New Delhi: 'Vastu', the Indian style of architecture, has gone the "neem and turmeric" way with its patenting in a foreign country.
Noted Vastu architect A.K. Bansal claims that Vastu is now a registered trademark in Germany, and as per the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regime, the word "vastu" cannot be used in any commercial venture once it is registered.
Mr Bansal cites the case of a German Vastu scholar, Marcus Schmieke, who started an institute in 1995 by the name of "Vastu Academy" to teach Vastushastra to German students. But he was taken to the court where he had to apologise for using the word and change Vastu to 'Vasati'. UNI
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