1st Edition
Mainstreaming Ayurveda Alternative Medicine and Public Health Care System in Delhi
Introduction: Setting the Debates
1 Mainstreaming Ayurveda in Independent India: A Review of Policies and Committees
2 ‘Fitting’ into the Frame: Ayurveda in Delhi’s Public Health Institutions
3 Ayurvedic Doctors in Public Health Institutions: Perceptions, Practices and Relations
4 Sarkari Ayurveda in Sarkari Hospital: ‘Choices’ for Patients
Conclusion
Biography
Sharmistha Mallick teaches Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Kamala Nehru College of University of Delhi in India. She specializes in the fields of Medical Anthropology, Sociology of Health and Medicine, Urban Studies and Sociology of Music. She completed her studies from Delhi School of Economics and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has published research articles in journals and edited volumes including in Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine and Indian Journal of Public Health. She has also been part of the national and international projects including DAAD-UGC and ICSSR.
