Gau Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, literally Cow-science research center, is a research institute located in the town of Deolapar near the city of Nagpur in India. The institution focuses on research and development on the role of Cow and its progeny in human life cycle. In specific, the institute majorly develops medicines and eco-friendly fertilizers from cow products such as dung, urine and milk. Through these means the institute also promotes protection of cow in India.
Importance of Cow
Since ages cow has been the focal point of human life cycle in India. Due to the indigenous medicinal and healing properties cow's milk, urine and dung were and are widely used in India. For example, Indian cow's milk is naturally sweet and has low fat while its urine, even in its raw form, is an excellent fertilizer. In other words, "Cow is India's national asset". India being predominantly an agrarian economy has heavily relied on cow, thus giving it the status of caring and nursing mother. It is widely believed in India that odor of cow's urine and dung has tremendous healing properties.