Dr. Rajesh Kotecha lives and breaths Ayurveda. He practices it, he teaches it and he writes about it, so that others may embrace it.

His work is recognized world-wide and although he is still considered quite young, he is deeply respected for his breadth and depth of knowledge as well as his desire to teach others.

His current responsibilities include:

Chief Physician and Executive Director of Chakrapani Ayruveda Clinic & Research Center in Jaipur, India

Writer of a regular weekly health column, to help people better understand how to help themselves through Ayurveda

Member of the Board of Studies for Manas Roga (Psychiatry in Ayurveda) at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Member of the Management Committee and Staff Selection Board of JRD Tata Foundation for Research in Ayurveda and Yoga Sciences, Chitrakoot, India

He is the author of Concept of Atattvabhinivesha in Ayurveda, published by Publication Scheme, Jaipur, India. This book provides new ways of understanding the minor psychiatric disorders using Ayurveda parameters.

Dr. Rajesh has an impressive educational background and is a life-long learner:

1985 - Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine & Surgery (BAMS), with merit from Gujarat Ayurveda University

1989 - Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN) from Indira Ghandi National Open University, New Dehli

1991 - Doctor of Ayurveda Medicine (M.D. Ayurveda) from Gujarat Ayurveda University

1991-1995 and 1996-1998 - Head of Department of Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) at Post Graduate Institute of Ayurveda, Mahatma Ghandi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University

1991-1995 Head of Post Graduate Institute of Ayurveda, Mahatma Ghandi Chitrakoot Gramodaya University