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Prof. Dr. A V Srinivasan

DIA, DHHC, MDVK & TM, PhD. (HON) Varmalogy D.Litt, FWAIM

Prof. Dr. A V Srinivasan Distinguished Professor of Integrated Medicine with honorary doctorates in Marma Chikitsa, Philanthropist, Social Worker – working for the upliftment and empowerment of economically weaker sections in rural India, Spiritually Awakened Self-Realised Master, with a passion for promoting holistic health, well-being, and sustainable community development. Education: • Degree of PhD (HON) in Varmalogy bearing the nomination and in recognition of scholarly achievement with distinguished and oriented service thereof by Central Christian University, Malawi, in the year 2021. • Professorship (Fellowship - FWAIM) by the World Association of Integrated Medicine, New Delhi, in April 2018 and is a Distinguished Academic Advisor of the same. Master's Diploma in Varmakalai and Thokkanam Medicine from the Government of India in the year 2018

Founder and Chief Functionary - Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Charitable Trust®

Chairman - Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre

Founder and Managing Partner - M/s. Ikya Initiative in Ancient Healing Systems (LLP)

Chairman - M/s. IIAHS - UK (PLC)

Chairman - M/s. Anantha Vijnana Sampada (OPC)

Pujya Swamiji, as Prof. Dr. A.V. Srinivasan is reverentially addressed, is the Founder Managing Trustee of Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Charitable Trust®. Pujya Swamiji while under the spiritual guidance of Bhagawan Baba, gained profound knowledge and understanding of Indian philosophy, deep spiritual insights and attained realization at a very young age.

Inspiration:

Motivated by Bhagawan Baba to take the path of social service, Pujya Swamiji had willingly renounced an illustrious career in Delhi and had moved to Puttaparthi, a spiritual abode in Andhra Pradesh.

In the past two decades Swamiji has undertaken service activities. Among the many projects taken up and successfully completed are: providing healthcare (medical camps), providing clean drinking water through RO plants; constructing large overhead storage water tanks; providing street lights, improving village roads, creating awareness about cleanliness and hygiene, food and clothes distribution, distribution of tricycles to the physically challenged persons, providing employment to local villagers, to name a few.

Vision:

Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Charitable Trust ® is the fruition of a vision of Pujya Swamiji, the Managing Trustee and author of the Trust, to enhance the quality of the lives of people, and firmly believes that the blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba will take forward the avowed mission successfully.

Honouring the words of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Pujya Swamiji formed the Trust in the year 2012 with a vision to always engage in and focus our resolve and resources in preserving, persevering and performing such deeds in thought, word and action, as enshrined in our Ancient and Changeless way of life (Sanathana Dharma) to rediscover our true selves and embrace everyone to rejoice and repose in that everlasting Bliss!

Pujya Swamiji is well-educated and has received national and international recognition. To mention a few:

  • He was awarded the Degree of PHD (HON) in Varmalogy bearing the nomination and in recognition of scholarly achievement with distinguished and oriented service thereof by Central Christian University, Malawi in the year 2021
  • He was conferred a D. Litt by King’s University, USA, for his contribution in the fields of Philosophy and Marma Chikitsa in the year 2015. [Marma Chikitsa an Alternative therapy, is an ancient and alternative system of treatment for ailments which finds place in Ayurveda]
  • He was recognized for His accomplishment and in depth knowledge of, and expertise in Marma Chikitsa, was conferred a Professorship (Fellowship - FWAIM) by the World Association of Integrated Medicine, New Delhi in April 2018 and is a Distinguished Academic Advisor of the same
  • Pujya Swamiji has a Master’s Diploma in Varmakalai and Thokkanam Medicine from the Government of India in the year 2018

Pujya Swamiji, a postgraduate in Finance and Commerce, has extensive experience in Management, Law and Auditing, gained in his more than two decades of practice at Delhi. Adding to these skills and knowledge, as a practicing Doctor and Therapist of Alternative Medicine Systems, Pujya Swamiji has hands on experience and specialization of over a decade in treating Therapeutic Lumbar Spondylosis, Sciatica, Atherosclerosis and Stroke.

