Disdain, sceptism, a little grudging admiration and, of late, a realization of acceptability and greater seminality in the future-thus has been the changing attitude of modern science to the Ancient Art of Ayurveda of India, ever since Independence. If we define science as an organized body of knowledge, wholly rationalistic, verifiable, valid and also efficiently geared to practicalities-such as health care, in all its aspects: curative, preventive and social ...
