In the scenic town of Achabal in South Kashmir, a retired schoolteacher has quietly built what many now call a garden of healing. Dedicated to preserving Kashmir’s rich herbal heritage, he has cultivated over 150 varieties of medicinal plants used for treating everything from common colds to chronic ailments. His mission goes beyond nurturing rare species. He wants to see these traditional remedies scientifically studied, validated, and transformed into safe commercial products that can benefit people at scale. For him, this isn’t just farming. It’s a push to revive age-old knowledge, create local livelihoods, and prove that nature still holds answers modern medicine is only beginning to rediscover.
