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A physician who became his own greatest evidence.
Born in 1929 into a family steeped in Sanskrit, Vedanta and Ayurveda, Dr. Gururaj Mutalik went on to become the first Professor and Head of Medicine at B.J. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra's Director of Medical Education, a director at the World Health Organization across three continents, and CEO of IPPNW — the physicians' movement awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Then he turned the full rigor of that scientific life inward — studying the blue zones of the world, the yogic lifestyle, and the ancient science of the five elements — and proved on his own body that ageing can be a practice, not a fate.
"There are several factors that can hasten premature ageing. Among them, stress is one of the greatest contributors — and hence it is necessary to develop a sense of purpose in life."
1929Born in rural Karnataka; initiated into Sanskrit, Yoga and Vedanta by his father, a traditional vaidya.
1950s–60sFirst Professor & Head of Medicine, B.J. Medical College, Pune; later Dean and Director of Medical Education, Maharashtra.
1970s–80sDirector at the World Health Organization; headed the WHO office at the United Nations, New York.
1990sCEO of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Nobel Peace Prize, 1985).
TodayAuthor of Visions of Yoga; living demonstration of the five-element path — biological age decades below the calendar.
