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Bhaskar Vishwanath Gokhale
Commemorative Stamps Issued by India Post in 2019
Personal life
Born19 April 1903
Kolhapur, Maharastra, India.
NationalityIndian
OccupationGuru, Freedom Fighter, Reformer, Member of Parliament and activist
Religious life
ReligionHinduism

Bhaskar Vishwanath Gokhale aka Vaidya Bhaskar Vishwanath Gokhale(19 April 1903 - 12 January 1962) popularly called "Mama Gokhaleji"was an Indian Ayurvedic physician, skilled Ayrvedic Teacher, freedom fighter and philosopher.[1] [2][3][4]

Life

Gokhale was born on 19th April 1903 at [[Kolhapur[[ (Maharashtra)in a family of a judge - Vishwanath Gokhale,[5] he was the youngest of all siblings.His mother,Parvati Gokhale,[5] died at early age. After finishing schooling at Kolhapur Gokhale moved to Mumbai for further studies. He joined National Medical College, which initially supported the Non-cooperation movement, against British Raj.Later on when the college withdrew its support to Indian independence movement, he left the college and joined the independence movement for which He was even imprisoned in 1924, 1928 and 1932. In 1924, he joined Tilak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya,Pune.[6] In 1928 he became Ayurveda Visharada, and completed his postgraduation and got degree of ‘Ayurveda Parangata’ in 1937. He was the first person to be honored with the degree in India. In 1942, he participated in the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned for 2 years.[7] He was married to Taramati Gokhale.[5]

After the death of Vaidya Purushottam shastri Nanal, he worked as the chief physician of Tarachand Ramnath Hospital, Pune. In 1946 he was became principal of Tilak Ayurveda Vidyalaya. He has written books on ‘Dosha dhatu mala vidnyana’, ‘Vikruti vidnyana’. These books are known for their new insights in Ayurveda. ‘Chikitsapradeep’ is another booke written by him which is reference books for Ayurvedic students.[8][9] He has significant contribution to the field of postgraduate education in Ayurveda. He was the head of Tilak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and Seth Tarachand Ramnath Hospital for more than 20 years. He was the first principal of the Postgraduate Institute at Jamnagar in 1956. [10]

In 1960 the Government of Maharashtra inducted him as President of the State Board and also the Chairman of the State Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani system of Medicine. [11]

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Contribution to Ayurveda

  • He had the vision of creating Ayurveda Scientists which has made reference to this in his books or articles on different subjects. He wanted to incorporate modern advances in the educational system to Ayurvedic studies without compromising on shastric standards. He envisioned scientific use and development of different formulations, which were not available in the traditional Ayurveda books; increasing potency of routinely used drugs. e.g. He has introduced the use of Kajjali (black sulphide of mercury) [12] in different formulations.
  • He had practically demonstrated the use of Parpaties (Flake like preparation consisting of Parada, Gandhaka (sulphur) and other drugs)[13] in various ‘Annavaha Strotovikrutis’ (Diseases of Gastrointestinal tract). [1]
  • Ekaushadhi Prayoga was one of his experiment where in he identified the efficacy of a single drug in a specific disease condition which made the therapy more accurate, this encouraged further research in pharmacology.[2]


  • His students have shared their memories about Gokhale in the book named ‘Ayurved Bhaskar’.[14] The book speaks about special cases treated by him, logic behind his treatment, conclusions he had drawn, his experiences and teaching skills.
  • In his small book written in Marathi,‘Ayurved Mhamaje kay?’ (What do you mean by Ayurveda?), he has written about the origin and purpose of Ayurveda as a health science, the causes for deterioration of Ayurveda and has shared some views about the means to achieve its renaissance.

He has emphasized on quality of postgraduate education and research in Ayurveda.[2] He advised his students to acquire knowledge of recent advances in biomedical sciences. He was hard critc of colleges with substandard educational quality.[1]

  • His formulations such as Sukshma Triphala and Kutaja Parpati are well-known and are routinely used now by many vaidyas. [1]
  • His contribution to Ayurveda Rasashala ([15] had transformed the institute to an internationally reputed Ayurveda pharmacy. [1]
  • He had strong principles for the betterment of Ayurvedic education, and he even refused grants from the government when it forced unjust rules on the institute and integration. [1]
  • Physicians of modern system of medicine sought his second opinion and even used to refer patients to him for emergency Ayurvedic treatment. which shows his depth of medical knowledge.[1]
  • He has written many Articles such as ‘Rognidana Paddhati’(methodology for Ayurvedic diagnosis) and ‘Ayurveda and Samprapti’(Ayurveda and etiopathogenesis of diseases).[1]
  • He would pay special attention towards Panchakarma Chikitsa (Ayurvedic Techniques to eliminate toxic elements from the body) in his treatment as Shamana Chikitsa alone isn’t always useful in many complicated conditions. He insisted on proper analysis of factors such as Dosha, Dushya, Strotasa, Rugnabala, Vyadhibala, etc., which play a crucial role in determining the use of Shodhana Chikitsa. Panchakarma department at Jamnagar established by him has became legendary worldwide. [1]


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Deshpande, Sachin Hari (2012). "Vaidya Bhaskar Vishwanath Gokhale: A great visionary". Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 3 (2): 102–104. doi:10.4103/0975-9476.96531. ISSN 0975-9476. PMC 3371554. PMID 22707868.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ a b c India Post (2020-10-23). "Master Healers of Ayush". http://postagestamps.gov.in. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1962). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman.
  4. ^ "आयुर्वेद विशेषज्ञों से रूबरू करा रहे डाक टिकट, जानिए किन्हें मिली है स्टाम्प पर जगह". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  5. ^ a b c www.myheritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/names/bhaskar_gokhale. Retrieved 2020-10-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Deshpande, S. (2012). "Vaidya Bhaskar Vishwanath Gokhale: A great visionary". Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine. doi:10.4103/0975-9476.96531.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  7. ^ "भारत के वो गुमनाम 12 आयुष विशेषज्ञ, जिन्हें अब मिला सम्मान". thetruepicture.org. 2020-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "चिकित्साप्रदीपम् - Chikitsa Pradeepam : विश्वनाथ गोखले - Vishvanath Gokhle | Sanskrit Book PDF Download | Read Online |". ePustakalay Sanskrit. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  9. ^ Sharma, Priya Vrat (1998). Flowers in health and disease. Caukhambhā Viśvabhāratī.
  10. ^ Sharma, Priya Vrat (1975). Āyurveda kā vaijñānika itihāsa (in Hindi). Caukhambā Oriyanṭāliyā.
  11. ^ State), Bombay (India : (1960). Bombay Government Gazette.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  12. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2016-06-13). "Kajjali, Kajjalī: 5 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  13. ^ Sud, Sushant (2020-10-21). "researchgate". https://www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 2020-10-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Saxsena, Dr Om Prakash. Ayurved Bhaskar By Bhasha Bavan.
  15. ^ "Ayurveda Rasashala : index". ayurvedarasashala.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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