Ayurveda college to add PG centre

From palm books to printed ones, pundits to professors – it has been a long march of 100 years for the state government-run Ayurveda College and Hospital in Mysore.

After completing 100 years of service, the college is celebrating its centenary year. The college and hospital building located facing the erstwhile royal thoroughfare, the Sayaji Rao Road, is a landmark in the heart of the city today, one among the many heritage structures.

To mark its centenary, the institution is adding additional infrastructure facilities – a Rs 2.18 crore post-graduate centre and a women’s hostel. A Rs 11-crore 100-bed panchakarma hospital is also planned, according to Reception Committee chairman GT Deve Gowda.

The college produces around 250 graduates and 40 post-graduates every year, while the hospital provides the traditional treatment for various types of ailments. It made its appearance in a small way as part of the Maharaja’s Sanskrit College, another historic institution in Mysore.