Captions: 1) Dr. N.V. Krishnamurthy (left) receiving the award. 2) Dr. Poornima Krishnamurthy receiving the award.

Mysore, Oct.6:

City’s doctor couple Dr. N.V. Krishnamurthy and Dr. Poornima Krishnamurthy, Directors and Chief Consultants of Prajna Kuteera Ayurveda Centre and Abhijna International Academy of Ayurveda and Yoga, Mysore, were presented the Aryabhata award for excellence in ayurveda research and Dharma award for outstanding contribution to promotion of ayurveda globally, respectively.

The awards were presented to the couple at a glittering ceremony at Los Angeles, USA recently by AAPNA (Association of Ayurveda Professionals of North America). The ceremony was a part of the 4th Intl. Ayurveda Conference on Skin, Spa and Beauty at Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Poornima was also conferred upon the ‘Vachaspathi Award 2012’ for her presentation on The Beauty Concepts in Ayurveda, a paper prepared based on extensive research and documentation over the years. Her paper presentation was adjudged the best amongst all presentations from ayurveda practitioners who had attended from all over the world.

The couple, both gold medallists from the University of Mysore, are prominent scholars in ayurveda and yoga. They have been treating generic and degenerative diseases of patients from all over the world. Dr. Krishnamurthy is also the Head of the Department of PG Studies in Panchakarma at JSS Ayurveda Medical College.

Their medical institutions Prajna Kuteera and Abhijna Academy in Ramakrishnanagar and Keragalli have been rendering yeomen service to needy patients. The institutions are a part of Swami Vivekananda Research Institute of Medical Sciences and Rural Development Centre, Mysore

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / October 06th, 2012