DEPARTMENT OF SWASTHAVRITTA 
HISTORY
The department of Swasthavritha commenced functioning at Vaidyaratnam P.S.Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal during the year 1978 and has been a major contributor to under-graduate training, research activities and to the public health scenario in Kerala state especially in Malappuram district.Dr P.K Narayana Sharma was the first head of the department. Later Dr P.J Joby took over the charge till 2008. Since then Dr K.V Dilipkumar is the head of the department. 2011 onwards Dr M.C Shobhana is in charge of the department. The 3 year post graduate course in Swasthavritha started in the year 2008 with strength of 4 students per year. Now total 15 students in  are undergoing post graduation and 4 students in  are undergoing post graduation diploma. CRIYA(Clinical Research Institute for Yoga and Ayurveda) has been functioning under department of Swasthavritta since 1998.It aims at providing yoga for health promotion of community.
OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. Bring out scholars in Swasthavritha
2. Bring out efficient  teachers of  Swasthavritha
3. Bring out efficient research workers in Ayurveda
4. Bring out expert epidemiologist in Ayurveda
5. Bring out expert yoga therapists
6. Bring out experts in Ayurvedic dietetics
STAFF PATTERN

Post	Nos	Permanent	Temporary
HOD/ Professor	1	1
Associate Professor	1	1
Assistant professor	2	2

STAFF DETAILS

SlNo	Name	Designation	DOJ	Qualification
1	Dr.Shobhana.M.C	HOD & Professor	24.01.1996	B.A.M.S , MD
2	Dr. Anupama Krishnan	Associate Professor	25.08.2011	B.A.M.S , MD
3	Dr.Sowmya.C.Nair	Assistant Professor	7.10.2011	B.A.M.S , MD
4	Dr Kajel Anna Mani	Assistant Professor	30.05.2022	B.A.M.S , MD

INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE

Infrastructure	Details
CRIYA	Yoga unit - 1500 sq.ft
OP
Staff Room	800 sq.ft
P.G.Lecture hall	800 sq.ft

FACILITIES

Facility	Details
Equipments	36
Instruments	50
Machineries	-
Charts	60
Models	33
Library	291
Specmens	56

ACTIVITIES
Academic Activities
1) B.A.M.S : Practical and Theory classes
2 ) MD Swasthavritta - Practical and Theory classes , Presentations and discussions , department seminars.
3 ) Outpatient department- everyday from 8am-1pm  at V.P.S.V Ayurveda college hospital
4 ) Yoga and naturopathy OP – daily at CRIYA
General Activities

Health educational programmes - In various schools and colleges

Medical camps- Preventive and curative measures during the spread of epidemics

Ergonomics camps – Camps conducted for occupational health in different sectors

Campaign against communicable diseases

Swasthya saksharatha project – Health education course for the prevention and management of non communicable diseases.
1) Health awareness classes and yoga camps on the respective fields:
2 ) Health awareness and yoga camp for police officers of Malappuram district for a period of 10 days(11/06/2014 –20/06/2014) at V.P.S.V Campus .
3) Health awareness class and yoga training for Canara bank employees on june 9,2015
4) Health Education classes on communicable diseases prevalent in rainy season: Awareness classes were conducted on 14/05/2014 at parayil tower, Edarikkode for ASHA workers by department of Swasthavritta.
5) Health awareness Class on Dinacarya for homeopathy medical officers at Kozhikode on 06/01/2015 .
6) Health awareness class about prevention of diseases in dhanwantari ayurveda bhavan , Nelluvaya on 15.01.2015
7) Session conducted for bams students of vpsv ayurveda college, kottakkal on 20th june, 2015
8) Session conducted at almas college of nursing on 20th june, 2015
9) Session conducted at v.p.s.v ayurveda college for the public on 21st june, 2015
10) Session conducted at edarikode textiles(a unit of kerala state textile corporation,ltd)on 21s june
11) Session conducted at govt nursing collage Calicut on 22 june 2015
12) Session conducted at Al Shifa nursing college, pereinthalmanna on June 23, 2015
13) Campus yoga 2015-yoga sessions for staff of VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal
14) Yoga camp for geriatric care conducted for retired Ayurveda medical officers in association with Kerala Ayurveda Retired Medical officer Association
15) Session conducted at almas college of nursing on 20th june, 2016
16) Session conducted at v.p.s.v ayurveda college for the public on 21st june, 2016