Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Dhami Opens Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam on Ayurveda Day
Pushkar Singh Dhami opened a new school called Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam in Haridwar.
The school will teach Ayurveda along with modern education.
It will also focus on discipline, character and useful life skills.
Eligible students who study Sanskrit may be able to join the BAMS medical programme.
Swami Ramdev said this could help Sanskrit and Vedic scholars become Ayurveda doctors.
Acharya Balkrishna said government-linked institutions would help design the programme.
The Gurukulam is intended to pass traditional Indian knowledge to younger generations.
A state minister also suggested creating wellness centres across Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Gurukulam in Aurangabad, Haridwar, on World Ayurveda Day.
The institution aims to connect India’s traditional knowledge with modern education, values and practical skills.
Eligible Sanskrit students will have a pathway to pursue the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery programme.
The Central Sanskrit University and National Commission for Indian System of Medicine are expected to support the programme’s development.
Uttarakhand AYUSH Minister Madan Kaushik proposed Patanjali wellness centres in hotels and dharamshalas to promote wellness tourism.
- Who
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with Patanjali representatives and education and AYUSH officials.
- What
- The inauguration of Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam and plans for a Sanskrit-linked pathway into Ayurvedic medical education.
- When
- On World Ayurveda Day.
- Where
- Aurangabad in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
- Why
- To connect traditional Indian knowledge, Sanskrit and Ayurveda with modern education and practical skills.
- Institution
- Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam
- Location
- Aurangabad, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
- Inaugurated by
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Student pathway
- Eligible Sanskrit students may pursue the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery programme.
- Academic partners
- Central Sanskrit University and National Commission for Indian System of Medicine
- Proposed expansion
- Patanjali wellness centres in hotels and dharamshalas across Uttarakhand
- Educational focus
- Ayurveda, medical learning, Sanskrit, values, discipline and skill development