The Raju Family are internationally renowned leading experts in authentic Ayurveda (the science of health and longevity).
Practicing for over seven generations, their speciality is a most refined, accurate and comprehensive patient evaluation through Pulse Diagnosis. They also specialise in creating very effective and individualised treatments using precise knowledge and application of rare and powerful herbal formulas.
The Raju family clinic operates from Hyderabad, India, where they treat thousands of people who travel from all over the world for their expert treatment and advice for everything from prevention to the seemingly incurable. At their clinic they are renowned for transformative Panchakarma treatment.
Members of the Raju family also travel the world to offer their valuable expertise of pulse diagnosis and the unique and powerful Banana Treatment.
The Raju Family
Family Heritage of Healing for Generations
The Raju family comes from a long line of distinguished Vaidyas (Ayurvedic physicians) going back for generations on both the mother’s and father’s sides. They are native to Andra Pradesh where they have been practicing natural healing through Ayurveda for decades.
VAIDYA DR. B.A. RAJU, INSTITUTE FOUNDER, “FATHER RAJU”
Served as director of the family health service programs for decades, offering consultations with a specialization in infertility. He was a published author and translator of sanskrit texts and in recent years enjoyed retirement with his family in Hyderabad, who treasured his presence and his wisdom dearly.
He had a passion for education, particularly empowering disadvantaged women in villages to become educated.
He was an expert in pulse diagnosis and treated using the rare technique of pulse vibration therapy.
VAIDYA DR. SUNANDA RAJU, “MOTHER RAJU”
A master herbalist and key contributor to many of the very special Raju Family herbal preparations.
VAIDYA DR. LAKSHMI NARASIMHA RAJU, MATERNAL GRANDFATHER
A renowned and royal vaidya to many great leaders of state, and prime childhood teacher to our cherished family vaidyas.
VAIDYA DR. LAKSHMAN RAJU, PATERNAL GRANDFATHER
A great vaidya and author, who wrote a famous book on alchemy.
VAIDYA DR. LAKSHMAN RAJU, PATERNAL GRANDFATHER
A great vaidya and author, who wrote a famous book on alchemy.
NADEE PRAVEENA VAIDYACHARYA DR. J.R. RAJU
Along with spreading Ayurveda to the West in the 70’s & 80’s, he taught Ayurveda and pulse diagnosis to thousands of medical doctors including Deepak Chopra and Dr. John Douilliard. Dr. Raju currently travels the world and has treated hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide.
Dr. J.R. Raju, the eldest brother, was the pulse diagnostician and foremost disciple of the world-famous Vaidya Balraj Maharishi, who had the knowledge of 5000 herbs. They would hold “free camps” for a week at a time where the master vaidya and his students would treat thousands of sick people, then collect plants and process them for three weeks in preparation for the next camp.
Dr. Raju served His Holiness, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to spread the knowledge and benefits of Ayurveda worldwide. Dr. Raju travelled the world over with Maharishi for thirty years, visiting over 100 countries and treating thousands upon thousands of people, including dignitaries and heads of state, all over the globe.
- International Director, Maharishi Ayurveda University, Holland
- International Program Director for Pulse Diagnosis, Maharishi Ayurveda University, Holland
- Medical Technical Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Products, India & Holland
- Visiting Professor, Maharishi Ayurveda Universities Europe, USA and Russia
- Former Advisor to Health & Family Welfare, A.I.R., Government of India
- Advisor, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, Bad Ems, Germany
- Medical Superintendent at Maharishi Ayurveda Arogyadham in New Delhi, India
- Leading member of the Council of Vaidyas, Dr. Raju’s Institute of Ayurveda, Hyderabad, India
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR VAIDYA DR. A.V. ‘KRISHNA’ RAJU
Vaidya Krishna Raju is the director and head doctor at his family clinic in Hyderabad, India, where they treat thousands of people who travel from all over the world for their expert treatment and advice for everything from prevention to the seemingly incurable.
He is a highly refined expert in pulse diagnosis and has great experience in treating many patients with a vast range of health conditions, including severe health conditions and chronic diseasess.
In 2022, Dr Krishna Raju was awarded with the Health Conclave Award for sucessfully treating countless patients in the state of Telangana during the 2020-2022 Covid pandemic.
Vaidya Krishna Raju is a specialist in panchakarma (Ayurveda detox & rejuvenation) and is known to have encyclopaedic knowledge of Ayurveda embedded in his memory.
