1 Perspectives, a new Ayurveda Agenda section
Further exploration of significant events, ideas, and contributions to deepen understanding of their meaning, continuity, and future directions.
The “Perspectives” section revisits significant events, meetings, and occasions previously covered in Ayurveda Agenda , highlighting and developing ideas, contributions, and directions worthy of further consideration.
In this way, certain subjects may be examined again from a fresh perspective, emphasizing aspects that retain their relevance and interest.
This magazine section brings together Ayurveda Agenda speeches, reflections, contributions, and topics that expand our understanding of events already familiar to readers. They allow for a more nuanced appreciation of their significance and reveal additional aspects and perspectives.
2 A landmark occasion for Romanian–Indian academic relations
Awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India, at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
The ceremony held at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies on July 24, 2026, during the state visit to Romania by Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India, was a particularly significant occasion.
The awarding of a Doctor Honoris Causa degree by one of Romania’s leading universities went beyond an academic ceremony, highlighting an exceptional life journey, the transformative power of education, and the importance of dialogue between Romania and India. The occasion was a meaningful expression of academic diplomacy and of the ties developing between the two countries through education, research, culture, and knowledge.
At the same time, the ceremony highlighted new opportunities for Romanian–Indian academic cooperation and for strengthening a relationship founded on mutual respect, shared values, and trust.
The “Perspectives” section revisits the occasion to present in full the speeches and laudatio delivered at the ceremony.
Message from the President of the Senate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies Explanatory notes The Bucharest University of Economic Studies has the great honor of awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Her Excellency Ms. Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India. This distinction represents an exceptional moment in the life of our university. The decision to award this high academic title follows a proposal by the Administrative Council of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and its unanimous approval by the University Senate. Through this act, our academic community expresses profound appreciation for a person whose life has become a testimony to the power of education to change destinies throughout the world. Her Excellency Ms. Droupadi Murmu exemplifies the values at the foundation of our university’s mission: education as a fundamental right, merit as a measure of personal achievement, and service to the public good as the highest form of responsibility. Her journey, built on learning, work, and integrity, carries a message to every student that no book can fully convey: social origins are not destiny, and knowledge opens doors that privilege cannot. Throughout her career as a teacher, legislator, governor, and president, Ms. Droupadi Murmu has consistently supported educational access for girls, women, and disadvantaged communities, recognition of teachers’ achievements, and the integration of academic preparation with the moral and ethical foundations of knowledge. Her contribution to preserving the cultural and linguistic identity of India’s communities, and her vision combining economic growth with social inclusion and human-capital development, are directly relevant to our university’s fields of study and research. Explanatory notes This distinction also reflects the important role of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in training highly qualified specialists and representing Romania within the international academic community. Continuing its tradition of honoring prominent figures in international public, scientific, and academic life — heads of state and government, Nobel laureates, respected scientists and academics, rectors of leading universities, and leaders of European and international institutions — our university reaffirms its commitment to excellence, international openness, and social responsibility. For the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, awarding a Doctor Honoris Causa degree to Her Excellency Ms. Droupadi Murmu is both a tribute to an exceptional life and a reaffirmation of the conviction that has defined us for over a century: education remains the most powerful force for transforming people and societies. Professor Gheorghe Hurduzeu, PhD Explanatory note Great universities are not merely places of knowledge. They are institutions that preserve a nation’s memory, educate its leading minds, and contribute through education and research to social development and dialogue between states. Explanatory notes The Bucharest University of Economic Studies has pursued this mission for more than a century. Faithful to its tradition and open to the world, our university regards academic diplomacy as one of the most enduring forms of international cooperation, because it can build what time does not easily undo: trust, mutual respect, and communities of shared values. In this spirit, awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Her Excellency Ms. Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India, has a meaning beyond an academic ceremony. It marks a meeting between two institutions committed, each in its own way, to serving the public interest: the Presidency of the Republic of India and the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. The Republic of India is now one of the major powers of the contemporary world. The strength of its economy, vitality of its democracy, achievements in science and technology, and extraordinary depth of cultural heritage give it a leading role in shaping the international order of the twenty-first century. For a university dedicated to economics, public administration, and international business, dialogue with India is not merely an opportunity for academic cooperation but an intellectual necessity. The state visit to Romania by Her Excellency Ms. Droupadi Murmu opens a new chapter in relations between the two countries. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies is honored to join this occasion through the act that best defines a university’s identity: recognizing excellence and welcoming it into its academic community. Above all, the Doctor Honoris Causa title expresses our university’s respect for a life in which education, merit, public responsibility, and commitment to democratic values have become hallmarks of authentic leadership. It also reaffirms our conviction that a society’s progress rests on education, knowledge, and strong institutions. Universities have a long-term calling. In this light, this occasion belongs not only to the diplomatic calendar of 2026; it becomes part of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies’ history and a landmark in the development of academic relations between Romania and India. We believe this ceremony will open new opportunities for cooperation between universities in both countries and strengthen a relationship based on respect, trust, and a shared aspiration toward excellence. Professor Nicolae Istudor, PhD Explanatory note This is a deeply moving and significant moment for our entire academic community. Today, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, one of the most respected institutions of higher education in economics in Romania and Southeastern Europe, has the privilege and honor, Your Excellency, Madam President, of awarding you the Doctor Honoris Causa degree, the highest academic distinction our university can confer. Explanatory notes This academic gesture takes place at an exceptional historical moment: Your Excellency’s state visit to Romania, at the invitation of the President of Romania, Mr. Nicușor Dan, on July 23–25, 2026. It is the first official presidential visit from India to our country in almost three decades, marking both a new chapter in bilateral relations and a bridge between two worlds united by fundamental values: democracy, pluralism, and the rule of law. I. An exceptional journey: From a tribal village to the Presidency of the Republic of India Ms. Droupadi Murmu’s life is itself a lesson in contemporary history, about the power of education to transform lives and break the chains of social exclusion. She was born on June 20, 1958, in Uparbeda village, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, to a family from the Santal tribal community, one of India’s oldest and largest Adivasi communities. She grew up in poverty and social exclusion, in a place where access to education was an exception rather than the rule. Yet determination and perseverance enabled her to become the first girl in her village to pass the school-leaving examination and attend university. The President earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics in 1979 at Rama Devi Women’s College in Bhubaneswar, becoming the first woman from her rural community to complete higher education. This seemingly modest but truly extraordinary beginning already contained the seeds of the path ahead. She did not rise through the ranks of power on a ladder of privilege, but through merit, education, and public service. Each step was earned through her own efforts in circumstances where many others might have given up. After graduating, she worked as an administrative assistant in the Irrigation and Energy Department of the Odisha Government from 1979 to 1983. After a break to devote herself to family, she returned to education, serving as an honorary teacher at the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Centre in Rairangpur from 1994 to 1997, contributing to the education of rural children. This period of teaching is more than a biographical detail: it reveals a deep vocation to pass on knowledge, educate, and open paths where others see only obstacles. In 1997, she entered politics by being elected to the Rairangpur local council, later becoming its Vice Chairperson. From 2000 to 2009, she was elected twice consecutively to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Rairangpur constituency. During this time, President Murmu held important ministerial responsibilities: Minister of State with independent charge of Commerce and Transport, contributing to transport infrastructure modernization and regional trade, and later Minister of State with independent charge of Fisheries and Animal Resources, essential areas for Odisha’s food security and rural development. Her legislative work was recognized in 2007 with the Pandit Nilkanth Das Award for Best Legislator, acknowledging not only technical competence but