From Shloka to Silicon: The Rise of AI in Ayurveda - A Radical Vision for 21st Century Healing

This book is not just a question — it is the answer.

From Shloka to Silicon is a bold, visionary, and game-changing manifesto that explores the radical integration of Artificial Intelligence with Ayurveda. It’s for doctors, students, technologists, reformers, and seekers who believe the future of healing lies not in choosing between the ancient or the modern — but in merging both.

Why This Book Matters:

For decades, Ayurveda has struggled between ritual and relevance. Revered for its philosophical depth yet questioned for its clinical applicability, it remains trapped in a system resistant to change. Meanwhile, modern medicine charges forward — data-driven, digitized, and deeply influenced by AI — revolutionizing pathology, radiology, drug discovery, and personalized treatment.

But what if Ayurveda could evolve too?

What if dosha assessment became data-backed?

What if Prakriti profiling was powered by machine learning?

What if the next Vaidya was not just a human — but an intelligent system trained in ancient diagnostics?

This book dares to imagine that future — and shows you how to build it.

What You'll Discover:

In over 12 powerful chapters, Dr. Ankit Kumar — a celebrated Ayurvedic physician, researcher, and reformer — breaks down the practical, philosophical, and technological frameworks needed to bring Ayurveda into the AI era. You'll explore:

Why Ayurveda, despite its brilliance, is failing to lead in modern healthcare.

The deep flaws in current Ayurvedic education, research, and diagnostics.

How AI mimics clinical reasoning and can be trained to match dosha-vikriti-upaya logic.

Building scalable Prakriti engines from real-world datasets.

Using image analysis and machine vision for tongue, nail, and eye diagnostics (Pariksha 2.0).

Integrating Electronic Health Records with Ayurvedic fields and personalized treatment algorithms.

Real-world research insights like using AI in biothesiometry for diabetic neuropathy and optimizing basti therapies.

From bioinformatics to basti, from neural networks to nadi pariksha, this book connects the dots between classical texts and quantum leaps in medical technology.

Who This Book Is For:

Ayurvedic Students & Practitioners who want to modernize their approach without losing the soul of Ayurveda.

AI Enthusiasts, Developers, and Researchers exploring applications in personalized, preventive, and integrative medicine.

Health Tech Innovators looking for untapped markets and ancient wisdom worth re-engineering.

Medical Visionaries and policy makers interested in building a sustainable, accessible, and intelligent healthcare ecosystem for the future.

What Readers Are Saying:

"A much-needed revolution. Dr. Ankit Kumar speaks the language of both Charaka and ChatGPT."

— AyurTech Review

"Finally, someone who understands both the pulse of the patient and the pulse of the algorithm."

— Dr. A.K. Sharma, Innovator in Digital Health

Why You Should Read This Now:

This is not just a book. It’s a call to action for a new generation of digital Vaidyas, ethical innovators, and global healers.

Ayurveda doesn’t need to be replaced — it needs to be reimagined. AI doesn’t have to threaten ancient medicine — it can enhance it, scale it, and make it globally accessible without losing its integrity.

The healing systems of the past deserve a future.

And the future deserves the wisdom of the past — coded, calculated, and compassionate.

Welcome to the next era of healing.

Welcome to From Shloka to Silicon.