Prof. Sanjeev Sharma, Director, N.I.A., Jaipur
Prof. Pawankumar Godatwar, Dean, Research- N.I.A., Jaipur
Prof. J. S. Tripathi, Faculty of Ayurveda, I.M.S., B.H.U., Varanasi

Organizing Secretary

Dr. Yogesh Deole, Project Co-ordinator, Charak Samhita New Edition

Zonal Organizing Secretaries

North Zone

Dr. Galib, A.I.I.A., New Delhi
Dr. Shivani Ghildiyal, A.I.I.A., New Delhi
Dr. Swapnil Auti. F.I.M.S., S.G.T. University, Gurgaon
Dr. Umesh Sapra, C.B.P.A.C.S., New Delhi
Dr. Bharat Padhar, N.I.A., Jaipur
Dr. Reetu Sharma, N.I.A., Jaipur
Dr. Panchakshari Patil , C.C.R.A.S., New Delhi

East Zone

Prof. Ajay Kumar Pande, I.M.S., B.H.U., Varanasi
Prof. P. S. Byadgi, I.M.S., B.H.U., Varanasi
Dr. Binay Sen, I.M.S., B.H.U., Varanasi
Dr. Shiromani Mishra, G.A.C., Ujjain
Dr. Lokesh, G.A.C., Rewa

West Zone

Dr. Supriya Bhalerao, I.R.S.H.A., B.V.D.U., Pune
Dr.Upendra Dixit, Dixit Ayurveda, Goa
Dr. Sandeep Binorkar, G.A.C., Mumbai
Dr. Vaishnavi Tengse, Gomantak Ayurveda College, Goa
Dr. Sagar Bhinde, I.P.G.T.R.A., Jamnagar
Dr. Anagha S. I.P.G.T.R.A., Jamnagar

South Zone

Dr.Manjula K., KLE’s B.M.K.Ayurveda College, Belagavi
Dr. Jaydevan C.V., V.P.S.V. Ayurveda College, Kottakkal
Dr. Shrikant Babu, B.R.K.R. Ayurveda College, Hyderabad
Dr. Girish K.J., S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, Hassan
Dr. Savita Sajjan, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Hubballi
Dr. A. Ramya, Astangam Ayurveda Vidhyapeetham, Palakkad
Dr. Aneesh E.G., Kottakkal ,Kerala

General guidelines

Participants

The competition is open to all under graduate, post graduate, Ph.D. scholars, registered healthcare providers, researchers and practitioners from streams of Ayurveda and Allopathy. There is no upper age limit for quality write ups in the competition.

General rules

Essay should be Original, single authored, in MS Word ﬁle format typed in Times new roman font, size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.
The language shall be English only. Language shall be understood by the global community. Use of Sanskrit words shall be minimum. The word limit is maximum 5000 words excluding references.
The authors shall include all expected topics with separate subheadings. They are free to present their ideas on the topic in the essay with proper in text references. The lacunae observed by judges in earlier essays and assessment sheet of distribution of marks can be referred for improvement in the content.
The references from Ayurveda texts should be quoted at the end of the text as references only, and not within the text. The references from standard journals and publications shall be quoted as per AMA style of referencing. The guidelines for references are also available on www.charaksamhita.com.
We adopt a policy of zero tolerance to plagiarism. All essays will undergo strict plagiarism check before sending it for review. The author should not submit any copyrighted material without proper permission. In such case, a separate permission letter shall be attached with the registration form. The author will solely be responsible for any issue arising out of copyright or conﬂict of interest of submitted essay.
In order to follow a blind review system, identity should not be revealed in any form in the essay.
The essays will be reviewed and assessed anonymously by the review panel of the Board. The decision of judges will be ﬁnal. No queries will be entertained after declaration of results. Successful candidates will be invited for the award ceremony.
The Board of CSRTSDC reserves all rights to modify rules as and when needed.

Registration guidelines

Old participants

The old participants need not to pay any registration fees. However they shall submit the earlier registration form only with revised essay file.

New participants

Step I: The participant are required to enroll themselves through the online form on the link https://forms.gle/Cq5pyxwi5pZ9czTGA
Step II: Download the pdf of registration form from the link Download Registration form, fill it and scan it.
Step III: Pay the registration fees online in the account below:

The registration fees of Rs.500/- shall be transferred through Wire Transfer / Internet Banking (NEFT/IMPS) / google pay etc. only to the account mentioned below:
Account Name: FHED (India) Trust Account Number: 50100324257724 Bank Name: HDFC Bank
Branch Address: E-6, Local Shopping Centre, Masjid Moth, Greater Kailash-2, New Delhi,110 048
Type of account: Savings account IFSC : HDFC0000027
The registration fees is non-refundable.
Electronic copy of receipt of transfer shall be saved for future reference.

Submission

Following three documents shall be submitted through email carakasamhita@gmail.com as attachment on or before 30 September 2020.

Essay file in MS word format
Scan copy of duly filled and signed registration form
Electronic copy of payment receipt (only for new participants)

Publication

The awarded essays will be included in the online edition of www.charaksamhita.com and www.symbiohealth.com as per suggestions of the editorial panel.

Referencing guidelines

The guidelines for references are available here.