Raghunath Mashelkar - A Lifestory

A well known person in Indian science and tech, known for new ideas and leading, is a great chemical engineer who has really helped the country. His story is like a good Bollywood movie, with changes, problems he fixed, and big wins. He was born in 1943 from a simple background. This taught him to be strong and want to learn, which helped him a lot later in his career. He became the main leader of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1995, and stayed there until 2006. While he was in charge, he made big changes to the group, making it famous around the world. He was a strong and smart leader, and he helped CSIR do better than ever before, creating a place where people could come up with new ideas and work together. He was important in the Turmeric patent case in 1997, when he fought against a US patent on how turmeric can help with health. This was a big win for India. People who worked with him say he was a leader who changed things, who could get people excited and help them reach goals that seemed hard. His work with intellectual property rights, especially fighting against stealing from nature, has made him well known and respected. He has won many awards, like the Padma Vibhushan, which shows how much he has helped science and tech in India. He has done more than just work in the lab; he has also helped make rules and inspired young scientists.