I am a known entity for thousands and thousands years. My origin is India- the beloved India. I acknowledge your kind love years after years shown to me. Now, I have become a part of your life, livelihood, culture and agriculture. To me you will find one India. I am above all boundaries. If you go north, I am there. South is my favorite bastion. Andrapradesh, Tamil Nadu are my adorned home. My presence in Odisha, particularly in KandhMahal is known to the world.  Similarly, I am well cared by tribal of Northeast. I show my fullest beauty at the foothill of Jayanti pahar. I ‘m natural at Jayanti. Its soil, climate gives an extraordinary profile. I grow there with out chemicals. I am hundred percent organic there.

I feel sorry when you divide yourself and quarrel like a child.  See me; I am a complete being with out a split.  I belong to both Aryans and non-Aryans. Similarly I do not distinguish between tribal and non tribal. I am also gender-free subject. Aryans compared my body color with the first ray of sun. They call me Ranjini- I have the power to color inimitably. Aryans love as well as regard me. They love me so much that I am placed with God-Hari and lovingly called ‘Haridra’.  I always see well in everywhere. That is why I am benign to them. They call me “Mangaldayini”. Charak knew my health rejuvenating capacity.  Often he quoted me in his book. Yangabalka Samhita cited my name many times. Now do thy judge how old am I.  My presence you can  also see in Boddha era. Boddhamonks used to wear robes  dipped in my golden color. These are the signs of purity what I have.  Mundas  and other aboriginal tribes  loved me . Vedas quoted them NISHADA. Nisha means haldi and da  for eat. Thus, you see tribal  discovered me long long back before the arrival of Aryans.

I have many names. Some yof you call me ‘Haldi”. Others like Konkanis’ christen me ‘Halad’. To Telegus I am Pasupu.   Tamils  baptized me as Manjil..   I can not finish all my names here. I am sorry.