Role of Parental and Environmental Imprinting in Ayurveda (Concept Genetics)

Prof. D. G. Thatte born on 2nd August, 1930, in District Banda of Uttar Pradesh in a traditional Maharastrian family with academic intent. From the every beginning Prof. Thatte was interested in Ayurveda and Indian medicine. Prof. Thatte got BMBS graduate degree from Lucknow University in 1957 with Gold Medal and M.D. Degree (Hon. Causla) from West Germany and thereafter obtained his doctorate from Sri Lanka.

Dr. Thatte opted for teaching career putting aside all the lucrative offers. As a dedicated teacher he reached to the highest post of Principal- cum-Superintendent, State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow besides holding the position of Head of PG Department of Sharis, State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow. Dr. Thatte also held administrative responsibilities of Additional Director, Ayurvedic & Unani Service, U.P He was appointed as Guru (Prof.) of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi a Government of India undertaking and visiting professor at Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He is also a member of a Core Group for teaching Ayurveda to Foreign Scholars at his institute.

Prof. D. G. Thatte is founder Director/ President of All India Sharir Research Institute and has tremendous experience in the field of Ayurveda teaching and research. He has contributed enormously on Sharir through scores of books and publications.

Prof. Thatte has also been honoured by International Award of Excellence in Ayurveda by Ayurveda Academy, Pune (Recognized Institution of Pune University). He has been honoured with Life Time Achievement Award by NIMA State Branch of Uttar Pradesh. He has been honoured by the title of Ayurveda Martand by AlI lndia Ayurvedic Specialist Association, Pune (INDIA) in the year 2006.

Prof. Thatte has been participating in international and national conferences as invited speaker or chairperson. Dr. Thatte has contributed around 80 papers in various international and national journals and has also published more than a dozen of books.

Prof. Thatte has been invited deliver and also guest lecturers in western world like West Germany, Sweden and also Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has chaired in an International conference on Acupuncture and delivered a guest lecture on Marma Science at Colombo, Sri Lanka in the year 1983

After undergoing a long journey of teaching Shaarira to Ayurvedic scholars, we felt that we should become trusted guides for them and tell them that the term Genetics is only an english term having glamour of modern biological science but great scholars of Ayurveda like Charaka and Sushruta were clear in their mind about the concepts of "Srishti Utpatti Kramaa" or the origin of universe. They were also aware about the parental and environmental imprinting which an embryo or fetus carries with him while in womb and expresses all those traits, characters and features when born The concept of Srishti Utpatti Kramaa is mental strength for learning Ayurveda, while the science of genetics has developed only after the foundation was laid by Ayurvedic scholars in all above mentioned aspects.