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'''Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions''' (FRLHT) is a registered Public Trust and Charitable Society, which started its activities in 1993 under the guidance of [[Sam Pitroda]] and [[Anant Darshan Shankar]].<ref name="Pharma Biz">{{cite web|url=http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=18996&sectionid=17 |title=Columbia University honors FRLHT |publisher=Pharma Biz |date=2003 |accessdate=November 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927034301/http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=18996&sectionid=17 |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> The [[India]]n [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science & Technology]] recognizes FRLHT as a scientific and research organization. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has designated FRLHT as a National Center of Excellence for medicinal plants and [[traditional knowledge]].

The foundation plans to "revitalize Indian medical heritage” through creative applications of traditional health sciences for enhancing the quality of health care in rural and urban India and globally. The stated mission of the foundation is to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of Indian Medical Heritage by designing and implementing innovative programs on a size and scale that will have societal impact.

==Core Objectives==

The aim of the foundation is to make full use of India's rich and diverse medical knowledge.<ref>[[Deccan Herald]] article -- [http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov21/spt10.asp ''Creating alternatives.'']</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
The organization received the Norman Borlaug Award in 1998, Equator Initiative Prize of the [[United Nations]] in 2002 and the Columbia University Award from Rosenthal Centre of [[Columbia University]] and College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 2003.<ref name="Pharma Biz" /> Anant Darshan Shankar, the Director of the institution was honored by the Government of India in 2011 with the award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2014 |accessdate=November 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=October 15, 2015 }}</ref>

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== External links ==
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* [http://www.frlht.org Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions]

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