Shri Prataprao Jadhav
Hon'ble Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Ministry of Ayush
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
Secretary,
Ministry of Ayush
Prof. Vd. Rabinarayan Acharya
Director General,
CCRAS
Dr. Sree Deepthi G N
Research Officer In Charge
Institute Incharge Desk
Welcome to Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram – a place where commitment, ingenuity, and tradition converge on the path to excellence in research in Ayurveda.
At RARI, we are focused on fostering an environment that nurtures intellectual curiosity, encourages creativity, values diversity and bridges the gap between traditional knowledge and modern scientific methods. Our mission is to push the boundaries of knowledge, applying cutting-edge research to address the challenges of our time while honoring the rich heritage that inspires our work and combining Ayurvedic principles with evidence-based scientific research to develop more comprehensive and practical healthcare approaches. The future of Ayurveda research holds promising possibilities as it continues to gain recognition and interest both in traditional settings and within the global scientific community.
Together, we’ve created something extraordinary, and I am genuinely grateful for the passion and dedication each of you has brought to this endeavour. Here’s to the future and the continued success of our shared vision.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Brief Introduction
CCRAS-Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, is a peripheral unit of Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) an autonomous body under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt of India. The CCRAS-RARI, Thiruvananthapuram has a long antecedent history before its formal establishment in 1975 which dates back to the as early as the 1960’s. Since 1964 various grant-in-aid research units had functioned in rent free building provided by Govt. of Kerala at Trivandrum under Composite Drug Research Scheme (CDRS). As a result of amalgamation of these units Regional Research Institute (Drug Research) was established in 1975 and functioned to coordinate national level multi-disciplinary research activities. The institute is located at Thiruvananthapuram-the capital city of Kerala and comes under Poojappura ward of the Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram.
About Us
CCRAS
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) is an autonomous body of the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India. It is an apex body in India for the formulation, coordination, development and promotion of research on scientific lines in Ayurveda and Sowa-Rigpa system of medicine.
Research Activities
