Indian alternative medicine practitioner (1920–2013)
Brihaspati Dev Triguna
Born
1920
Bara Pind (Ram Bazar) Punjab India
Died
2013
Brihaspati Dev Triguna (1920–2013) was a Vaidya or Ayurveda practitioner and an expert in Pulse diagnosis (Nadi vaidyam in Ayurvedic terms). He completed his formal ayurvedic studies under the guidance of Rajvaidya Pandit Gokul Chand ji in his Gurukul from Ludhiana.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1992, followed by the Indian Government's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2003.[1]
Career
Triguna was president of the All-India Ayurvedic Congress[2] and held several government positions, including Director of the Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and chairman of the National Academy of Ayurveda. He was the personal physician for the President of India.[3] He worked towards standardization of Ayurvedic medicines, certifications at the Ayurvedic colleges of India.
In 2003, Triguna received the second highest civilian award given by Government of India, the Padma Vibhushan Award.[7]
Vaidya Brihaspati Dev Triguna died on 1 January 2013[8] at his home in Sarai Kale Khan, Nizamuddin New Delhi. His sons Narendra Triguna and Vaidya Devendra Triguna carry on his practice at the same location.[9]
References
^"Padma Awards"(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"Chopra meets wise healer in India". Chicago Sun-Times. 31 January 1988.