Dr. Padma Gurmet, Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa in Leh, has received the "Wellness Visionary Award" for Holistic Healing from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), Kanpur.
The award was presented at the university's 3rd International Conference on Wellness, held from 30 October to 1 November 2026, where 42 health professionals from across the country were honoured. The conference was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana.
Gurmet also gave a technical lecture on "Significance of Sowa-Rigpa for Health and Wellness in Himalayan Regions". The AYUSH ministry said participants showed keen interest in the traditional system's principles, theories and practices.
About the conference
The conference ran for three days at the university in Kanpur. The AYUSH ministry said the recognition marks an important acknowledgement of Gurmet's contribution to promoting wider recognition of the Sowa-Rigpa system of medicine, a traditional system practised in the Himalayan regions. The release does not say which other awardees were honoured or by what criteria.
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- 1.Dr. Padma Gurmet, Director, National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, Conferred ‘Wellness Visionary Award’ for Holistic Healing — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
