2019-12-19 Thu

India Post issued a set of 12 commemorative stamps honouring the contribution of 12 modern masters in the field of traditional Indian systems of medicine and yoga who are from Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

Yadav Ji Trikam Ji Acharya is one among the personalities figuring in the commemorative set. Yadav Ji was a bright luminary and successful practitioner of Ayurveda. Recognizing the lack of authentic editions of Ayurveda treatises, he founded the Ayurveda Granthmala Trust. The more than 40 books that published embody his scholarship and practical experience. In appreciation of his meritorious work, Govt of India appointed his as the first Principal of Post Graduate Teaching Centre in Ayurveda, Jamnagar in 1956.

A 500 Paise stamp depicting Yadavji Trikam Ji Acharya. In the background is the Ayurveda Teaching Centre he helped create, Ayurvedic books published by him, Ayurvedic texts and an image of him when younger.

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