Aims and Aspirations

International Trust for Traditional Medicine (ITTM),
founded in December 1995

creates an international study network on traditional medical cultures of various regions, promoting education, research and documentation, through its International Research Circles (IRCs).
organises research projects with a medical purpose, which allow the integration of cognitive learning and personal experience.
initiates, facilitates and coordinates various projects related to Tibetan and Ayurvedic healing arts such as a Medical Glossary Database, a Bibliography of Tibetan Medical Literature, the Data Input of Tibetan Medical Texts and the Biodynamic Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in the Eastern Himalayas.
disseminates news on the activities of ITTM and publishes articles on Indo-Tibetan Medicine in its periodical AyurVijnana.
provides library and research facilities and offers an unusual ambience for individual researchers,scholars and IRC members at Vijnana Niwas in Kalimpong.