Ayurveda in Junagadh: Three Generations of Gandhi Brothers

Junagadh sits at the foot of Girnar, a place woven into Gujarat's long relationship with traditional medicine. It is where our family began making Ayurvedic preparations in 1950, and where we still make them today. This is a short history of Gandhi Brothers — and of how a home practice became a licensed manufacturer.

1950: a house at Girnar

It started in a house at the foot of Girnar. The first preparations were made by hand, in small quantities, the way classical churnas and tailas had always been made — sourcing dravyas, cleaning and drying them, grinding, sieving, and blending in traditional proportions. The scale was modest; the standards were not.

The first decades: hands before machines

For many years the work was done by hand. That period taught the things no machine teaches — how a properly dried herb should feel, what an even churna looks like, when a taila has cooked enough. Those judgements, passed from one generation to the next, are still the backbone of how we work.

Late 1980s onward: the first machines

As demand grew, the first machines arrived. Mechanising the grinding and sieving improved consistency and let us make more without changing the recipes or the proportions. The aim was never to industrialise the craft — only to do the same careful work more reliably.

2013: a licensed manufacturer

In time the practice became a formally licensed Ayurvedic manufacturer, holding FDCA licence GA/2079. Licensing meant inspected premises, documented processes, batch records, and accountability for every pack — a standing obligation rather than a one-time stamp. It is the difference between a recipe and a regulated product.

Today: Gomti Bhavan, Junagadh

Today we make our churnas and tailas at our facility in Junagadh and ship them across India, while staying true to the classical methods the family started with. Three generations on, the through-line is the same: source well, prepare patiently, label honestly, and let the work speak.

From a house at the foot of Girnar to a licensed facility in Junagadh — the scale changed; the standards did not.

You can read more on our Heritage page or browse the catalogue in the shop. This article is about our history and is not medical advice.