also her close connection to the needs of the people she represented. On May 18, 2015, she was sworn in as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand, becoming the first woman from a tribal community to govern an Indian state with a significant tribal population, serving the longest term in that office (six years and 55 days). As Governor, she became known for university examination reforms, greater university autonomy in Jharkhand, continued support for girls’ education at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (schools for disadvantaged girls), and transparency and integrity in office, avoiding involvement in local political controversies. The pinnacle of Droupadi Murmu’s career came on July 25, 2022, when she was sworn in as the fifteenth President of the Republic of India. Her election marked several historic firsts: the first person from a tribal community to hold the nation’s highest office; the second woman president, after Pratibha Patil (2007–2012); the first president born in independent India after 1947; and, at the time of election, the youngest person to assume the office. These firsts are more than statistics. They represent a profound break with centuries of systemic exclusion. They tell the world that, in twenty-first-century India, social origin need not determine destiny, and that education, merit, and public service can open the highest doors of the state. For hundreds of millions of people in India and worldwide from marginalized communities, her election carried a message of hope and dignity. II. Exceptional contributions to education and social empowerment Explanatory notes As President of India, she annually presents the National Teachers’ Awards, recognizing educators and their essential role in transforming India into a global knowledge leader. In her addresses, she has repeatedly emphasized integrating formal education with moral and ethical foundations, as well as access to education for girls, women, minorities, and disadvantaged communities. Education as a fundamental right, teaching excellence as a national resource, and ethics as the basis of knowledge are values our university shares. Explanatory notes Her contribution to the constitutional recognition of the Santali language and to the codification of the Ol Chiki script, its writing system, is an exceptionally important achievement. These efforts helped preserve the cultural and linguistic identity of one of India’s largest tribal communities and include it in formal educational and institutional settings. The President has demonstrated that cultural diversity is not an obstacle to modernization but a resource that a modern state should value and protect. As President, Ms. Murmu also launched a program celebrating traditional Indian arts at the Presidential Palace — crafts, textiles, music, and regional cuisine — turning it into a showcase of India’s cultural diversity. She also initiated practical improvements in accessibility for children and people with disabilities in presidential spaces. These actions may seem small beside high international politics, but they reflect an essential leadership quality: making the highest institution of the state a place of inclusion and human dignity. III. International diplomacy and global recognition Since taking office, President Murmu has undertaken numerous international visits strengthening India’s global position, including the United Kingdom (2022); Suriname and Serbia (2023); Mauritius, Fiji, New Zealand, Timor-Leste, Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi (2024); and Portugal, Slovakia, Angola, Botswana, and the Vatican (2025). Each visit conveyed the message of modern India: an economically growing nation asserting its global role without forgetting its roots or abandoning the struggle for inclusion. President Murmu has received major international honors, including the Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star (Suriname), Companion of the Order of Fiji, and the Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste. She has also received honorary Doctor Honoris Causa degrees from the University of Mauritius and the University of Algeria, reflecting international recognition of her leadership and her role as a symbol of inclusive education. This global recognition confirms that her journey reaches beyond India and has become a universal example. Explanatory notes Under her leadership, India continues to establish itself as the world’s fifth-largest economy and one of the most dynamic emerging markets. Her vision combines economic growth with social inclusion, emphasizing human-capital development through education. This is directly relevant to the fields studied at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and to bilateral academic dialogue on economics and public administration. Diplomatic relations between Romania and India were established in 1948, and the two countries celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2023. On February 23, 2024, an agreement to establish an “Expanded Partnership” was signed, and a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) came into force in October 2025, intended to unlock trade flows estimated at USD 100 billion. Bilateral trade reached USD 2.98 billion in 2025, an increase over preceding years. The present state visit may create opportunities for Romanian institutions of higher education in economics, particularly the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, which has already shown interest in cooperation with Indian institutions through site visits and concrete projects agreed with partners in India. Awarding the Doctor Honoris Causa degree on this occasion is an academic gesture of high diplomatic and symbolic significance, strengthening ties between the two countries. V. Reasons for conferring the degree The Bucharest University of Economic Studies awards this high academic distinction to Her Excellency Ms. Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India, for a number of reasons that go beyond any individual biography and touch the very heart of our university’s mission. First, her life represents one of the most powerful contemporary examples of human achievement through education. Her journey from a marginalized tribal community in rural Odisha to India’s highest office is closely aligned with the values of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, an institution devoted to the professional and social education of young people from every background. The President of India is living proof that education changes destinies. Second, her exceptional contributions to education and social empowerment — consistent support for girls’ and women’s education in disadvantaged communities, national recognition of teachers through the National Teachers’ Awards, and advocacy for linking formal education with moral foundations — reflect the mission of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies as an institution with an academic tradition and social responsibility. Third, her role in strengthening bilateral relations between Romania and India. The July 2026 state visit marks a pivotal moment in bilateral relations, and the Doctor Honoris Causa degree awarded by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies will directly strengthen the educational and academic pillar of cooperation, opening paths to joint projects, academic exchanges, and strategic partnerships with Indian institutions of higher economic education and beyond. Fourth, this distinction continues the Bucharest University of Economic Studies’ tradition of honoring heads of state and leading international political figures. Our university has previously awarded Doctor Honoris Causa degrees to King Michael I of Romania; Ion Iliescu, President of Romania; His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt; Turgut Özal, Prime Minister of Turkey; Jacques Santer and Romano Prodi, Presidents of the European Commission; Jean-Claude Juncker, former President of the European Commission; and Alain Juppé, former Prime Minister of France. The distinction bestowed on Her Excellency the President of the Republic of India continues the tradition of recognizing leaders whose achievements transcend national borders. Explanatory notes Your Excellency, Madam President, In awarding this degree, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies honors more than a political figure, head of state, or international leader. We honor a woman who transformed adversity into a mission, made her own life a lesson in the power of education, and, on reaching the highest office of the world’s most populous democracy, never forgot where she came from or whom she represents. You have demonstrated that Indian democracy can offer equal opportunities to all citizens, regardless of background, gender, or community. You have shown that education is not only a right but a revolutionary force capable of transforming not just individual destinies but the structure of society itself. And you have shown that a true leader does not rise above the people but lifts the people up with them. For all these reasons, on behalf of the Administrative Council, University Senate, and entire academic community of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, we have the honor of conferring upon Your Excellency, Madam President of India, the honorary degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with all the rights and honors attached to this high academic distinction. We express our profound gratitude for your acceptance of this honor and assure you of our highest esteem. We hope this occasion will mark the beginning of deep, lasting cooperation between our university and economic higher-education institutions in the Republic of India, in the spirit of the Romania–India Strategic Partnership. We wish Your Excellency every success in fulfilling the high mandate entrusted to you by the Indian people and assure you of the friendship and respect of Romania’s academic community in general, and of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in particular. Contents 3 Contents of the current issue of the digital magazine Ayurveda Agenda
The table of contents of Ayurveda Agenda digital magazine includes details of the educational resource chapters at each included study level.
Perspectives pp. 01–08
Perspectives, a new Ayurveda Agenda section
A landmark occasion for Romanian–Indian academic relations
Contents p. 09
Educational resources pp. 09–10
Ayurveda – Level 01
p. 09
▶ Prakriti-Nikasha
C18 (R)
Ayurveda – Level 02
p. 10
▶ Dosha-Vaisamya
C25 (N)
Ayurveda – Level 06
p. 10
▶ Buddhi
C12 (N)
Educational resources Ayurveda – Study Level 1 – AY01 4 One course revised from the Prakriti-Nikasha chapter on digestion and elimination in the three constitutional types
Lesson 18 presents digestive and elimination characteristics in Ayurvedic constitutional types and how food and spices can be adapted to them.