Students of SPSAMCH & RC are fortunate to get practical training and guidance by Pujya Swamiji personally.

Awards : Pujya Swamiji, a Varmologist, Philosopher and Social Worker, has received many meritorious and prestigious national and international awards. To list a few of them:

  • Pujya Swamiji was honoured with the Times Business Award for his contribution in Service Excellence in Health & Education Sector by the Times Group in the year 2021
  • Pujya Swamiji was honoured for his contribution in the field of social service and the jury members awarded him the “Social Service Award” jointly organised by Dept. of Economics, University of Mysore, P G Centre, Mandya Dept of Political Science, Bangalore University, Kuvempu First Grade P U College, Haldia Institute of Management West Bengal, Universal Global University, USA and International Council for Development Research, Mysore
  • Pujya Swamiji was also conferred a Mother Teresa National Award “Certificate of Excellence” for His untiring and selfless service to the society by the National Press Council of India, Bangalore in 2019.
  • “Divya Gunaratna Award” by Swara Sourabha, Bangalore, in the year 2017
  • Pujya Swamiji was conferred “National Humanity Award – 2017” for Dedication, Leadership, Support for Humanitarian and Human Rights by Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Forum

Books Written by Pujya Swamiji:

Leading a celibate life, Pujya Swamiji is imparting spiritual touch to the lives of persons who come to meet him. He is uncomplicated and lucid in explaining the innumerable queries raised by people in Satsang.

Pujya Swamiji has written a few philosophical books based on direct communication from Bhagawan on Vedas and Vedantas. Three of these are published and are available on the website of the Trust and two others are in various stages of editing. The published books are:

  • Brahmapadam – The State of Oneness.
  • Margadarshanam – Pathway to Oneness.
  • Premamrutam - Nectarine of Oneness.
  • Parimala Sudha
  • Vedantasara (Book are in progress)
  • Marma Chikitsa based on Nervous System (Book in progress)

Audio Release:

Amrutha Varshini – Bhajans dedicated to his Holiness Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, rendered by Pujya Swamiji in July 2019.

Global Initiatives:

  • Pujya Swamiji as the Management Team Head of Global Integrated & Holistic Healthcare of Harley Street Healthcare Group Canada and United Kingdom, has a noble endeavour and vision of making the immense wealth of Ancient Healing Systems reachable to knowledge seekers and needy public across the world
  • Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, under the aegis of Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Charitable Trust® is one of the premier Ayurveda Institutions in India, which has received accreditation by Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India for offering Skill Development Programs in United Kingdom through its global arm IKYA Initiative in Ancient Healing Systems (IIAHS), in joint collaboration with Harley Street Healthcare Group PLC, London, United Kingdom.

Other Trust Activities:

Hospital: Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Hospital<

Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College Hospital and Research Centre has been established to provide quality health care.

Medical College: Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre

An Ayurveda Medical College, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, has been established offering a 4 ½ year Under Graduate Program in Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery. Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College has been producing meritorious students and many have secured distinction. A few students have secured University ranks.

The charitable activities undertaken under the categories of social, educational and cultural are inclusive, reaching out to all members of the community irrespective of caste, creed or religion, priority being Rural development.

Social

Home for Aged & Special Children:

Differently-abled children and elderly are being provided free accommodation and care in the residential facility of the Trust by Pujya Swamiji. This being his primary objective in establishing the Trust, Pujya Swamiji devotes a lot of time for their care and training.

Rural Development

Rural Development empowers rural communities in India and supports them in their struggle to eradicate poverty, suffering and injustice.

Women Empowerment

Promoting equal rights and opportunities for a society free from gender discrimination and violence. The Trust is empowering women through vocational training like tailoring, costume jewelry making etc., and training in primary health care through Ayurveda.

Community Health

Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College Hospital and Research Centre has been established to provide access to health and wellbeing to rural communities, to alleviate burden of diseases, to provide quality health care.

