As most of us are already aware, Hydroxychloroquine has already taken the world by storm as a treatment against COVID-19. Every newspaper is talking about it, and all countries are requesting India to supply it. Now, a curious person might wonder why and how this chemical composition is so deeply entrenched in India, and is there any history behind it. Well, there is an interesting history behind it that goes all the way to the Indian king Tipu Sultan’s defeat.
In 1799, when Tipu was defeated by the British, the whole of the Mysore Kingdom with Srirangapatnam as Tipu’s capital came under British control. For the next few days, the British soldiers had a great time celebrating their victory, but within weeks, many started feeling sick due to Malaria, because Srirangapatnam was a highly marshy area with severe mosquito trouble. The local Indian population had over the centuries, developed…
