How one man fought a patent war over turmeric!

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When America tried to patent haldi, Dr Raghunath Mashelkar said, “Not on my watch.”

In the 1990s, US researchers claimed turmeric’s healing powers as a ‘new’ discovery. But Mashelkar, then CSIR chief, fought back — digging into 2,500 years of Ayurvedic texts to prove otherwise.

The patent was revoked, sparking a revolution. He went on to create the TKDL — India’s digital shield against biopiracy of traditional knowledge.

#HaldiPatents #DrMashelkar #AyurvedaMatters #TraditionalKnowledge #Biopiracy #TKDL #IndianWisdom

[Turmeric, Patent, Ayurveda, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, Traditional Knowledge, Digital Library]

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