Paalaguttapalle (Dalitwada) - A Village

The utter generosity of the poor humbles us. They give rice to every mendicant even when their rice is getting over. That is what they are defined by.

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Health in the Village



Local Health Systems and Ayurveda 

Why Ayurveda

To Respect Village Health Traditions

Documenting Village Practices

Local traditions

 Shatavari

The herb that heals fractures

The Rama Mulaka plant

Govindamma treating the Eye

Boobamma - the child care specialists.

Their own health heritage is vast - Cough

Their own health heritage is vast - Fever

Their own health heritage is vast - Epilepsy 

Their own health heritage is vast - Ears, Eyes

Their own health heritage is vast - Joint pains etc.

Their own health heritage is vast - Teeth care

Their own health heritage is vast -  Snake bites

Their own health heritage is vast - Treatments for pain

Traditional bone setters of Kallur

Eashwaramma's fractured knee

Delivary (1)

Delivery (2)

Delivary (3) - Dhanashekars Birth

Occult treatments (1)


Vaids don't charge

The Philosophy of the Medicines

Tella Gundlapalle Ashram

The Ashram and the Swami

The Mantram Treatment

Cowdung is medicinal

Interventions

JEEVANI Milk programme

Simple ayurvedic medicines for villages

Ayurveda in the village 2020

Local herbs advised by the ayurvedic doctor  

Medicines that grow at home 

Kidney Stones

Redipa - Life and Health

Lata - Life and Health (of the poor of this country.)

Ramamurthi - a fractured leg leads to a loss of livhilood (when one is poor)


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Aparna Krishnan
In 1995, Paalaguttapalle (Dalitwada) became home. After studying engineering, working for three years, I resigned, and started looking for more meaningful and socially relevent work. An understanding of Gandhi gave the paradigm, and the search led to this village. Nagesh also came 'looking for a village to work in', and this village became home. As neighbours, friends and teacher we became part of the village ... and saw some of the timeless wisdom of villages ...
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