National Naturopathy Day (18 Nov) to be observed in Karnataka

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National Naturopathy Day (18 Nov) to be observed in Karnataka

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Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams

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The Ministry of Ayush will observe the 9th National Naturopathy Day on 18 Nov 2026 at the Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRIYN), Nagamangala, Karnataka, on the theme "Prakrutik Chikitsa, Swasth Bharat". The focus is preventive health through diet, exercise, yoga, stress management, and awareness about obesity and lifestyle diseases (announced 12 Nov 2026).

Key facts for the exam

Point	Details
Edition	9th (first observed in 2018)
Venue	CRIYN, Nagamangala (Mandya district), Karnataka
Theme	"Prakrutik Chikitsa, Swasth Bharat"
Organiser	Ministry of Ayush; Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN)

Background

Why 18 November: on 18 Nov 1945 Mahatma Gandhi became a life member of the All India Nature Cure Foundation Trust; Gandhi was a strong advocate of nature cure.
National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) is at Pune ("Bapu Bhavan"). AYUSH became a separate ministry on 9 Nov 2014. Ayush's five research councils published 653 research papers in FY 2025-26; CCRYN runs 22 units; 200-bed Yoga and Naturopathy hospitals are at Jhajjar (Haryana) and Nagamangala (Karnataka).
AYUSH = Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Sowa-Rigpa, Homoeopathy. Naturopathy uses diet, fasting, hydrotherapy, mud therapy, sunlight and yoga.

Tamil Nadu link: Siddha, the "S" in AYUSH, is Tamil Nadu's ancient system linked to the 18 Siddhars; the National Institute of Siddha is at Tambaram, Chennai. Chennai's Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College, Arumbakkam trains naturopathy doctors.

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Edition: 9th (first observed in 2018); Venue: CRIYN, Nagamangala (Mandya district), Karnataka; Theme: "Prakrutik Chikitsa, Swasth Bharat"; Organiser: Ministry of Ayush; Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN).

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Why 18 November: on 18 Nov 1945 Mahatma Gandhi became a life member of the All India Nature Cure Foundation Trust; Gandhi was a strong advocate of nature cure.

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Sources: PIB – Ministry of Ayush (12 Nov 2026), via DD News. Compiled by Shanmugam IAS Academy.

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