05/09/2026
Why did I choose Ayurveda? 🌿
This is a question many have asked me.
Honestly, I don’t think I chose Ayurveda.
I believe Ayurveda chose me. 🤍
Since the 8th standard, I knew I wanted to become a doctor. I was a very playful child, but something within me suddenly shifted. I wanted to serve people, help them, and do something meaningful with my life.
Back then, I had just one dream — to become a surgeon. I believed surgery was the way I could save lives and make a difference.
When I explored my options, many MBBS doctors discouraged me, saying, “You don’t have a doctor in your family. You won’t have that support.”
But the Ayurvedic doctors I met said, “Yes, you can become a doctor.”
I scored well enough for MBBS, but the only option available to me was through a donation fee. An Ayurveda college, however, welcomed me based on my scores — without any donation. And I could still pursue my dream of becoming a surgeon.
So I entered BAMS, thinking I was simply taking a different route towards the dream I already had.
Then, in my second year of BAMS, I came under the guidance of my Guruji, Vaidya Samir Jamadagni Sir, in Pune.
And that’s when everything began to change.
I witnessed people who had been advised surgery improve with Ayurveda. I saw chronic conditions respond in ways that genuinely amazed me.
And I began to realise:
If my purpose is to help people live healthier lives, why should I limit myself to surgery alone?
The more I studied Ayurveda, the more I realised that it was not merely a system of medicine. It was a timeless science of life — one that looks at the whole person: body, mind, emotions and the way we live.
Today, when I look back, I feel every little step was quietly leading me here.
And sometimes I think of that little girl from the 8th standard, who simply knew she wanted to become a doctor so she could help people.
She had no idea where that dream would take her.
The dream never changed.
Only the path did. 🤍
And perhaps that is why, with all my heart, I say:
I didn’t choose Ayurveda.
Ayurveda chose me. 🌿
And I’m grateful every single day that it did. 🙏🏻