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**Headline: World Siddha Forum Promotes Ancient Healing System on Global Stage**

**Puducherry, India – July 29, 2025** – A global initiative to promote the ancient Siddha system of medicine has taken center stage with the recent World Siddha Forum held in Puducherry. The forum, a collaboration between the Sri Aurobindo Society, the Directorate of AYUSH Puducherry, the Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS), the National Institute of Siddha, and the University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru, brought together practitioners, scholars, industry experts, and policymakers from around the world.

The event aimed to celebrate and promote the Siddha system, highlighting its relevance to modern healthcare and holistic well-being. Organizers emphasized the forum’s objective to create a collective and inclusive platform for advancing Siddha-based scientific initiatives both nationally and internationally.

Key objectives include shaping public health policy and health system planning in India, as well as engaging with international health policy frameworks in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) member nations.

Several prominent figures participated, including Kishor Kumar Tripathy, member Secretary of AuroBhrati, Sri Aurobindo Society, G. Srinivasan, Member of the Tamil Nadu Planning Board, Prof. K. Jagannathan, former president of the Board of Unani and Siddha, Dr. Indira, Director of AYUSH in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Puducherry, and Dr. Sathya Rajeswaran, Head, Siddha Regional Research Institute. The forum underscores a growing interest in traditional medicine and its potential to contribute to global healthcare solutions.

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