Dr. A. V. Raju holds:
- Bachelor Degree in Ayurveda from Gulbarga University (1997), Karnataka, India;
- Diploma in Yoga and Ayurveda (2003), Pune, Maharastra, India;
- Certificate Course in Kshara Sutra Therapy;
- M.D. Ayurveda in Panchakarma (2008) from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, India
- MD Thesis: “A Comparative Study of Shukra Karaka Basti and Madhuka Yoga in Sukra Kshya (Olio Spermia).
- Faculty head of the Panchakarma Department at PNNM Ayurveda College in Shoranur, Kerala, India since 2008
- Advisor to Russian Indian Federation of Ayurveda (RIFA), Moscow, Russia
- Advisor to Amaravati Ayurvedic Retreat, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Consulting Physician, Maharishi Institute of Medical Science (Kosla Hospitals), Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India
- Secretary for Kalyana Karnataka Educational Trust, Bidar, India
- Technical Director, Ananda Vardhana Ayurveda Arogya Kendra, Sahara States, Hyderabad, India, since the year 2000
- Board member and current secretary for the development of an Ayurvedic College and Research Center in Humnabad, India
- Advisor, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, Bad Ems, Germany
DR. PADMA NAYANI RAJU, VAIDYA, PANCHAKARMA SUPERVISOR AND HERBAL MASTER
Dr. Padma is the ‘Mother’ of the Raju Health Center, supporting Dr. Krishna in day-to-day functions and making sure everyone is happy.
She is an expert in herbology, gynecology, pediatrics, nutrition and is a highly skilled and nourishing chef. She prepares all the menus and oversees meal preparation according to the traditional principles of ayurveda, to provide the best nutritional support for patients during Panchakarma (PK). She is also the lead organiser behind the Vedic Festivals regularly celebrated at the PK Center, and on top of all this is the mother of twins!
She prepares a lot of special medicines for patients and travels the world to offer pulse consultations and Banana Treatment.
DR. UMA RANI RAJU, VAIDYA, MARMA THERAPIST, KEEPER OF KNOWLEDGE
Dr. Uma was a skilled Vaidya who trained at home and university. She was renowned for her Suksma Marma Treatments on patients. She was an authoritative keeper of knowledge who would direct her family members in herbal preparations, treatment procedures and ritual procedures. In addition to her skills in Ayurveda, she studied philosophy and received a PhD in Telugu Literature.
She is survived by her daughter Ramya Raju and the rest of her family.
DR. PAVANI RAJU
Specialist in panchakarma, pulse diagnosis and sukhamarma.
Visiting teacher in Italia Invincible doctors training.
Visiting Ayurveda consultant to European and Asian Ayurveda Panchakarma centers.
DR. HARSHA VARDHAN RAJU
Dr. Harsha Raju is an expert in Pulse Diagnosis, Suksma Marma therapy, medical astrology with advanced degrees specialising in both General Ayurvedic Practice and Panchakarma.
One unique feature of Dr. Harsha Raju amongst his famous family of Ayurvedic expert doctors is that he integrates Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) to his medical practice.
Dr. Harsha has extensive experience in consulting and teaching in India, Europe and other locations in the world.
He runs an Ayurvedic panchakarma clinic in Hyderabad, India.
It’s very clear that Dr. Harsha Raju emanates bliss and a healing comfort to all those fortunate to be in contact with him.
DR ADITYA VARDHAN RAJU
Specialist in Panchakarma, Pulse diagnosis and Sukhamarma.
Visiting teacher in Italia Invincible doctors training.
Consultant to Maharishi Ayurveda products Italy.
Visiting Ayurveda consultant to European and Asian Ayurveda Panchakarma centers.
RAJU VAIDYAS IN TRAINING
Upcoming vaidyas (Ayurvedic physicians) in the Raju family ~ Even the youngest of the younger generation of Raju-vaidyas-to-be have begun their training in Ayurvedic healing.
RAMYA P. RAJU
The daughter of Dr. Uma Rani Raju and B.P. Raju has been studying this ancient system of natural health care since early childhood, supported by her entire family of experts in Ayurveda.
She is currently working towards a Bachelors Degree in Ayurvedic Medical Science and says she can’t wait to finish her studies and come home to help at the Institute’s PK Center. She also currently travels the world to offer Banana Medicine.
Proper training in Ayurveda requires regular practice from early childhood, starting with the pulse knowledge. They also chant slohkas (vedic hymns) in order to orally acquire the knowledge and embed it in their physiology.
Because it is too late to gain full mastery when study begins later in life, the Raju family has started a foundation to select and educate gifted children in authentic ayurveda from this optimum early age.
Dr. A.V. Raju and Soujanya have two children who are learning. Dr. Padma and Harish Raju have two twins. Dr. Harsha Raju and Sri Lakshmi Raju have two children who are learning.