ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION OF AYURVEDA: A REVIEW

Abstract

With the growing popularity of Ayurveda worldwide, the approach towards teaching of Ayurveda needs a paradigm shift. This is to ensure that the global audience understands the concepts of the science in a language that is not alien to them. Though various steps have been initiated in this direction they haven’t been enough. The present paper cites some examples of such modern tools of learning incorporated in Ayurveda education and highlights the need for additional work to be taken up by practitioners and teachers to further enhance the global image of this ancient science. An endeavor has been made to present an overview on the role of Information technology in the education of oldest medical science. This article intends to contribute this knowledge by giving a survey of published data regarding the websites, online research journals, newsletters / databases and other gateway.