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Founder-led. Domain expert-driven.

Building India’s high-purity stevia platform from the ground up.

Why Natural Harmony Exists

Our story

Natural Harmony was founded in June 2024 by Lalitha Madhuri Timmaraju to solve a specific problem: India had no reliable, high-purity, taste-consistent stevia supply of its own, leaving Ayurvedic, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and food & beverage manufacturers dependent on imports from China and South Korea.

We are building a vertically-integrated stevia platform — from field cultivation through proprietary green purification technology to finished, batch-tested powder — based in Hyderabad, Telangana, with the Natural Harmony trademark filed and a patent planned for our purification process.

Our Mission

To manufacture consistent, high-purity, taste-optimized stevia ingredients domestically — reducing India’s import dependency while giving formulators a reliable, plant-based alternative to synthetic sweeteners.

Leadership

The people behind the platform

Deep experience across global pharmaceutical regulatory affairs, medical statistics, and business strategy — supported by R&D and analytical partnerships with leading Hyderabad institutions.

Lalitha Madhuri Timmaraju

Founder & CEO

M.Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), Osmania University. EMBA, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. 15+ years leading global regulatory affairs for pharma, biotech, and medical device clients including Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and IQVIA Biotech.

Dr. Venkat Timmaraju

Co-Founder, Business Advisor & Fundraising

PhD, Medical Statistics, Cardiff University, UK. MBA, Henley Business School, UK. Guides business strategy, partnerships, and fundraising.

Milestones

Progress so far

  1. June 2024

    Lalitha Madhuri Timmaraju founds Natural Harmony in Hyderabad.

  2. R&D & Cultivation

    One proprietary, non-GMO stevia variety grown on our Hyderabad farm, propagated from saplings, scaling from half an acre toward ten.

  3. Manufacturing

    NDA signed with Nisarg Biosciences, Hyderabad, for pilot production — 160kg of 70% extract already produced.

  4. Partnerships

    R&D collaboration with NIPER Hyderabad; analytical testing with Sarojini Naidu Vanitha Pharmacy Mahavidyalaya, Hyderabad.

  5. Regulatory

    FSSAI License 13626999000270 obtained; classified as Ayurvedic Proprietary Medicine.

  6. Grant & Recognition

    Ministry of Agriculture grant recipient via CCS-NIAM, Jaipur. Founder received the Stri Shakti Award from TCEI and the Government of Telangana.

  7. Brand & IP

    Natural Harmony trademark filed; patent planned for our proprietary purification technology.

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