Life seems to have come a full circle in case of certain aspects of medicinal science. The focus today having shifted back from an all-dominating Allopathy to the traditional, natural systems of health that had served humankind well prior to its advent. Quite understandably, Ayurveda, with nearly 500 million adherents and as part of a projected $62 billion industry worldwide, has been staging a strong comeback.

An ancient holistic system of medicine, it uses a vast range of natural herbs and minerals to tackle ailments - herbs that assure relief or progress without any side effects. Intensive laboratory and clinical research has helped in further improvement. Playing a stellar role in that has been an organisation that is better known by its brand name Baidyanath.

With a basket of over 700 ayurvedic and herbal products produced in 10 hi-tech manufacturing units with state-of-the-art research facilities all over India, Baidyanath's more than eight decades of experience puts it in an unequalled position of leadership in this field. The vast treasure of knowledge shared with rest of the world through nearly fifty books.

One of those crucially instrumental in the scripting of the Baidyanath story of success is Mr Ram K.Sharma, son of Late Pandit Ram Dayal Joshi, who co-founded Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Ltd. With a masters in management from USA, he has been an intrinsic part of the team steering this company for the last 27 years. Past Chairman of Young President's Organisation and committee member of Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce in Calcutta, he is also a member of Scientific Committee of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India. His latest venture is Allayurveda.com - the world's first and most comprehensive portal on ayurveda - promoted as part of his dream to take Ayurveda to homes all around the world.

Bringing in just the right compliment to his experience and wisdom is Ms Tania Sharma whose enthusiasm, openness and speed, so typical of youth, is infectious. With a grounding in management from the S P Jain Institute, Bombay, that was finished off with a stint at the London School of Economics, she is now Executive Director of Goodcare Pharma Pvt. Ltd., better known for their increasingly popular brands Spirulina Plus, Neem Guard and Stress Guard.

And to take care of the technical aspects of it all, there is the brilliant team of Dr Awadhesh Mishra Vaidya and Dr A.K.Singh. The former, one of pioneers in the field of Ayurveda and chief vaidya for 35 years and the latter a renowned practising physician and engaged for past 12 years in grassroots R&D in this field.

Who have between them published a number of original papers in prestigious journals (e.g. multi-centric clinical trails of a herbo-mineral formulation in Diabetes Mellitus, in the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries). Besides presentations made at various international seminars (Sustainable Harvest & Quality Assurance for Reliable Supply of Ayurvedic Ingredients - NUTRACON '99 at Las Vegas, U.S.A.)

And finally, to add that dash of spirituality, there is Prof K.K.Bhaumik, Chairman of Coordinating Council of Association of Astrology & Allied Sciences. A renowned figure on astro-occult sciences, he is an internationally acclaimed authority in this field.

Having been rooted to this science for a greater portion of their lives, there could be few better to guide you through a detailed journey of this amazing, ancient system that ensures an overall state of physical and psychological well being by creating a balance of the mind, body and behaviour with the environment. A journey of knowledge that is sure to make your life easier, healthier, better and fuller.