International students are pouring into Jaipur to study Ayurveda, like Ethel Nyoni from Zambia. This varied group of students wants to be representatives of this age-old medical discipline. Two years later, Ethel is on her way to earning a degree from the National Institute of Ayurveda, and she will soon become the first certified Ayurvedic practitioner in Zambia.
Ethel Nyoni
Ethel Nyoni, a Zambian national, travelled to Jaipur in 2021 with the goal of studying Ayurveda. Her desire to pursue “novel and intriguing pursuits” led her to this decision.
Two years later, she is on her way to earning a degree from Jaipur’s National Institute of Ayurveda, and she will soon be the first licensed practitioner of India’s age-old medical system from a southern African nation.
Ethel is one of many people from all around the world who want to be Ayurvedic ambassadors. The Jaipur Institute is seeing an influx of young people from countries like Trinidad and Tobago, Afghanistan, Iran, the Netherlands, Brazil, Ghana, and many more as traditional Indian medicine, yoga, and classical arts combine to create a potent trio that transcends traditional exotic appeal.
Prior to matriculating into the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery program, the majority of these individuals held degrees from a variety of disciplines, including engineering and traditional medicine.
“After graduation, they will pioneer Ayurveda in their own countries. Vice chancellor Sanjeev Sharma stated, “This fits into our plan to establish Ayurveda as a branch of medicine on foreign soil.”
Dr. Avvinish Narine
After earning his BAMS and MD from the same institution, Dr. Avvinish Narine, a native of the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad & Tobago, is pursuing a PhD in ayurveda. He obtained a BTech in information technology before moving to Jaipur.
“In 2010, I attended a seminar at the University of the West Indies where I learned about Ayurveda. “I was so intrigued by it that I applied and was accepted,” stated Narine, who had previously worked for a few years at Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Education before deciding that Ayurveda was his vocation.
Fatemeh Moazzami Peiro
Iranian physician Fatemeh Moazzami Peiro
After studying management and psychology, she moved to Jaipur in 2016. “Although Ayurveda is not yet a recognized medical system in my nation, I am the first qualified practitioner of the practice. I’m hoping this will alter,” she remarked.
What then made her decide to choose the unknown route? “You always love to help people, so I’m going to send you to amazing India to learn Ayurveda,” my life coach remarked over the phone. I came here to learn how to relieve people of their pain and suffering—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.”
At the University of Lomé studying mathematics, Komivi ADJA of Togo—the first person from that nation to study Ayurveda—was approached about an AYUSH scholarship.
