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OVERALL RANKING

Overall Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception
391
(100) (100) (100) 386
384
1 NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad South 96 97 98 100 382
380
2 National Law University Delhi New Delhi North 93 96 97 100 378
377
3 National Law School of India Bengaluru South 91 96 97 100 376
University 374
372
4 Faculty of Law, Delhi University New Delhi North 85 97 100 100 371

5 National Law University - Jodhpur Jodhpur West 93 96 94 97 369

6 The West Bengal National Kolkata East 92 94 95 97 355
University of Juridical Sciences 346
334
7 Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar West 95 93 94 95 333
328
8 National Law Institute University, Bhopal Central 97 90 95 94
Bhopal

9 National Law University Odisha Cuttack East 95 92 94 93

10 Jindal Global Law School Sonepat North 100 87 92 93

11 Symbiosis Law School - Pune Pune West 86 89 98 98

University School of Law and

12 Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh New Delhi North 97 79 96 97
Indraprastha University-Main

Campus

13 Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi North 90 77 92 96
University

14 KIIT School of Law Bhubaneswar East 98 73 83 92

15 ILS Law College Pune West 70 80 95 89

16 Army Institute of Law Mohali North 75 80 89 89

17 Amity Law School, Noida Noida North 92 70 75 91

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OVERALL RANKING

Overall Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking Dehradun (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception 325
324
(100) (100) (100) 323
319
18 School of Law, University of North 91 65 80 89 310
Petroleum and Energy Studies 306
304
19 Government Law College Mumbai West 70 90 73 91 301
298
20 Hidayatullah National Law Raipur Central 80 75 88 80 295
University 290
287
21 School of Legal Studies, K.R. Gurugram North 90 65 75 89 282
Mangalam University 280
271
22 Vivekananda School of Law and New Delhi North 75 70 80 85
Legal Studies

23 Institute of Law, Nirma University Ahmedabad West 73 71 75 87

24 The Rajiv Gandhi National Patiala North 89 65 70 80
University of Law, Punjab

25 National Law University and Kamrup East 89 60 69 83
Judicial Academy, Assam

26 The National University of Kochi South 75 69 65 89
Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)

27 Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim Aligarh North 69 62 73 91
University

28 School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru South 80 60 73 77
Bangalore

29 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Lucknow North 90 54 60 83
Law University, Lucknow

30 University Institute of Legal Chandigarh North 75 60 70 77
Studies, Panjab University

31 Chanakya National Law University Patna East 68 65 72 75

32 School of Law, GD Goenka Gurugram North 89 55 65 62
University

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Overall Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception
268
(100) (100) (100) 261
257
33 Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law Pune West 68 60 70 70 254
College, Pune 253
252
34 Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Kharagpur East 50 65 70 76 249
Property Law 247
244
35 Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu Varanasi North 50 54 65 88 239
University 233
231
36 School of Law, Lovely Professional Phagwara North 80 56 55 63 228
University
225
37 Damodaram Sanjivayya National Visakhapatnam South 67 60 61 65 222
Law University

38 Symbiosis Law School - Noida Noida North 70 67 50 65

39 LLoyd Law College GreaterNoida North 78 45 50 76

40 ICFAI Law School, ICFAI Foundation Hyderabad South 83 45 50 69
For Higher Education, Hyderabad

41 Saveetha School of Law Chennai South 81 46 47 70

42 Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow North 69 45 62 63
Lucknow

43 Ramaiah College of Law Bangalore South 50 42 56 85

44 Sikkim Government Law College Gangtok East 60 45 46 80

School of Law, Shanmugha Arts Thanjavur South 65 46 47 70
45 Science Technology & Research

Academy (SASTRA)

46 Department of Law, Prestige Indore Central 85 40 40 60
Institute of Management Studies

47 ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI Dehradun North 83 39 40 60
University, Dehradun

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Overall Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception
219
(100) (100) (100) 218
216
48 Dr D.Y. Patil College of Law Mumbai West 83 37 39 60

49 Faculty of Law, SRM University Sonipat North 84 35 40 59

50 Sharda School of Law GreaterNoida North 85 35 36 60

51 KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore South 50 40 50 75 215
Bengaluru

52 Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies Bangalore South 50 42 50 69 211
(BILS)