Lesson 18 is part of Level 1 (AY01 ), the Dosha-Prakriti section (A01 ), Prakriti-Nikasha chapter (A3 ), available as an easy-to-read A4 PDF and foldable A5 PDF, with the code: AY01-A01-A3-C18
Course titles and their place in the Basic Ayurveda Course curriculum 📁 AY01
├─ 📁 A01: Dosha-Prakriti
│ ├─📁 A1: Ayurveda-Padartha
│ ├─📁 A2: Svasthya-Darshana
│ └─📁 A3: Prakriti-Nikasha
│ └─ 📄 Dosha-Prakriti_Prakriti-Nikasha_C18
├─ 📁 B01: Amnaya
└─ 📁 S01: Ayurveda-Parichaya Digestion and elimination reflect constitutional characteristics Explanatory notes Characteristics of vata, pitta, and kapha are presented, from variability in digestion to the intensity of digestive fire and slowness of metabolic processes. The lesson describes plants and foods that can support digestion for each type and differentiated use of spices, leafy greens, raw foods, and cooked dishes. Practical attention is given to combining foods, adapting meals to the season, and selecting appropriate consistency after exertion or loss of vitality. Observing digestive rhythm and patterns of elimination helps individuals more accurately understand dosha dynamics. Title: Dosha-Prakriti_Prakriti-Nikasha_C18
Ayurveda – Study Level 2 – AY02 5 One course new from the Dosha-Vaisamya chapter on signs of kapha-dosha imbalance
Lesson 25 describes aversion to fasting, inertia, passivity, and excessive daytime sleep as signs of aggravated kapha-dosha.
Lesson 25 is part of Level 2 (AY02 ) of study, the main Svasthavritta section (A02) , the Dosha-Vaisamya (A2) , and is available both as an PDF A4 , easy to read, and as a PDF A5 , foldable, with the code: AY02-A02-A2-C25
Course titles and their place in the Basic Ayurveda Course curriculum 📁 AY02
└─ 📁 A02: Svasthavritta
├─ 📁 A1: Tridosha-Guna
└─ 📁 A2: Dosha-Vaisamya
└─ 📄 Svasthavritta_Dosha-Vaisamya_C25 Inertia and passivity can aggravate kapha-dosha imbalance Explanatory notes Lesson 25 examines four possible signs of aggravated kapha-dosha: aversion to fasting, a tendency toward inertia, inactivity, and excessive daytime sleep. It highlights relationships between frequent eating, attachment to comfort, sedentary behavior, declining capacity for effort, and the reinforcement of passive habits. Metabolic, circulatory, muscular, and psychological processes are addressed, showing how lack of movement may maintain heaviness, slowness, and stagnation. The lesson clarifies the differences between rest and inertia, discernment and avoidance of action, and genuine hunger and the wish to eat. In practice, balancing includes appropriately spaced meals, reducing unnecessary snacks, avoiding sleep after eating, and cultivating initiative through gradual, consistent actions adapted to real personal capacity. Title: Svasthavritta_Dosha-Vaisamya_C25
Ayurveda – Study Level 6 – AY06 6 One course new from the Buddhi chapter on the role of intelligence in directing will and energy
Lesson 12 presents the interaction of intelligence with the three gunas, the subtle energy of fire (tejas), personal will, sensory consciousness, deep consciousness, and the five vital breaths (pancha-vayu).
Lesson 12 is part of Level 6 (AY06 ), the Manasa-Jnana section (A06 ), the Buddhi chapter (A06A3 ), available as an easy-to-read A4 PDF and foldable A5 PDF, with the code: AY06-A06-A3-C12
Course titles and their place in the Basic Ayurveda Course curriculum 📁 AY06
└─ 📁 A06: Manasa-Jnana
├─ 📁 A2: Citta
└─ 📁 A3: Buddhi
└─ 📄 Manasa-Jnana_Buddhi_C12
├─ 📁 A4: Manas
└─ 📁 A5: Ahamkara Intelligence directs inner energy and transforms understanding into action Explanatory notes Lesson 12 explores the subtle structure of intelligence (buddhi) and its relationship with will, the three gunas, fire energy (tejas), and vital breaths. Predominance of rajas or tamas may lead to impulsivity, rationalizing desires, rigidity, or repeating patterns. Mature intelligence transforms information into understanding, mediates between sensory and deep consciousness, and coordinates vital energy toward a conscious goal. Through its relationship with the five forms of vayu, buddhi selects, assimilates, distributes, and eliminates experiences, directing receptivity, expression, action, and personal transformation toward truth and practical wisdom in meaningful everyday situations. Title: Manasa-Jnana_Buddhi_C12
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