He was so keenly interested in Ayurveda that he would look for treatments for any health problems in Ayurveda. He believed that Ayurveda had a permanent cure for the majority of health problems. Interestingly, he had a collection of over 2500 books related to Ayurveda in his home library in Bhagalpur, Bihar. So when 30 years ago his wife Shakuntala Devi was diagnosed with diabetes and had acute fo
ot ache, Nanaji decided to use his knowledge of Ayurveda in finding a cure for Nani Ji’s pain. He went on to invent a miracle massage oil (Ortho CP Massage Oil) that helped relieve naniji of her foot ache. A few years later he encountered a sudden increase in his hair fall. He once again looked towards Ayurveda to find a cure & the recipe for a hair oil was formulated. But, there were a few inconsistencies in the effectiveness during his first attempt at making the oil. And being engrossed in his textile business, Nanaji couldn’t find time to modify & improve the formula. His research was still on. Whenever he had time, he read books on Ayurveda and experimented with herbs at home. Nanaji spent over two decades & filled thousands of pages with his research. After the covid wave, his daughter Vinita noticed a steep rise in her hair fall. That’s what motivated Nanaji in concocting a solution for hair fall problem of his daughter. According to Nanaji, “The motive behind making the hair oil was to save my daughter from facing the stigma of not having hair just as I faced for my baldness.”