Free medical, diagnostic services and ayurvedic procedures to BPL card holders have been facilitated covering 14 villages, also through regular medical camps; over 40,000 patients have been treated since 2014 A covid care centre was started during the current covid-19 pandemic. The Trust has distributed essential supplies including food, water, clothes, blankets, medicines etc., to provide relief during floods, other natural calamities and during covid-19 pandemic.

Disability Inclusive Development

Believing strongly in equal rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities, the Trust has established a free residential facility for the intellectually challenged as well as the elderly, to provide quality care.

Drinking Water

Pujya Swamiji Sri Sri Sri Prof. Dr. A V Srinivasan Drinking Water Supply Project

One of the noteworthy charitable activities undertaken by the Trust is the provision of drinking water to thousands of people in the drought-prone rural areas of Nelamangala Taluk of Bengaluru Rural District of Karnataka.

The problem of drinking water in India is acute. It is, therefore, appropriate that the Trust has taken the exemplary initiative of providing safe drinking water through the Water Supply Project.

Construction of RO Water Plants & Overhead Tanks Installed at:

  • Arjunabettahalli
  • Hyadalu
  • Mylanahalli
  • Bhaktharahalli
  • Gollahalli

Educational

Spreading the joy of Education is one of the objectives of Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Charitable Trust ®. It is a public charitable trust embedded firmly on the principles of Pujya Swamiji Sri Sri Sri Prof. Dr. A V Srinivasan towards rendering selfless service to the needy in the most unique blend of spiritual and intellectual education.

Scholarship Scheme to motivate the students of Ayurveda College: Under this scheme one student from every class is eligible to get scholarship for his/her ideal behaviour. The decision in selection o

Additionally, the Trust is providing scholarships to deserving students in the nearby villages, and is providing skill development programmes as an auxiliary to integrative medicine.

Cultural

Culture promotes refinement. It is termed as saṃskāra which consists of sadguña (good character), sadāchāra (good practices) and sadbhāvanā (good feelings). For a person to be deemed educated, his behaviour should be good, his actions useful to society and his feelings should be compassionate and kind. "Sarvabhūta Hite Ratah" (One should have concern for the welfare of all beings).

People feel that education helps in materialistic pursuits and rest content with this. It is more than this. Education should promote culture. It is not by mere education, but by culture that one gets refined. The Trust provides facilities and opportunities for sports, recreation and cultural development of children and youth.

The Trust works for the propagation of human values of Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Love and Non-violence by conducting value-oriented programs for students, workshops for specific groups of professionals such as bureaucrats, lawyers, doctors, etc., on the relevance and practice of human values in their respective professions. It also organizes seminars and lectures on Indian Culture and Spirituality and Unity of Religions, for the general public by eminent personalities from various walks of life under the guidance of our Pujya Swamiji Sri Sri Sri Prof Dr. A V Srinivasan.

Wellness initiatives

Exploring Hidden Secrets and Techniques of Marma Chikitsa

Marmas are an important seat of psycho-neuro-endocrine immunological / energy points that regulate the physical, mental and spiritual functions of the body and mind.

Benefits of Marma Chikitsa
  • Restores the normal functioning of Oja, Teja and Prana at energy level
  • Restores the normal functioning of Kapha, Pitta and Vata at internal level
  • Eradicates disorders of Body and Mind
  • Enhances immune mechanism of the body
  • Boosts internal pain killing mechanisms
  • Checks progression of disease
  • Improves overall wellbeing
  • Low cost and non-invasive system
Etymology and origin of Marma Chikitsa
  • The term is derived from the "Mri Dhatu"- causing death or disability
  • Marma is a Sanskrit word meaning hidden or secret
  • The word Marma has the meaning of essence, vital part, life spot and conjugation point
  • In this regards Acharya Shusrutha has mentioned that a Vaidya, who attains thorough knowledge of the human body is known as Visharada
  • It is the oldest treasure of Ayurvedic medicine / surgery from Vedic period
  • Rig Veda speaks of using protective coverings to protect these Marmas
  • The term Marma first came in Atharvaveda
  • Mahabharata contains many references to Marma therapy