– Mohammed Atherulla Shariff
A very fundamental question. What should have been the result of advancement of medical science and other health-related programs taken up at governmental level since decades? Obviously, many of the common diseases prevailing now should have vanished like polio and smallpox and the number of hospitals and pharmaceutical units should have come down drastically. On the contrary, there is no end to the increase in new hospitals and pharmacies. Why? Here is a person to address this mystical issue.
Dr. Khader Vali says categorically that it is all due to change in food habits and lifestyle. And with change in both the whole thing can be reversed.
Khader Vali, a recipient of the Padma Shri, also known as the Millet Man of India, a pioneering Indian organic farmer and environmentalist is known for his innovative and sustainable agricultural practices for more than three decades.
He has been working relentlessly in reviving Siridhanya, also known as positive millets for nearly 20 years. After having completed Masters in Science from the Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru, he did Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru, for his work involving steroids. He pursued his postdoctoral research fellowship in environmental science from Beaverton, Oregon in the USA. His research involved deactivating deadly chemical substances such as Dioxin at a time when food was being rapidly commercialized.
After completing his postdoctoral research at Oregon, he worked as a food scientist in the Central Food Technology Research Institute at Mysuru. Later he worked in various sections of DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware in the USA for over 5 years.
He felt that instead of working in a foreign country for a living, it would be meaningful to strive towards making a healthier society in his own country. Therefore, he returned to India from the US in 1997 and settled down in Mysuru. He worked hard to revive five different types of millets that were fast disappearing. In the process of consuming each of these millets, he discovered that the healing properties present in them could cure even deadly diseases. Hence, he named these five millets Siridhanya. Foxtail millets, Brown top Millets, Little millets, Kodo millets and Barnyard millets are the 5 millets as prescribed by Dr Khadar Vali as part of his healthy diet plan.
Treatment Method
To cultivate the millets naturally, Dr. Khadar propounded a method called ‘Kadu Krishi’, also known as Jungle Farming. He has been treating his patients for their diseases by recommending the consumption of millets, different plant/tree leaf decoctions, and homeopathic medicine in dire cases. He is of the firm opinion that paddy rice, wheat, milk, non-vegetarian food, untimely eating habits, genetically modified crops, chemical fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and herbicides are instrumental in polluting the environment and food, thereby leading to the quick spread of lethal diseases. He claims that the consumption of millets can facilitate the prevention and cure of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, constipation, piles, gangrene, triglycerides, PCOD, low sperm count, skin diseases, kidney, and thyroid-related disorders.
He connects all the dots by educating people about health, educating farmers about cultivation and preventive methods in farming. He is also contributing to the preservation of water and nature. He speaks about a wide range of topics, with health being just one aspect. His dream is a healthy and sustainable society.
