From its origins 5000 years ago in the Indian Subcontinent, Ayurveda has grown and spread to the nook & corners of the world. On this amazing journey of healing & wellness, Ayurveda has joined hands with cutting edge scientific tools to improve and evolve into an effective medical & life style science. While classical medicines from Samhitas are being used widely, new dosage forms , proprietary medicines , improved therapeutic procedures are quite popular across the world. It has been able to tackle and subdue many a health challenges of the modern world including many epidemics. Ayurveda also inspires scientists to come up with innovative health solutions based on holistic healing techniques & through its humungous pharmacopeia. The surgical methods developed by Acharya Susrutha are in practice without much change especially at the area of cosmetic surgery with innovated tools. Kerala still remains one of the purest sources of authentic Ayurveda practice owing to its unique geography, cultural practices and abundant biodiversity to apply Ayurveda principles to medicines.