Pradip Burman-Influential leader

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Pradip Burman-Influential leader

• Pradip Burman is an influential leader, sworn
  environmentalist and a crusader of
  sustainability. Mr. Pradip Burman has dedicated
  his life towards the betterment of this country.

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Early Life And Education

• Born in 1942 in Amritsar, Pradip and his family
  moved to Bihar due to the establishment of Dabur
  factory in Deoghar. After the world war II was
  over, the Burman family moved to Kolkata where he
  was sent to a Hindi High School. Later, he
  enrolled in a boarding school in Darjeeling and
  went on to pursue B.SC in Mechanical Engineering
  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  (MIT) in Boston, USA. In 1968, he returned to
  India and joined the family business, Dabur, as a
  Management Trainee. He got married a year after
  his return and the family was blessed with a son
  soon after.

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The Professional Phase

• In 1975, Pradip Burman was made Director of
  Dabur, and was in charge of the Kolkata plant for
  next 7 years. During the 1970 Bengal unrest,
  curfews and lengthy power cuts, Dabur went
  through tough times. The Burman family decided to
  shift to Delhi with his brother expanding the
  business in Delhi while he stayed in Kolkata. The
  company faced regular strikes until the Delhi
  factory was ready, resulting in Kolkata becoming
  a very small part of the company.
• In 1982, he was diagnosed with Rheumatoid
  arthritis, owing to the stress created by the
  trade unions. He then made the decision to move
  to Delhi for treatment and keeping in line with
  his values, opted for Ayurvedic care. Panchkarma
  therapy and massages helped him overcome
  arthritis.
• In 1992 Pradip Burman then moved to Delhi and
  started a new venture a veterinary division of
  Dabur India Ltd, which manufactured Ayurvedic
  medicine for veterinary usage. It was sold under
  the divisional name of Dabur Ayurvet Ltd.
• Later, he took over the veterinary company and
  named it Ayurvet Limited, further expanding the
  plants operations in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.
  The company started making profit since the costs
  were lower in their own manufacturing premises.

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• Pradip Burman was truly fascinated by Ayurveda.
  He mused about the difference between modern and
  ancient science, and realised that both can be
  right. So, he defended it with the Dabur motto
  Traditional Knowledge, Modern Research. Ayurvet
  is strictly against animal testing and the
  medicines produced are carefully evaluated in
  labs before being given to the public.
• Some years down the line, Pradip Burman founded
  Alternative Green Energy Solution (AGES), a
  company dedicated solely to provide Hydroponic
  Green Feed throughout the year in our work
  towards sustainable energy. Plants require 3
  things to flourish Water, nutrients and
  sunlight, and Hydroponics is a straightforward
  way of providing all these nutrients without the
  need of soil under controlled conditions to
  optimize growth. Today, hydroponics are used in
  harsh climates, such as deserts, areas with poor
  soil quality or in urban areas where high land
  costs have driven out traditional agriculture.
  Hydroponic fodder production is a boon for
  farmers whose soil is rocky and infertile. It
  becomes a viable farmer-friendly alternative
  technology for landless farmers and fodder
  production.
• Passionately interested in social causes, he has
  also headed the PHD Rural Development Foundation
  (19961999). He is the Chairman of Sundesh, an
  NGO supported by Dabur India Limited working in
  rural areas around Ghaziabad UP), and a trustee
  of the Climate Reality Project, ?India
  (affiliated to Mr. Al Gore of the Climate Reality
  Project Foundation, USA).
• Pradip Burman is also the Chairman of the Mobius
  Foundation, a non-profit organisation that is
  establishing two schools?, World Environment
  School in Coorg, Karnataka and other one in
  Village Atrouli, Distt. Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
• A voracious reader, lover of music and a
  humanitarian at heart, Mr. Pradip Burman has
  dedicated his life towards the betterment of this
  country.

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• Read more about Pradip Burman on-http//pradipburm
  an.in/about-me/

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