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15 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
How Dabur was born.

In the late 1800s, India was tormented by deadly diseases like cholera, malaria, dengue, and plague. Back then, a physician in Bengal called Dr. S.K. Burman concocted natural cures for these diseases.
He traveled through villages and towns to disperse them among the poor. Soon, the good doctor's name spread far and wide. People started recognizing Daktar Burman, who treated people that wouldn't have been able to fight their ailments without him.
The Da of Daktar and Bur of Burman eventually merged, and Dabur was born.

In 1884, Dr. Burman set Dabur up and started selling medicines from a small house in Calcutta. He passed away in 1907, but his legacy lives on.
Today, Dabur is the largest manufacturer of Ayurvedic medicine in the country, with products in over 100 countries and revenues of over Rs 8,500 Crore!

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