The book
LaserVEDAHealing at the Speed of Light
From pain to purpose. A doctor's journey through loss, light and the fight to make healing gentle again.
By Prof. Dr Chandrashekar Yavagal
About the book
Grief, turned into a way of healing.
“LaserVEDA may not be able to add more days to a patient's life, but it can add more life to their remaining days.”
What if the greatest luxury left in a person's life was not wealth, not power, not comfort, but something as simple as sipping a glass of water without fear?
That is the question at the heart of LaserVEDA. Written by a paediatric dentist (a dentist for children) who stood beside his own father through cancer treatment, this book is both a memoir and a manifesto.
That is what cancer treatment can do to a patient. And that is where Dr. Chandrashekar Yavagal's journey began: not in a boardroom or a laboratory, but beside his father's hospital bed, watching helplessly as the very treatment meant to heal became a source of unbearable pain.
LaserVEDA: Healing at the Speed of Light is the story of what came after. Two decades spent turning grief into a mission, and a mission into a philosophy now reaching patients across India who could never have afforded healing any other way.
Part memoir, part clinical case study, part call to action, the book moves between the personal and the practical. It opens with the author's own grief, widens into an honest look at India's oral cancer emergency, and builds toward a new way of care where light-based healing comforts, not just cuts.
What is inside
Eight chapters. Two parts.
LaserVEDA explores the full arc of gentle, light-based healing, from the science of photobiomodulation (light therapy that helps cells repair) to the human stories behind it.
Part I. From pain to purpose: how a personal loss became a way of care.
- 01
Myths, Misinformation and the Mindset Shift
Closing the training gap and facing the doubts that keep proven care out of reach.
- 02
India's Oral Cancer Emergency
The gap between cities and villages, the cost of care, and why early signs go unseen.
- 03
Understanding LaserVEDA: A Healing Science
How light works inside living cells, and why gentler care can replace harsh treatment.
- 04
Why LaserVEDA Matters Today
The case for care that is affordable and simple enough for everyday clinics.
- 05
Compassionate Care in Daily Practice
From gentle dentistry for children to easing the side effects of chemotherapy (strong cancer medicine) and radiation (treatment with high-energy rays).
- 06
When Personal Loss Fuels Purpose
The story of a father, a son, and the birth of a way of healing called LaserVEDA.
Part II. Hope restored: real patients, real outcomes.
- 07
Biryani Daadi, Baby Nayelli and the Famous Hotelier
Three real patient stories of diagnosis, treatment and remarkable outcomes.
- 08
Humans Behind the Laser Science
The people behind the science, and the full arc of light, from prevention to palliative care (comfort care when a cure is not possible).
In the author's words
“LaserVEDA may not be able to add more days to a patient's life, but it can add more life to their remaining days.”
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Printed copies are coming soon, shipped to your door within India. The ebook and the audiobook follow.
- Printed bookShipped to your door within India. Shipping is included.
- EbookRead on your phone, tablet or computer.
- AudiobookListen to the book in the author's words.
Brands Out Loud Publishing. ISBN 978-93-49790-12-3.