53 Faculty of Law, Jagran University Bhopal Central 79 39 37 55 210
40 37 60 71 208
54 Dr. B R Ambedkar College of Law Visakhapatnam South
69 20 50 70 209
Marathwada Legal & General Aurangabad West
55 Education Society’s Manikchand 75 35 46 50 206
69 30 45 60 204
Pahade Law College 68 30 44 60 202
65 30 43 59 197
56 Alliance School of Law Bangalore South 63 30 44 59 196
75 30 33 55 193
57 Kishinchand Chellaram Law College Mumbai West 72 30 32 56 190
80 29 30 50 189
58 Rizvi Law College Mumbai West 50 39 30 68 187

59 Vivekananda Law College Puttur Puttur South

60 Kirit P. Mehta School of Law Mumbai West

61 Geeta Institute of Law Panipat North

62 Indore Institute of Law Indore Central

63 School of Law, BML Munjal Gurugram North
University

64 University Law College Bangalore South

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Overall Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking Kolkata (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception 183
Gauhati 182
Pune (100) (100) (100) 180

65 South Calcutta Law College Mumbai East 47 40 30 66 177
Noida 176
66 J.B. Law College East 50 39 31 62
Mengaluru 175
67 Ajeenkya DY Patil University, West 50 38 32 60
School of Law Lucknow 173
Dehradun 172
68 Gopaldas Jhamatmal Advani Law Gurugram West 49 36 32 60 170
College Rohtak North 56 30 30 60 168

69 IMS Law College New Delhi 167
Guwahati 163
SDM Law College and Centre for Bangalore South 50 32 30 63 160
70 Post Graduate Studies & Research 158
Goa 156
in Law Chennai 153
Dehradun
71 Amity Law School - Lucknow North 60 28 30 55 151
Faridabad North 60 30 30 52 150
72 Law College Dehradun Gurugram North 73 27 30 40

73 School of Law, Sushant University North 45 30 35 58

74 Department of Law, Maharshi
Dayanand University

75 Chanderprabhu Jain College of North 50 27 35 55
Higher Studies & School of Law East 45 25 37 56
South 40 27 38 55
76 NEF Law College West 43 27 35 53
South 40 35 33 48
77 School of Legal Studies, CMR North 55 28 30 40
University

78 V.M. Salgaocar College of Law

79 VIT School of Law (VITSOL)

80 School of Law, IMS Unison
University

81 School of Law, Manav Rachna North 73 20 25 33
University North 73 20 23 34

82 Amity Law School - Gurugram

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Overall Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception
149
(100) (100) (100) 147
146
83 VVM’s Govind Ramnath Kare Goa West 40 20 30 59 143
College of Law 142

84 University Law College Gauhati East 40 30 30 47 141

85 School of Law, Galgotias University GreaterNoida North 50 30 28 38 140
138
86 Subharti Institute of Law Meerut North 40 29 39 35 135
133
87 University Institute of Laws Ludhiana North 40 29 38 35 131
- Ludhiana 124
122
88 University College of Law - Osmania Hyderabad South 53 28 30 30 118
University 116
118
89 Maharashtra National Law Mumbai West 50 25 30 35 115
University Mumbai 110

90 Tamil Nadu National Law University Tiruchirapalli South 50 20 30 38

91 GITAM School of Law Visakhapatnam South 60 20 25 30

92 School of Law, Presidency Bangalore South 60 20 23 30
University

93 School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur West 60 20 20 31

94 St. Wilfred’s College of Law Jaipur West 50 5 29 40

95 Modern Law College Pune West 40 5 31 46

96 Institute of Legal Studies & Aligarh North 55 4 22 37
Research, Mangalayatan University

97 IIMT College of Law, Greater Noida GreaterNoida North 50 4 32 30

98 G H Raisoni Law College Nagpur West 40 3 30 45

99 Dharmashastra National Law Jabalpur Central 25 0 50 40
University

100 Chettinad School of Law Chennai South 60 0 20 30

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REGION-WISE RANKING OF PRIVATE LAW SCHOOLS

Ranking Zonal Name City Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
2022 Rank (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception

(100) (100) (100)

WESTERN REGION

23 1 Institute of Law, Nirma University Ahmedabad 73 71 75 87 306

Marathwada Legal & General Education

55 2 Society's Manikchand Pahade Law Aurangabad 69 20 50 70 209

College

57 3 Kishinchand Chellaram Law College Mumbai 69 30 45 60 204

58 4 Rizvi Law College Mumbai 68 30 44 60 202

60 5 Kirit P. Mehta School of Law Mumbai 63 30 44 59 196

67 6 Ajeenkya DY Patil University, School Pune 50 38 32 60 180
of Law

68 7 Gopaldas Jhamatmal Advani Law College Mumbai 49 36 32 60 177

78 8 V.M. Salgaocar College of Law Goa 43 27 35 53 158

83 9 VVM's Govind Ramnath Kare College Goa 40 20 30 59 149
of Law

93 10 School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur 60 20 20 31 131

94 11 St. Wilfred's College of Law Jaipur 50 5 29 40 124

95 12 Modern Law College Pune 40 5 31 46 122

98 13 G H Raisoni Law College Nagpur 40 3 30 45 118

EASTERN REGION

66 1 J.B. Law College Gauhati 50 39 31 62 182
76 2 NEF Law College
Guwahati 45 25 37 56 163

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REGION-WISE RANKING OF PRIVATE LAW SCHOOLS

Ranking Zonal Name City Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
2022 Rank (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception

(100) (100) (100)

SOUTHERN REGION

40 1 ICFAI Law School, ICFAI Foundation For Hyderabad 83 45 50 69 247
Higher Education, Hyderabad

43 2 Ramaiah College of Law Bangalore 50 42 56 85 233

51 3 KLE Society’s Law College, Bengaluru Bangalore 50 40 50 75 215

52 4 Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies Bangalore 50 42 50 69 211
(BILS)

56 5 Alliance School of Law Bangalore 75 35 46 50 206

59 6 Vivekananda Law College Puttur Puttur 65 30 43 59 197

70 7 SDM Law College and Centre for Post Mengaluru 50 32 30 63 175
Graduate Studies & Research in Law

77 8 School of Legal Studies, CMR University Bangalore 40 27 38 55 160

79 9 VIT School of Law (VITSOL) Chennai 40 35 33 48 156

92 10 School of Law, Presidency University Bangalore 60 20 23 30 133

100 11 Chettinad School of Law Chennai 60 0 20 30 110

CENTRAL REGION

46 1 Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Indore 85 40 40 60 225
Management Studies

53 2 Faculty of Law, Jagran University Bhopal 79 39 37 55 210

62 3 Indore Institute of Law Indore 72 30 32 56 190

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REGION-WISE RANKING OF PRIVATE LAW SCHOOLS

Ranking Zonal Name City Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
2022 Rank (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception

(100) (100) (100)

NORTHERN REGION

10 1 Jindal Global Law School Sonepat 100 87 92 93 372

16 2 Army Institute of Law Mohali Mohali 75 80 89 89 333

17 3 Amity Law School, Noida Noida 92 70 75 91 328

18 4 School of Law, University of Petroleum Dehradun 91 65 80 89 325
and Energy Studies

21 5 School of Legal Studies, K.R. Mangalam Gurugram 90 65 75 89 319
University

22 6 Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Delhi 75 70 80 85 310
Studies

32 7 School of Law, GD Goenka University Gurugram 89 55 65 62 271

36 8 School of Law, Lovely Professional Phagwara 80 56 55 63 254
University

39 9 LLoyd Law College Noida 78 45 50 76 249

47 10 ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun 83 39 40 60 222
Dehradun

49 11 SRM UNIVERSITY; Faculty of Law Sonipat 84 35 40 59 218

50 12 Sharda School of Law Greater Noida 85 35 36 60 216

61 13 Geeta Institute of Law Panipat 75 30 33 55 193

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REGION-WISE RANKING OF PRIVATE LAW SCHOOLS

Ranking Zonal Name City Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
2022 Rank (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception

(100) (100) (100)

NORTHERN REGION

63 14 School of Law, BML Munjal University Gurugram 80 29 30 50 189

69 15 IMS Law College Noida 56 30 30 60 176

71 16 Amity Law School - Lucknow Lucknow 60 28 30 55 173

72 17 Law College Dehradun Dehradun 60 30 30 52 172

73 18 School of Law, Sushant Gurugram 73 27 30 40 170
University

75 19 Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Delhi 50 27 35 55 167
Studies & School of Law

80 20 School of Law, IMS Unison University Dehradun 55 28 30 40 153

81 21 School of Law, Manav Rachna University Faridabad 73 20 25 33 151

82 22 Amity Law School - Gurugram Gurugram 73 20 23 34 150

85 23 School of Law, Galgotias University Greater Noida 50 30 28 38 146

86 24 Subharti Institute of Law Meerut 40 29 39 35 143

96 25 Institute of Legal Studies & Research, Aligarh 55 4 22 37 118
Mangalayatan University

97 26 IIMT College of Law, Greater Noida Greater Noida 50 4 32 30 116

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NATIONAL LAW COLLEGES

Overall Rank Name City Zone Infrastructure Placements Academic Peer Total
Ranking (100) & Pedigree Excellence Perception

(100) (100) (100)

1 1 NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad South 96 97 98 100 391

2 2 National Law University, Delhi NewDelhi North 93 96 97 100 386

3 3 National Law School of India Bengaluru South 91 96 97 100 384
University

5 4 National Law University, Jodhpur West 93 96 94 97 380
Jodhpur

The West Bengal National Kolkata East 92 94 95 97 378
6 5 University of Juridical

Sciences

7 6 Gujarat National Law Gandhinagar West 95 93 94 95 377
University

8 7 National Law Institute Bhopal Central 97 90 95 94 376
University, Bhopal

9 8 National Law University Cuttack East 95 92 94 93 374
Odisha

20 9 Hidayatullah National Law Raipur Central 80 75 88 80 323
University

24 10 The Rajiv Gandhi National Patiala North 89 65 70 80 304
University of Law, Punjab

25 11 National Law University and Kamrup East 89 60 69 83 301
Judicial Academy, Assam

The National University of Kochi South 75 69 65 89 298
26 12 Advanced Legal Studies

(NUALS)

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Lucknow North 90 54 60 83 287
29 13 National Law University,

Lucknow

31 14 Chanakya National Law Patna East 68 65 72 75 280
University

37 15 Damodaram Sanjivayya Visakhapatnam South 67 60 61 65 253
National Law University

89 16 Maharashtra National Law Mumbai West 50 25 30 35 140
University Mumbai

90 17 Tamil Nadu National Law Tiruchirapalli South 50 20 30 38 138
University

99 18 Dharmashastra National Law Jabalpur Central 25 0 50 40 115
University

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FEATURE CSR WOMEN

EMPOWERMENT:
SUCCESS’
CRITERIA IS SET
NOW

CSR is helping agricultural
labourers and their
womenfolk to eke out a good
livelihood in their villages
By Poonam Singh

NITYA, 37-YEAR-OLD, bright-eyedwith the daily wage for labour work. Most of the farmers culti-
wide grins, welcomed us at Srinivasan vate bananas only. To create an income from the waste, in
Services Trust’s (SST) banana fibre unit 2002, SST founded banana fibre handicrafts units with
in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. Her a view of giving an income to the women SHG members.
happiness proved that she cherished “The initiative is helpful for us as it is difficult to dispose
her solitude by earning for herself. She of banana waste after harvest, which has now become a
made a wise decision to be back in the village and trained wealth to us”, said one of the farmers in Padavedu village.
herself.
At Maruthuvampadi village, Kamakshi was abandoned
The Self-Help Group (SHG) centre has trained more by her husband, she joined 50 other women of the SHG to
than 450 women, who are earning from Rs 5,000 to Rs raise her two children independently.
8,000 per month. “I earn Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per month
by creating baskets and more products from banana fibre. It started with a few women, but now SST’s 5,300 SHGs
Earlier, it was difficult to earn even Rs 1,000 in a month, count nearly 65,000 women as members, who have gener-
but now we can earn from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 depend- ated over Rs 100 crores in income in the form of frugality.
ing on how many baskets we can prepare in a month,”
said Nitya. By providing grants and arranging low-cost loans, SST
encourages women to run their own businesses, which
In Padavedu, most of the people are landless and some include stitching, honey filtering, horticulture, FMCG,
have an average landholding of one or two acres for agri- banana fibre products, turmeric production, schools for
culture, hence, the main source of livelihood depends on children, and an e-commerce platform, truelycottage.

Swaran Singh, IAS (Retired), the Chairman of the SST,
the social arm of the TVS Motor Company, said, “They
have their bank accounts which was a dream for them.
Today, they go to banks and manage accounts. True-
lycottage, an e-commerce site has been set up to make
them more empowered by giving them all the rights and
profits of the products.” The main objective is to make
these private businesses self-sustaining. Regular visits

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Self-reliant: By providing grants only one crop a year. He used to cul-
tivate paddy and some others would
and arranging low-cost loans, SST cultivate vegetables, based on the
encourages women to run their own water availability. In the villages, the
businesses main source of water was wells and
borewells. In 2018, SST renovated
and meetings are held to see whether the inlet and outlet channels and
they need any further help to make it even desilted Pudur and Thamarai
profitable. “We provide them all the tanks. By desilting the tank, farmers
basic substance including the logo of the Pudur villages got fertile soil
of the brand, websites, brochure, from the tank and used it for crop
grants (if needed) etc. They just need cultivation. Today they can cultivate
to manufacture and sell products,” around three crop cycles every year.
added Singh. Over the years, SST’s Even during summers, they have
programmes have been amongst the renowned ones with enough water to cultivate paddy. A
more funds from the state government being granted to total of Rs 4.40 lakhs including the
them. community contribution of Rs 1.76
lakhs were spent on de-silting of the
How it has started Pudur tank.
Once Venu Srinivasan, Chairman of TVS Motor and Sund- In 2002, when SST approached the farmers for the
aram-Clayton group, visited Padavedu. When he looked horticultural plantation under the watershed project,
around, he found many depressed faces. Then he decided all of them were hesitant. Settu and Duraiswamy from
to pave the way to raise their standard of living. That’s Ananthapuram village were the first ones to show inter-
how it has started. est. “We used to do groundnut cultivation and only had
a single crop cycle every year”, said the farmers of Anan-
Desilting and horticulture thapuram village.
Due to global warming, climate change and extreme “In 2003, SST provided us with Indian gooseberry
weather conditions have played a part in drought and (Nelli), mango and Sapodilla (sapota) saplings. From
floods in many places. Chennai’s facing the same, however, the fourth year onwards, the yield was harvestable, and
people found a way through desilting (the removal of silt our annual income increased. SST even worked with the
from a body of water) water bodies in villages. Subrama- Forest Department and created a percolation pond, which
nium, 72, a farmer from Pudur village was able to cultivate helps in summer as well”, said Settu and Duraiswamy
from Ananthapuram village. Such initiatives in the form
of corporate social responsibility, CSR, have helped agri-
cultural labourers and their womenfolk to eke out a good
livelihood within the district only.

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AFTER HOURS BUSINESS OF BEAUTY

CLEAN TODAY, each customer is knowledgeable and
well read, aware simultaneously of ingredients
BEAUTY and manufacturing practices. Ayurveda traces
its history to the vedas, making it a philosophy
IS A deeply intertwined in the historical roots of
LIFESTYLE our country and subcontinent. The global consumer leans
heavily into clean beauty, an interest that lays in tune with
the practice of Ayurveda, which seeks to harness the leg-
acy of an ancient civilisation.

With the advent of the pandemic, coupled with climate
change being declared a global emergency, there has been
a sharp incline in consumer demand for products that are
clean, sustainable, and manufactured ethically and
responsibly. Individuals are seeking plant-derived ingre-

Globally,theclean
beautysegment
isestimatedtobe

valuedat$22billion
by2024,growing
ataspectacular
pacegiventhe
international

economicconditions.
Thebusinessof

beautyisincredibly
challenging,exciting,

andrewarding
BySamrathBedi

SAMRATH
BEDI

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dients from companies Brandsandretailersareintroducing stream science. Within
that meet a certain ethical theirownstipulationsofwhatmakesa India, the practice of
standard, and Ayurvedic productclean.Asystemofchecks-and- Ayurveda has experienced
ingredients have conse- balancesneedstobeinstatedtoensure somewhat of a renaissance
quently boomed. Products in the past two decades,
thus formulated have been theconsumerisgivenpriority forming a part of a grow-
steadily infiltrating the ing turn towards heritage
market and we appear to Indian industries and
be witnessing a lasting practices of wellness.
shift in consumer behav- Ayurveda is a complex phi-
iour, with ethical practices losophy that requires edu-
being the future of manu- cation to eradicate mis-
facturing processes. conceptions. Forming a
Globally, the clean beauty lifestyle, Ayurveda cannot
be reduced to instantane-
segment is estimated to be guidelines that govern this ous results – it is a holistic
valued at $22 billion by segment. Largely, the seg- practice that incorporates
2024, growing at a spec- ment consists of products every aspect of one’s envi-
tacular pace given the that are formulated with- ronment.
international economic out ingredients that may
conditions. More specifi- be deemed harmful to Interpreting these vari-
cally, the Ayurvedic seg- health. Of late, brands and ous concepts into the lux-
ment was valued at $4.5 retailers are introducing ury skincare business
billion in 2017, which is their own stipulations of allows for an opportunity
projected to grow to $14.9 what makes a product to create a differentiated
billion by 2026 at a CAGR clean. A system of checks- product, one that the West
of 16.14 per cent. While and-balances needs to be may not be as privy to,
India and the subconti- instated to ensure the con- while retaining the ancient
nent remains the domi- sumer is given priority. practice’s ancient tradition
nant market for Ayurveda, Recently, we have seen and bedrock. Consumers
there has been an increased lobbying for around the world are
increased amount of inter- stricter regulations, label- increasingly seeking alter-
est globally, especially in ling, and ingredients. native beauty treatments
South-East Asia, the Clean beauty is a lifestyle, that incorporate new for-
Middle East, and parts of it needs to create its own mulations and ingredi-
Europe and China. ecosystem to give the con- ents, while adhering to
sumer an experience. cultural heritage and age-
With Covid, safety has old wisdom.
never been more top-of- Within the clean beauty
mind for people than it is segment, the five-millen- The author is the Executive
now, changing our nia-old doctrine of holistic
approach to clean beauty. healing, Ayurveda pre- Director at Forest Essentials
The challenge is that the sents a unique challenge of
term ‘clean’ is largely sub- being an ancient discipline
jective and open to inter- – it is often written off as
pretation – there is no set an alternative medicine as
of rules, regulations or opposed to being a main-

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AFTER HOURS/ HEALTH By Rachna Chhachhi

H EARTATTACKSarethenum- And if you have these con-
ber one killer globally. And 80
per cent of them can be pre- ditions, regular walking
vented. Physical inactivity,
high-stress levels, smoking, starts slowly reducing your
high blood pressure, diabetes, high in-
flammation and high cholesterol play a BP and sugar levels and
greater role than genetics in many young
patients with heart disease, according to makes your heart healthi-
new research. So if you do have a genetic
predisposition, that is only the backdrop. er. However, short spurts of
You can change your lifestyle and prevent
your risk of getting heart disease or a sud- walking do not do the same.
den heart attack by 80 per cent by just
following the steps below. A consistent pace of 30
Switch to healthy fats. While ditching
fats completely is what you think will minutes of walking is what
work for you, that is incorrect. Ditch sat-
urated fats like butter, ghee, coconut oil, achieves gradual dissolu-
coconut chutney, and coconut milk. Re-
place them with unsaturated fats which tion of bad lipids, sugar lev-
are good for your heart and release bad
cholesterol and deposits. These include els and high blood pressure
extra-virgin olive oil, fish oil and flaxseed
oil. Every research has shown that these from the body. Walking is
unsaturated cold-pressed fats reduce tri-
glycerides and high cholesterol, which also a therapeutic activity,
means they reduce the bad lipids in your
body. They also make your arteries softer. and reduces stress levels,
Hardened arteries, medically known as
atherosclerosis, are the reason for high thereby ensuring overall
blood pressure. And high BP is a risk fac-
tor for heart disease and kidney issues. well-being. Combine your
Just reducing cooked fat and saturated
fat is not enough. Replacing it with un- walks with some enjoyable
cooked unsaturated oils helps the heart
get healthier. You can incorporate them music so that the mind-
by having oily fish like tuna, mackerel,
sardines, anchovies, salmon, herring, and body intervention of music
trout three times a week; make sure you
add a bowl of fresh salad and put two ta- therapy along with moder-
blespoons of extra-virgin olive oil on the
salad with lunch and dinner; take flax- ate-paced walking releases
seed oil supplements or a tablespoon of
cold pressed flaxseed oil in your food for stress levels rapidly.
better heart health.
Get walking. The power of walking is Get preventive. Preven-
extremely underrated. Multiple stud-
ies have shown that just 30 minutes Preventing tive heart health check-ups
of walking daily, four days a week, dis- are the easiest way to deter-
solves lipids, and reduces the risk of mine your risk factors. Get a
hypertension and type two diabetes. check-up scheduled for your

