Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Bellary

About Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Bellary

Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Bellary was a private institute before 1976. Earlier the college was managed by private trust started in the name of Taranath Ayurveda Vidyapeet. Registered Trust was established by the disciples in the name of Pt.Taranathji. Pandit Taranathji established an institute “Premayatana or Prema VidyaPeet” which was under Madras province on the bank of Tungabadra near Tungabadra village, where he used to preach Ayurveda, Yoga, Music, etc., in the Gurukula style. The Ayurvedic diploma offered by this institute was recognized by then Government of Madras.

Amongst many famous disciples, Swamy RajaCharya, was one who, inspired by the late Pt. Taranath, had intense desire to propagate Ayurvedic line of treatment and education in the region of Hyderabad Karnataka. Few local likeminded personalities started Ayurvedic teaching and practicing course, first at Kustagi of Koppal District. Later some of his friends joined with him to start a trust in the name of their great teacher, started Taranath Ayurved Vidyapeeth, and an Ayurvedic college at Sanganakal, a Stone Age human inhabitation, in the year June, 1947.

Later on, he found much encouragement and local support from philanthropist and educationist like Raghavacharalu, Dr. Venkataramana, Dr.Marala, T.P. Kailasam, Dr. Sheshasena & others, who were also disciples of Pandit Taranath. All those, thought it better and convenient to shift the college from Sangankal to Bellary. Initially, it was started at small building, later shifted to Sri J.Papayya hall, which had more convenient and much more place to conduct theory and practical classes.

The College was recognized by the then Government of Madras Province since Bellary district was part of it. In those days the college was offering Vaidya Praveen degree or diploma four year course, recognized by board of indigenous system of medicine, Madras. Many stalwarts of Ayurveda & Allopathic medicine started practicing both systems of medicines separately.

Then very active and able principle, Dr. Acchaiah, who was known as a live wire, was popular among the public as an Ayurvedic practitioner, whose popularity was so much that in those days the college hospital was known as Acchaiah hospital. He put a strong foundation to the college in the region. Thus college came to lime light and its students spread all over the Karnataka and outside the state to continue practice and preaching of Ayurvedic system of medicine in their own humble way.