Kayakalpa- An Old and Rare Book

About the Author Dr. S. Chidmbara Thanu Pillai born in 1934 belongs to a family of Siddha Medical Practitioners for 46 generation in Eraniel, Kanyakumari District. He has made years of research on Siddha Medical Literature, and produced about 60 books on Siddha Medicine in English and Tamil.

Further he has been doing extensive research on ancient palm leaves, left by his fore-fathers and has written more then 40 books on Thanuology (Varmam) in both Tamil and English.

Being a Yogi, he has produced 4 books on Yoga. He is a graduate in Art, Commerce and Law, and a Post-graduate Diploma holder of the Institute of Purchasing and Supplies, London.

He has Membership with All the Bar Council, New Delhi, and Institute of Purchasing and Supplies, London. He is an Advocate and Notary Public.

He has served a number of years in different capacities in Southern Railway, B.H.E.L., and M.P.T. He has authored about 20 books on Inventory Management.

He is a Director of International Institute of Materials Management, E-32, Anna Nagar (East), Chennai - 600 102, which conducts 2 years Inventory Manage ment Course by Correspondence.

He is the Founder and Managing Director of Thanu Foundation, Chennai-600 102,Which administers a number of Educational Institutions including international Institute of Thanuology, International open Academy of Siddha Medical Sciences and Siddha Medical Literature Research Center, Chennai-600 102.He is responsible for conducting a number of Correspondence Course.

He has participated in the Il world Tamil Conference at Chennai in 1968, exhibiting hundreds of ancient palm leaves on Siddha Medical Sciences, inherited from his fore-fathers. He has also had the distinction of having attended and conducting a number of seminars and workshops on various subjects.

Dr. S.C.Thanu Pillai has found out that Thanuology can be made use of in India sports medicine, due to his long years of research on Varmam (Thanuology).

Some seminars were conducted on Indian Sports Medicine at Chennai and Published a few books on Indian Sports Medicine.

He is responsible for starting the Thanuloigical Society' to prevent mankind from being exposed to impact ailments.

He is the Editor of "Siddha System of Life" a quarterly English Magazine to uphold the cause of Siddha Medical Sciences since 1984. In order to supply genuine medicines to the qualified students of Thanu Foun dation and its units, he has registered a company called Kayakalpa Pharmaceuticals (P) Ltd, Chennai.

He has arranged to get Thanu Foundation registered with BAPASI in 1996 so as to sell his own Publication totaling 150 in numbers thro' the Exhibition thro'out Tamilnadu and "THANU FOUNDATION". HE participated in many exhibitions thro'out Tamilnadu and Jerals.

He has received the accreditations viz. Vidya ratna, Panditha ratna, Siddha Maruthuva Elakkiya Selvar, Appreciation Certificate issued by Sri. Jayanthra Saraswathi Snakarachari Swamigal.

Preface Our Rishis, through their sustained observations and experiments in the realm of self knowledge, found out that several magnificent Yogasanas could lead one to the attainment of the goal of self-realisation. Though the main objective of Yoga is self realisation, its practice contains all the techniques necessary for the betterment of man's material and spiritual life.

This book deals with a training programme which combines both Hata Yoga and Raja Yoga exercises best suited for 'Culturing' mind as well as the body. It is well known that such a training programme is beneficial in making life easy and comfortable.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages