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Dr. Bini Upendran

Head of the Department, Department of Rachana Shareera, School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri | Professor, Department of Rachana Shareera, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri

Qualification: BAMS, MD, Ph.D
biniu@ay.amrita.edu

Bio

Dr. Bini Upendran is a Professor and Head of the Department of Rachana Shareera at Amrita School of Ayurveda. She holds a B.A.M.S. from Government Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, and an M.D. (Ay) in Rachana Shareera from Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Rachana Shareera at Parul University, Gujarat.

She joined as Tutor in Department of Shareera Rachana at Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies & Research, Kollam in the year 2004 and with over 21years of teaching experience in Ayurveda, Dr. Bini has specialized expertise in human body dissection, anatomical museum design, wax-coating techniques, and innovative teaching methodologies. She has actively participated in numerous national and international seminars, CME programs, and academic workshops, and has contributed papers and lectures in the field of applied anatomy and Ayurvedic concepts.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

  • B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery): 1991 – 1998, Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, University of Kerala,
  • M.D. (Ay) in Rachana Shareera: 2008 – 2011, Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
  • Post Graduate Research: “A Comprehensive study of Siravyadha w.s.r. to Anatomical and Marma relevance of the Lower extremity”.
  • PhD – in Rachana Shareera – Ongoing: Ongoing in Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat
Experience
Period Post Held and Organization
Oct. 2004 – July 2008
(Before pursuing PG)
Tutor, Dept. of Rachana Sharir
Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies & Research
Puthur, Kottarakkara – 691513
August 2011– October 2016 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Rachana Sharir
Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic studies & Research
Puthur, Kottarakkara – 691513
October 2016 –
September 2021
Associate Professor & HOD, Dept. of Rachana Sharir Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic studies & Research Puthur, Kottarakkara – 691513
November 2016 NAAC Co-ordinator in Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies & Research, Puthoor, Kerala
September 2021 – Till date Professor & HOD Dept. of Rachana Shareer, Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic studies & Research, Puthur,
Kottarakkara – 691513
Seminars, CME, Workshops
  1. Participated in “National Seminar on Developmental Disorders in Children”, organized by the Dept. of Kaumarabhritya, Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, between 21st and 23rd January 2008.
  2. Participated in “Jignyasa – Ayurvedic Students’ State Level Conference”, organized by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Karnataka, between 26th and 28th September 2008.
  3. Participated in “National Seminar on Cardiology in Preventive Aspects”, organized by Govt. Ayurveda College Union, Tripunithura, on 24th and 25th October 2009.
  4. Participated in “Amrita Samyoga 2010 – National Seminar on Traditional Systems of Ayurveda, Yoga & Nature Cure”, held on 8th & 9th July 2010 at Amrita School of Ayurveda, Clappana, Kollam, Kerala.
  5. Participated in “National Workshop on Wax Coating Technique”, organized by the Dept. of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Medical College, Chennai, on 23rd & 24th July 2010.
  6. Participated and presented a paper titled “Applied Anatomy of Sukravaha Srotas w.s.r. to Klaibya” in “Alva’s Samvahini 2010 – National Seminar on Physio-Anatomical Importance of Sukravaha Srotas & its Applied Aspects”, organized by the Dept. of Shareera Rachana, Alvas Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri, on 6th & 7th August 2010.
  7. Participated in the State Level Refresher Course on “Applied Anatomy of Gastrointestinal System for Clinical Diagnosis” (18 credit hours), sponsored by the Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Kerala, and organized by the Dept. of Rachana Shareera, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, from 3rd to 5th February 2011.
  8. Participated in “Antenatal and Postnatal Care in Ayurveda”, conducted by Ayurveda Medical Association of India on 26th June 2011 at Kollam, Kerala.
  9. Published an article on “Applied Anatomy of Kidney” in the journal “Glitters of Ayurveda”, published by Sree Narayana Health Care Society, Kollam, Kerala.
  10. Participated in “National Arogya Fair 2015 – Seminar on Current Trends in Ayurvedic Research” on 23rd May 2015 at Poojappura Grounds, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  11. Participated in the State Level CME programme titled “A Symposium on Sandhi Shareera” (16 credit hours), sponsored by the Directorate of Ayurveda Medical Education and organized by the Dept. of Rachana Shareera, Govt. Ayurveda College, Tripunithura, from 4th to 6th January 2017.
  12. Participated as a delegate in Jignasa 2017 – International Conference on “Convergence of Health Traditions in Bharatavarsha”, organized by Vidyarthi Seva Trust from 10th to 12th February 2017 at Saraswathi Mandapam Ground, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  13. Participated as a delegate in Amrita Samyogam 2017 – International Conference on Integrative Ayurveda and Modern Medicine, held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, on 6th and 7th August 2017.
  14. Participated as a delegate in “MANASA – National Seminar on Autism Spectrum Disorders” on 16th August 2017.
  15. Participated in the Basic Training of TTT (Training to Teachers) program conducted by CCIM at the Regional Centre, Pankajakasturi Ayurveda Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, held on 25th & 26th November 2017.
  16. Participated in the Pre-Conference CME, Workshop, and Conference as a delegate in the 65th National Conference of Anatomical Society of India, held at Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur, from 30th November to 3rd December 2017.
  17. Participated as a delegate in the State Level CME “A Bird’s Eye View on Genomics”, sponsored by the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of Kerala, and organized by the Dept. of Rachana Shareera, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, on 20th & 21st December 2017.
  18. Participated in the National Conclave on “Accreditation Framework for Higher Education Institutions – NAAC / SAAC / QCI”, organized by Sree Narayana Training College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on 14th November 2018.
  19. Attended “KALAYANAM 2018 – CME on Applied Aspects of Mamsadhara Kala”, sponsored by the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of Kerala, held at Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on 19th & 20th December 2018.
  20. Participated as a delegate in “ANGURAM 2019 – A Seminar on Infertility”, organized by the Dept. of Prasutitantra and Streeroga, Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, Kollam, Kerala, on 18th January 2019.
  21. Participated as a delegate in “International AYUSH Conclave 2019”, organized by the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of Kerala, held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from 15th to 19th February 2019.
  22. Participated in the “Sensitization Programme on Pharmacovigilance in Ayurveda” on 13th September 2022, organized by the Peripheral Pharmacovigilance Centre, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam, Kerala.
  23. Presented a webinar in the Rachana Sharir Guest Lecture Series on the topic “Knee Joint – Anatomy and its Applied Aspect”, organized by the Dept. of Rachana Sharir, Parul Institute of Ayurved and Research, Parul University, on 11.09.2020.
  24. Participated in a two-day online workshop titled “Transformation Through NAAC Accreditation Process – A National Level Workshop for Higher Educational Institutions”, held on 21st & 22nd June 2021, conducted by Institute for Academic Excellence, Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Collegiate Education & Technical Education Department, Telangana State.
Clinical Experience
  • She works as a Marma Specialist since 1998 and concentrate more on Spine
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