Calicut Ayurveda Hospital & Research Center Limited

Out here at the Post N.I.T Campus, things are a bit quieter than in the center of Calicut. The hospital is tucked away in Mannilidam, and you can see a lot of trees around the grounds. It’s a bit of a journey for some people to get out to P.B. No. 33, but the air is a lot fresher. You can usually smell the herbs and the warm oils being prepared as soon as you walk through the main gates. We have several buildings spread out, and the paths between them get a bit muddy when the monsoon rains hit. The staff lives mostly nearby, so there’s a real sense of community. We don't use much fancy tech; it's more about the pots, the plants, and the wooden tables. The research side of things means there are always some students or specialists walking around with notebooks, looking at the different plants we grow. The rooms for the patients are basic but they stay cool because of the way the building was designed. Most days, the loudest thing you hear is the birds in the campus trees or the sound of someone sweeping the courtyards with a broom. We eat our lunch together in a small break room. It’s not a fast-paced environment, which is probably for the best given the kind of work we do. We just focus on the treatments and making sure the oils are ready. It’s a slow, steady kind of life here near the campus.