India, July 21 -- This article is a continuation of the piece published in the Indian Currents on July 14, 2021. The inspiration for this write-up came from an article by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar in the Sunday Times of India (July 13, 2025) titled "Finding 'Amar Akbar Anthony' in a Kerala Ayurveda Clinic."

Aiyar's reflections on secularism were sparked by his encounter with three Ayurvedic doctors from Kerala-Dr. Sudha Ashokan, the chief physician, along with Dr. Rameeza Praveen and Dr. Sherlin Sebastian, representing Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities, respectively, at an Ayurveda hospital in Delhi.

After conversing with the two younger doctors, Aiyar noted that Ayurveda is deeply rooted in Hindu philosophy, and Muslims wh...