Prof. Vd. Shraddha Nanasaheb Dhundi currently serves as Professor and Head of Department (HOD) as well as Pharmacy Superintendent at Government Ayurveda College, Pharmacy & Stores, Patiala, Punjab. She completed her PhD in 2014 and earned her MD in 2011 with two gold medals, both from the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar. Additionally, she holds a PG Diploma in Yoga & Naturopathy, an MA in Sanskrit-Darshan, and a Professional Diploma in Clinical Research.
With over a decade of teaching experience starting at Government Ayurved College, Nanded, Maharashtra, she is also a practicing Nadi Vaidya specializing in Diabetes and Infertility. An accomplished scholar, she has authored the two-volume curriculum textbook RASA Pharmaceutics (Volumes 1 and 2), the e-book A Study on Makaradhwaja, and more than 23 indexed, peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Prof. Dhundi has delivered over 25 national and international presentations as an invited speaker and chairperson. She served as Organizing Secretary for the 'Salutation to Lineage' National Conclave and organized the "Kupi-Rasalinga & Pottali" workshop at Niramaya 3.0. A recognized PG and PhD guide who has mentored two successful SPARK-3 projects, she acts as a reviewer for peer-reviewed publications such as the Defence Life Science Journal and has contributed significantly to establishing teaching pharmacies and quality testing labs across several Ayurvedic institutions in India.