Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, having served the country from 1991 till 2020, in different departments at the State and Centre. Ever since the beginning of his career, he has been involved in implementing various innovative and path-breaking policies which have been accepted at the State and the National level by the Government of India and have been globally recognized for their fa
r-reaching impact on our society. Born in a village called Sultanpet, about 50kms north of Bengaluru (India’s Silicon Valley in the South of the country) & 3kms from the birth-place of one of India’s greatest Engineer Statesmen, Sir M V Vishveshvaraya, he was part of a family of 7 siblings with his father being a Govt. After an eventful childhood, he received a degree in Bachelors of Agricultural Sciences from the University of Agriculture, Bengaluru in 1982. During his time at the University, he was introduced to the field of Medicinal herbs wherein he developed extensive expertise. He has formulated a varied variety of Herbal Concoctions, extracts and supplements which are recognized for their therapeutic properties in helping address more than 170 different types of chronic and unique ailments. He initially developed these supplements to treat himself as he suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis (1984). He later had to intensify his research when his father was diagnosed with Acute Renal Failure (2008) and when his son was identified with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (2010). While his son took Ayurvedic medicines along with Allopathic medicine(s), his father got cured for his Renal issues without any Allopathic medication. The proprietary research involves inducing different phytochemicals through the Supplements which help in the regeneration of the cells; and also by inducing well balanced amounts of Prebiotics and Probiotics (a follow up on the research conducted by Nobel laureate Dr. Elie Metchnikoff) which, enriches and promotes stable micro-flora in the gut, ensuring a consistent release of enzymes. This helps with the breakdown of the nutrients efficiently. Dr. SM Raju has also developed an improvised version of the research conducted by Dr. Johanna Budwig on Flax seeds; this provides the body with a balanced supply of Omega 3 & Omega 6, essential Fatty acids and Lignan(s). Extensive studies and clinical trials have been done over thousands of patients to validate the efficacy of the Supplements developed by Dr. S.M. His findings and research, now christened by him as Neo-Ayurveda, is a proprietary science that blend’s the principle(s) of diagnosis of health disorders/ diseases from the Allopathic sciences blended with various treatment principles, namely, through Natural medicines, Diets, Home Remedies, Yoga and Meditation taken from the age-old literature of Charak Samhita as detailed in the Vedas i.e Ayurveda. The Herbal concoctions and Supplements have been recognized as an Ayurvedic Medicine under the AYUSH License issued under the guidelines of the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt of India. The medicinal range is today marketed under the brand name of MIRACLE DRINKS and the Health Supplements are marketed under the brand name of VEDELIXIR. These products are manufactured in a state-of-the art facility set up under the guidance and directions of Dr SM Raju and has been funded by both Govt. of India and Govt. of Karnataka. This global scale manufacturing plant is certified for ISO22000 and GMP by Otabu, U.K. and is also registered with US-FDA. This world-class and world scale facility is one of its kind in India today. Dr S.M. Raju over the past 3 decades has been passionate about Trees, and, their importance in everyday life. While in service, he helped formulate the National Policy on Tree Plantation in road-side and village areas by providing for 100 man-days of assured employment under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program) to old age men and women and the differently abled. By establishing the importance of ‘a symbiotic relationship between the people and the tree’, survival rate for planted trees increased to 80%. To further propagate this concept, a movement called “One-day One-Crore” tree plantation exercise was kicked off by mobilizing 300,000 people across 7,000 villages covering 6 districts of the State of Bihar. This program was instrumental in increasing Forest Coverage in the State of Bihar from 6.8% to above 10%. This program has also been globally acclaimed for its nutritional benefits of providing fruits to poor local communities, contribution to reduction of green-house gases and its contribution to helping reduce the carbon footprint across large communities. This concept is now a part and parcel of the various community programs promoted by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. Late Hon’ble President of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in his globally acclaimed book – Target 3 Billion - has written a piece on this specific program, its positive and long-term impact and contributions in the field of Social Forestry. Dr. Raju has been awarded by several national and international organizations in Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore, Delhi and Mumbai. Some of the more notable awards are – Excellence Award for Interactive Innovations given by the House of Commons, British Parliament (2019), Times Health Excellence Award, India (2018), Bharat Gaurav Award, India (2018), Asia’s Greatest Brands and leaders Award, Singapore (2018) for inventing Herbal Compounds for Incurable Health disorders and many more. Today he devotes all his time to Research & Development of unique herbal products that help cure and prevent serious health disorders afflicting mankind.
