Bharatiya Rasayanasastra: Valedictory | Prof Vijay Shankar Shukla | Prof Vikas Dubey | Dr Anuradha C
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04.45PM - 05.30PM Valedictory
Valedictory by esteemed guests and organisers.
** Exhibition on both days
3D models of Apparatus and their posters
mentioned in Rasaratnasamuccaya **
Objectives of Dhara: Background:
To create a document for the Amrit Kaal -
Vision Bhāratīya Rasāyanaśāstra 2047
To cultivate an audience that will be
interested in unraveling and advancing
Bhāratīya Rasāyanaśāstra
To understand the transdisciplinary
nature as well as the holistic aspects of
Bhāratīya Rasāyanaśāstra and its
traditions
To explore and promote ‘Green methods’
as espoused in the texts of Bhāratīya
Rasāyanaśāstra for contemporary
practices as well.
Key Contributions of Bhāratīya
Rasāyanaśāstra:
Extensive use of plant based acids and
bases (Session 1)
Combinatorics: formula to calculate nCr
while dealing with the art of mixing
perfumes (Session 2)
Cosmetics for body beautification:
Various types of masks or applications
adjusted to different seasons (Session 3)
The art and procedure to blacken grey
hair in an organic manner (Session 3,5)
The art and science of using organic
colours on various media (Session 3,5)
The science and procedure to make
various types of adamantine glue (Session
4)
Rendering the colours on fabric longlasting
by the use of ‘green’ mordants and
binders (Session 5)
Making metal nanoparticles and making
them biocompatible (Session 6)
The science and technology of making
rustless iron artefacts (Session 6)
The science and technology of refining
pure zinc and making high zinc brass
(Session 6)
To create a document for the Amrit Kaal -
Vision Bhāratīya Rasāyanaśāstra 2047
To cultivate an audience that will be
interested in unraveling and advancing
Bhāratīya Rasāyanaśāstra
To understand the transdisciplinary
nature as well as the holistic aspects of
Bhāratīya Rasāyanaśāstra and its
traditions
To explore and promote ‘Green methods’
as espoused in the texts of Bhāratīya
Rasāyanaśāstra for contemporary
practices as well.