S K Das Hahnemanns life is an open book to many of you. On this auspicious occasion I would be failing in my duty if I do not present before you, some salient features of his personality which does often eclipse Hahnemann the physician. His was an integrated personality with myriads of facets each of which was as brilliant as the other, and any one of which would have made one immortal in the history of man.
The vegetable kingdom has many mysteries to offer to us, interesting mysteries about their growth from a small seed to a sturdy plant, about their flowering, the different shades of colour, the arrangements and shape of the leaves and so on. But apart from all this external beauty, so to say, a plant has some internal beauty as well, the beauty we cannot see. If we probe deeper, a plant may give us some of its hidden mysteries, such as its healing power. A plant may indeed be your friend in need. Let us take for example the case of Tulashi which is common throughout India.