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Institute of Salutogenesis & Complementary Medicine

A Unit of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)

Accredited by NAAC with highest A++ Grade

Ranked 77 among Universities by NIRF 2023

A UGC Category 1 Higher Education Institution

  iscm@sbvu.ac.in
ABOUT US

Institute of Salutogenesis and complementary medicine (ISCM) is the innovative brain  child of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV- A Deemed-to-be-University in Pondicherry) that crosses boundaries of a regular healthcare university that introduced yoga and music therapy in 2010 as a Centers of Yoga Therapy Education and Research (CYTER) and Music Therapy Education & Research (CMTER). Way before the concept termed “Salutogenesis” was incorporated into the realms of SBV; the practice of the underlying theory of transforming the focus from pathogenesis to salutogenesis through various activities in realms of patient care, health professionals’ education and research has been entrusted to these centers. In the years that followed, ample infrastructure and facilities were provided, and eminent faculty members were recruited to fulfil the vision & mission of SBV.
It must be highlighted that SBV in the year 2018 brought forward an administrative policy statement and SBV Policy on Salutogenesis implementation and SBV Standard Operating procedure for Salutogenesis that has also been copyrighted. Such a policy by the university reiterates its commitment towards the creation of a health promoting environment that is supportive of wellness. In technical terms, as suggested by Mittelmark et al (2022), this can be understood as a salutatory extra-person factor that promotes positive health.
The equivalent concept to Salutogenesis in Indian tradition is ‘Swastha’ that implies a sense of being at ease with oneself. Acharya Sushruta (~600 BC) defined this positive sense of wholesome wellness as a ‘dynamic balance of the elements and humors, normal metabolic activity and efficient elimination coupled with a tranquil mind, senses and  contented soul.’ Yoga may be understood as one of the best means to achieve such a dynamic state of wholesome health and wellness at all levels of existence.

OUR MISSION

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OUR VISION

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OUR GOALS

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YOGA INSTITUTE

Annam Brahma is a social initiative aimed at serving fresh, nutritious, and healthy food to the underprivileged citizens of the country without discrimination. The food is served to over 1000 people daily, 365 days a year.

 

YOGA INSTITUTE

Annam Brahma is a social initiative aimed at serving fresh, nutritious, and healthy food to the underprivileged citizens of the country without discrimination. The food is served to over 1000 people daily, 365 days a year.

 

YOGA INSTITUTE

Annam Brahma is a social initiative aimed at serving fresh, nutritious, and healthy food to the underprivileged citizens of the country without discrimination. The food is served to over 1000 people daily, 365 days a year.

 

About Us

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth has proven its commitment to translational research by rapid growth in its research capacity. Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth has undertaken a multi-crore joint undertaking with Department of Biotechnology, Government of India to establish a new “Small Animal Research Facility for Preclinical Studies and Services”, located inside Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Campus, Pillayarkuppam, Puducherry, India.

This new facility is named as the Center for Animal Research, Training and Services (CAReTS, pronounced as carrots). CAReTS integrate the Small Animal Research Facility for Preclinical Studies and Services with modern infrastructure and latest tools towards the establishment of programme-based GLP compliant pathogen-free animal housing and testing. A 30,000 sq ft state of art dedicated facility of such kind, as defined, is unique, in this part of the country in an academic campus. The new facility is unique in its architecture with a sandwich structure supporting administration, maintenance, and laboratory activities independently in the same building designed as per regulatory norms.

CAReTS are engaged in preclinical research; services dedicated for safety assessment, toxicology, and development of medical therapeutics, biomaterial testing, and devices. CAReTS will serve the R & D needs of researchers in both public and private sectors in and around Pondicherry as well as Central and Southern Tamilnadu, India. Pondicherry has more than thirty biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and twelve medical and life sciences research institutions. However, the availability and accessibility of Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) animals for quality and advanced animal research in preclinical studies and therapeutics has been a great limitation. This gap is now filled for the benefit of users. CAReTS are, therefore, a unique research initiative to serve this part of the country. 

CAReTS additionally provide medium to high skill development courses for qualified low-skilled technical manpower enabling them for better employment opportunities in this region of the country.
Yet another unique objective of CAReTS is to make available to needy scientists, indigenous disease models that can be valuable for understanding the aetiology of the disease or for testing potential therapies specific to the Indian population.

ABOUT US

Central Inter-Disciplinary Research Facility (CIDRF) is a research facility recognized by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India. CIDRF was started in 2012 to foster healthcare translational research enabled by its association to two medical (Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute and Sri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute), one dental (Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences) and one nursing (Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College) institutes. CIDRF is an Inter-Disciplinary research platform facilitating scientists, clinicians and healthcare professionals to take medical research to molecular levels.

vision

Leadership in Translational Personalized Healthcare and Research

mission

1. Expertise in cutting edge research
2. Increased impact on patient care
3. Expanded scope for clinical practice
4. Institutional knowledge coordination
5. Knowledge- base in healthcare research

The following are the thrust areas of CIDRF acronymed as PRIDE

1. Personalized Medicine
2. Regenerative Medicine
3. In Silico Therapeutics
4. Developmental Therapeutics
5. Evidence-Based Traditional Medicine