Heart cholesterol, diabetes, liver,
kidneys, uric acid, homo-
cysteine count, inflamma-

Disease tion markers like C-reactive
protein and vitamin D and
B12 levels. All of these deter-
mine whether or not you will

get heart disease.

Anestimated80% ofcardio- The heart is at the centre
vascular diseases, including of our well-being. There is
increasing evidence that the

heart disease and stroke, are syndrome of a broken heart
preventable converting to heart issues
is real. Financial loss, grief,

and lack of self-worth are

some of the emotional areas that the heart is physically con-

nected to. In case you face any of these issues, do the above and

also seek the help of a counsellor to release your stress or loss.

Ultimately, a healthy heart will mean a longer life for you. You

can always rebuild your present and future if you have your

heart in the right place.

The writer is a certified holistic cancer, nutrition and yoga expert and author
of four bestselling books on health. She treats across 27 countries

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COLUMN By Astro Friend Chirag Bejan Daruwala

What the Stars thresholds soon, and you may be able to
Foretell for You preservetheamountof incomeyouneed.
You might have to go to social events as
part of your job. Your partner’s well-being
may be a source of anxiety this week.

A RIES: (21March–19April) vious now. There could be some family SCORPIO: (23 October – 21 Nov. )
Ganesha says this week is ideal issues, but they get ironed out.Your busi- Your desire to serve everyone will make
for beginning a professional life ness will generate amazing profits. The you happy. You should keep a record of
in the world of business. It may moon’s transition suggests that you may every monetary action you make to avoid
be a good week for doctors, phar- have some worries on your mind. a catastrophe. You’ll be able to collaborate
macists, and other medical professionals. LIBRA: (23 Sept. – 22 Oct. ) on significant real estate transactions and
You need to walk or jog to stay fit. You could spend a good amount of your organise massive gatherings of people for
time with your family now. On the busi- recreational activities.
TAURUS: (20 April 20 – 20 May) ness level, you could get all the necessary
You’ll have a great week. Avoid long-term SAGITTARIUS: (22 Nov. – 21 Dec. )
obligations. Spend some quality time Astrologer: Chirag Bejan Daruwala People will be attracted to you because
with friends. News of transfer of an-
cestral wealth brings joy. A good time WHAT DOES THE of your charisma. You’ll be a regular
for graduates beginning a profession 11-17 JULY 2022 PERIOD at social gatherings. Although this
in commerce. HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU? week is ideal for spending time with
CARRYING FORWARD THE a friend, you should avoid consum-
GEMINI: (21 May –20 June) LATE BEJAN DARUWALA’S ing alcohol. Those who have chronic
You will gain from leisure activities. health problems, should consult a
The latter half of the week may prove LEGACY, THE AUTHOR specialist.
stressful owing to the effect of the GUIDES YOU, SO YOU MAY
moon. A child’s health may be of con- MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT CAPRICORN: ( 22 Dec. – 19 Jan. )
cern. You will receive recognition for Stay away from people you think you
some outstanding accomplishments LIFE HAS TO OFFER may not get along with. Stay away
on a commercial level. from a high-calorie diet and workout
frequently. You will have several op-
CANCER: (21 June – 22 July) portunities to earn money owing to
You’ll receive a barrage of appreciation the favourable position of Venus and
and praises this week. Try to do some- the constellations.
thing special for your mate. The mo-
ment is ideal for investing in genuine AQUARIUS: (20 Jan. 20 – 18 Feb.)
properties. You’ll have to make some Your monetary situation could benefit
unpleasant choices, so rely on your wis- from consultations with your family.
dom and logic. Spending time with your beloved will
prove beneficial. There are good tidings
LEO: (23 July – 22 August) on the commercial front. You may suffer
It will be easier to get by if you let your from a hangover or vertigo.
intellectual energies stream in the right
direction. Your private and business re- PISCES:(19 Feb. – 20 March)
lationships will no longer mesh perfectly. It’s going to be a great week for your
You will experience big changes in your overall development. Stay optimistic.
work life in the latter half of the week. For some, traveling could be exhaust-
Your income will fluctuate for a while. ing, but also advantageous. This is an
excellent time to catch up with friends.
VIRGO: (23 August – 22 Sept. ) You will gain from superiors and col-
Some issues may have seemed somewhat leagues.
cloudy, but everything will become ob-
The author is the reknowned astrologer Bejan
Daruwalla’s son and carries forward his legacy

120 | BW BUSINESSWORLD | 16 July 2022

LAST WORD POONAM KHETRAPAL

‘WHO’s traditional medicine
centre could be a game changer’

Poonam Khetrapal, WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia talks about WHO’s
partnership with the Ayush ministry, the fight against Covid, and more. Excerpts

How will the establishment of the sustainable development goals.

WHO’s Global Centre for Tradi-

tional Medicine in India help us? As WHO’s regional director, what

More than 80 per cent of people will be your three priorities in end-

globally use traditional medicine ing Covid-19?

and practices and for many it is We can and must end the acute

the first port of call. In India, tra- phase of the pandemic this year.

ditional medicine and practices Countries must step up vaccine

have been in use since ancient coverage with a focus on at-risk

times and are strongly embedded groups including frontline medical

in the culture and daily lives. workers, elders and those who are

WHO’s Global Centre for Tra- immunocompromised. WHO has

ditional Medicine (that was in- asked countries to vaccinate 70 per

augurated Gujarat’s Jamnagar in cent of their populations by the mid

April) could be a game changer of this year. The WHO South-East

by focusing on strengthening the Asia region has made commend-

evidence base for traditional medi- able strides in vaccinating people

cine, gathering evidence and data against Covid-19. All 10 countries

to inform policies, standards and in South-East Asia have already

regulatory frameworks, ensur- achieved the milestone of vaccinat-

ing sustainability and equity and, We can and must end the ing 40 per cent of their populations
acute phase of the pandemic this year.
innovation and technology to Countries must step up vaccine coverage with primary series of Covid-19
maximise the role of traditional with a focus on at-risk groups including vaccines. Three countries have
medicine in global health and frontline medical workers, elders and those achieved the target of 70 per
sustainable development.
who are immunocompromised cent coverage with primary se-
What is the importance of tra- ries and we must accelerate our
efforts to expand coverage.

ditional medicines in the health- Second, we must continue to en-

care system? hance surveillance, strengthen laboratories

Traditional medicine and practices are in use in over 170 of and gather public health intelligence to track the virus and

194WHOmembercountriesandplayavitalroleinthehealth see how it is evolving and spreading to tailor our responses

and wellbeing of people. Over 40 per cent of pharmaceutical and measures. Thirdly, we must strengthen our clinical care

formulations are based on natural products and many con- for Covid-19 and resilient health care systems. Fourth, we

temporary drugs trace their origins to traditional medicine. must continue research and development and ensure eq-

Traditional medicine will also complement the modern uitable access to tools and supplies. Fifth, we should ensure

system of medicine to prevent and control non communi- coordination as the response transitions from an emergency

cable diseases and mental health. mode to long-term respiratory disease management.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has further impacted Together, all of us must take steps to prevent the virus from

health systems across the world and all countries need spreading further. This means proper wearing of masks, en-

to mobilise all available resources including traditional suring hand hygiene, keeping a safe distance and getting

medicine to recover from the pandemic, fill gaps in health vaccinated when our turn comes.

coverage and accelerate progress toward health goals of As told to Poonam Singh

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