Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Varanasi

  • Book review: A Brief History of Ayurveda

    Arpan K. BanerjeeSolihull, United Kingdom Ayurveda translates from the Sanskrit as “the science of life and longevity.” It originated over 4,000 years ago as a system of healing in the Indian subcontinent, where it flourished until the nineteenth century. The Harappan civilization in the Indus valley around 2000 BC saw its early roots in India.…

  • Immortal death: before and after

    Karen De Looze Belgium   The slow revenge of unforgiving Law And the deep need of universal pain And hard sacrifice and tragic consequence Out of a Timeless barrier she must break, Penetrate with her thinking depths the Void’s monstrous hush, Look into the lonely eyes of immortal Death. — From Shri Aurobindo’s “Savitri”  …