Invited to speak where medicine is taught
Acharya Rajeev is asked to present at psychiatry conferences, alongside clinicians, on what Vedic method can and cannot contribute to medical care. Not at spiritual gatherings. At accredited medical meetings, in sessions carrying CME credit.
Written to Acharya Rajeev Gupta, who practises as Acharya Rajeev, after his lecture at the 10th National Annual Conference.
Heartfelt thanks for your insightful lecture in Ayodhya. Your research-oriented approach and clarity made the session truly enlightening.
We especially appreciated your introduction to the emerging field of medical astrology for predictive diagnosis and Vedic remedies. While it cannot be an alternative to medical intervention, it certainly offers a valuable complementary perspective for understanding patterns and guiding preventive care. It also inspires us to explore and do further research in this important domain and understand its potential contribution in areas like mental health, oncology, infertility, and many other medical fields.
Society for Rural Mental Health · November 2025
Where he has spoken
Each of these is a medical meeting, not a spiritual one. The programmes are reproduced from the conference invitations.
Astrology, in the Viewpoint session
The conference theme was Psychiatry: Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model. He presented Astrology within a session titled Incorporating diverse fields in Rural Psychiatry in India: A Double Edged Sword, alongside speakers on AYUSH, energy medicine, over-medicalisation of social problems, and faith healing. The session was moderated by the Director of the Institute of Mental Health.
The conference invitation notes the need to “focus on spiritual, religious, astrological and alternative therapies to provide comprehensive care.”
Exploring the Scope of Astrology in Mental Health Care
Organised by the Society for Rural Mental Health in collaboration with Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, AIIMS and the Health Department of Haryana, on the theme of comorbidity and mental health in rural India. His was the third session of the opening symposium, following papers on endoxifen and on vortioxetine in comorbid depression.
The programme carried 4 CME credit hours from the Haryana Medical Council.
Further work
The lecture itself
Recorded at Ayodhya. Fourteen minutes, and the clearest available answer to what he actually claims and what he does not.
Where the research is directed
The areas named in the letter of appreciation, and the ones he has worked in longest.
Mental health
Where chart indications and clinical presentation appear to describe the same patient in different language.
Oncology
Named in the appreciation letter as a field worth further research.
Infertility
Fifth-house patterns across couples with no medical explanation for difficulty conceiving.
Preventive care
Using pattern rather than prediction, to indicate where attention is worth paying earlier.
Astrological research is not clinical trial evidence and is not offered as such. Acharya Rajeev’s own position, and the one the conference thanked him for, is that this work sits alongside medical care and never in place of it. Nothing here can diagnose an illness. If something is wrong, see a doctor.