Ayurveda, medicinal plants, and livelihoods
Living knowledge, rooted in the Himalaya.
Dr Arun Chandan works with communities, practitioners, and learners on Ayurveda, medicinal plants, and the livelihoods that keep that knowledge alive.
About Dr Arun Chandan
A life dedicated to Ayurveda and Himalayan biodiversity.
Dr Arun Chandan completed his BAMS in 1990 at Rajiv Gandhi Government Ayurvedic College, Paprola. He later led the Regional-cum-Facilitation Centre, Northern Region-I, of the National Medicinal Plants Board, and retired from government service in May 2026. He lives between Dharamshala and Joginder Nagar.
- BAMS, 1990Paprola
- Field workThe Himalaya
- LivelihoodsPlants and people
Areas of work
Where knowledge meets practice
Connecting plants, people, and practical action across the public sections of this site.
Lok AyurvedaCommunity knowledge and the record it needs.
Medicinal plantsSpecies notes for plants in the public work.
ResearchProjects and field notes from the public record.AcademyCourses and study notes. No certificate from this site.
ConsultingAdvice for farms, institutions, and product teams.ProjectsProgrammes named in the public work.Consultation
Seek guidance from decades of experience.
Book a one-to-one enquiry with Dr Arun Chandan for advice on medicinal plants, Ayurveda education, research, a project, or a community initiative. This is a written request, not a paid booking and not a diagnosis.
Book a Consultation- Medicinal plants
- A written enquiry, not a diagnosis
- For individuals and institutions
Knowledge hub
Articles, plants and resources
Field notes, plant profiles, and courses from the public library. Uses and doses stay off these cards.
ArticleLokAyurveda: from community knowledge to responsible innovationWhat has to be true before community knowledge becomes a product, a paper, or a training module.
ArticleFrom farm and forest to healthcareWhy a medicinal plant’s path from a hillside to a user is a chain of records, not a slogan.
ArticleHimalayan states, including the Northeast: a careful reading of opportunityOpportunity is real only where identity, law, and local consent are settled first.Projects and films
Field initiatives and documentaries
Programmes from the public record, and films from the official YouTube channel.
Quality planting materialA standing theme of the public work, not a certified nursery list.Grameen ShodhshalaA proposed village research space. Not a finished campus.
Medicinal Plants in HimalayasA film on the official channel of Dr Arun Chandan.
तुलसी की खेती कैसे करें? प्रसंस्करण और बाजार तक | Tulsi FarmingA film on the official channel of Dr Arun Chandan.
कार्तिक मास का महत्व | Kartik Maas | डॉ. अरुण चंदनA film on the official channel of Dr Arun Chandan.
प्लांट रेज़िन का रहस्य: पेड़ों की रक्षा से मानव सभ्यता तकA film on the official channel of Dr Arun Chandan.What this site holds
- Field workProgramme notes from the Himalaya, as published.
- AcademyCourses and study notes. No certificate is issued here.
- LibraryArticles and plant profiles, without doses or cure claims.
Let’s collaborate for a healthier, more sustainable future.
Farmers, laboratories, manufacturers, institutions, and students can write. The team replies to the enquiry. Nothing on this page is a signed partnership.
Occasional notes
Plants, livelihoods, and field notes. No payment. You can unsubscribe later.