Dr Pranathi G Kashyap
Experience: | 4 years |
Education: | Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences |
Academic degree: | Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
Area of specialization: | I am currently persuing my MD in Panchakarma, and honestly it’s been a wild mix of deep theory, body-level observation, and figuring out where classic Ayurvedic detox actually fits into today’s kinda tangled-up lifestyles. I'm drawn toward the precision of it—not just Vamana or Basti for the sake of protocol, but when to time it, how to prep, what to *not* do (which nobody talks about enough btw). I'm especially focused on chronic cases like metabolic imbalance, gut dysfunction, skin conditions that flare & vanish & flare again.. you know the type. At the same time, this field keeps pulling me back to fundamentals—like Agni, dosha staging, even emotional blocks that show up physically but stay hidden if you're not really listening. Working through all this under guidance while managing patients in the unit has helped sharpen my diagnostic eye, but also made me less rigid. Each person responds diff, and that’s where the real challenge (and art) shows up in Panchakarma practice. |
Achievements: | I am still kinda suprised sometimes that I secured the 10th rank at university level in Shalakya Tantra—it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing but yeah that phase pushed me hard. I was really drawn to the detail & depth in ENT and ophthalmology in Ayurveda, where tiny diagnosis shifts make big difference in outcome. That rank felt like a quiet nod to the hours I’d poured in. Still, I see it more like a starting point... not the end at all—just gave me little confidence boost to keep digging deeper. |
I am someone who actually learned the most not in a classroom but while working as a resident medical officer at Sriranga Ayurveda in Karnataka. That place kinda shaped how I look at patients—like not just their “symptoms” but whole life patterns.. what they're eating, how they sleep, stress cycles, daily habits no one usually talks about unless you ask twice. It was a full-time hands-on role, no fluff. Long rounds, real cases—some chronic metabolic issues, lot of skin stuff, plus nerve & joint complaints that kept coming with layers. We were seeing people from rural belt and city both, so you end up dealing with wildly diff expectations, access issues, sometimes weirdly delayed diagnoses too. I wasn’t just managing prescriptions. We had to plan Panchakarma schedules, decide when detox even made sense or when it’d be too risky. That’s where I really started trusting classical Ayurvedic logic—not just following texts but testing them with actual human outcomes. Worked on pulse assessment, prakriti analysis, diet corrections.. sometimes even dealing with patients mid-panchakarma reactions which—trust me—don’t always go textbook smooth. And yeah, the Sriranga team had senior Vaidyas who wouldn’t give you easy outs. You had to explain every step, every choice. That built some real discipline in case documentation, protocol consistency, & patient follow-ups too (which I feel gets overlooked in a lotta places). Also, side note—helped with organizing daily case discussions & a few camp set-ups for outreach stuff. Not a big deal maybe, but felt like I was part of something grounding. Anyway, working there made me less theoretical, more human-first in my approach. I still carry that mindset into my current clinical practice—always ask more, listen deeper, treat from the roots up.
