New Delhi: A newly released book by the Union Education Ministry’s Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) division spotlights India’s ancient contributions to science, including an account of a health conference held thousands of years ago at the foothills of the Himalayas.

The book highlights how ancient Indian teachers—key contributors to Ayurveda—gathered to discuss ailments affecting not just humans, but also animals and plants. It traces Ayurveda’s roots to the Vedas, and dates its codification to at least 4,000 years ago—predating Hippocrates, known as father of Western medicine, by over 1,500 years.

The book, ‘Indian Knowledge Systems: India’s Contribution to Science – Volume 1’ , is authored by eight academicians and edited by G.K. Venkataraman, former curator at the National Council

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