feature Chiropractic in India Serving 1.2 billion people, one patient at a time by members of the iaCd and preetkamal randhawa, dC Yoga, Ayurveda, homeopathy and acupressure have been the prominent players in alternative care in India – chiropractic is now joining them. I n 2011, India is recognized as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, and stands as the world’s largest democracy. As well, the country boasts a large English-speaking population. But India only has four full-time chiropractic clin-ics in operation, staffed by three chiropractic doctors and many other members in North America. How did this happen? How did one of the biggest trading partners in the world, in a land known as a fertile ground for alternative healing, suddenly get left behind in one of the biggest breakthroughs in non-medicinal and non-surgical healing – namely, chiropractic? Dr. Amit (Jimmy) Nanda has tackled this issue right on the spot. Now recognized as the founder of chiropractic in India, in 2001, Dr. Nanda was an Indo-Canadian student at Life Chiropractic College West. While preparing for graduation, he was inspired to reconnect with his roots in India, and began making frequent visits to his family there. During these visits, he came to the realization that there were no chiropractors in the entire country, nor had the masses even heard of chiropractic. India had seen tremendous advances in the health-care industry: there were foreign companies open-ing hospitals all over, state-of-the-art labs were being open with the latest equipment and medical tourism had begun to rise. Physiotherapy was becoming a driving force 30 • Canadian ChiropraCtor | September 2011 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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