India, Sept. 13 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Professor Pradeep Kumar Prajapati formally assumed charge today as the Director of the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi.

Prior to this appointment, Prof. Prajapati served as the Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur. He has also been associated for a long period with Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, contributing significantly to research and academic development. He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur.

A formal welcome ceremony was organized at AIIA to mark the occasion. The event began with the lighting of the ceremonial lam...