20 Amazing Scientific Reasons Behind Hindu Traditions

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    1. Joining Both Palms Together To Greet

    20 Amazing Scientic Reasons BehindHindu Traditions

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  • InHinduculture,peoplegreeteachotherbyjoiningtheirpalmstermedasNamaskar.Thegeneralreasonbehindthistraditionisthatgreetingbyjoiningboththepalmsmeansrespect.However,scientificallyspeaking,joiningbothhandsensuresjoiningthetipsofallthefingerstogetherwhicharedenotedtothepressurepointsofeyes,ears,andmind.Pressingthemtogetherissaidtoactivatethepressurepointswhichhelpsusrememberthatpersonforalongtime.And,nogermssincewedontmakeanyphysicalcontact!

    2. Why Do Indian Women Wear Toe Ring

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    Wearingtoeringsisnotjustthesignificanceofmarriedwomenbutthereissciencebehindit.Normallytoeringsarewornonthesecondtoe.Aparticularnervefromthesecondtoeconnectstheuterusandpassestoheart.Wearingtoeringonthisfingerstrengthenstheuterus.Itwillkeepithealthybyregulatingthebloodflowtoitandmenstrualcyclewillberegularized.AsSilverisagoodconductor,italsoabsorbspolarenergiesfromtheearthandpassesittothebody.

  • 3. Throwing Coins Into A River

    ThegeneralreasoninggivenforthisactisthatitbringsGoodLuck.However,scientificallyspeaking,intheancienttimes,mostofthecurrencyusedwasmadeofcopperunlikethestainlesssteelcoinsoftoday.Copperisavitalmetalveryusefultothehumanbody.Throwingcoinsintheriverwasonewayourforefathersensuredweintakesufficientcopperaspartofthewaterasriversweretheonlysourceofdrinkingwater.Makingitacustomensuredthatallofusfollowthepractice.

    4. Applying Tilak/KumKum On The Forehead

  • Ontheforehead,betweenthetwoeyebrows,isaspotthatisconsideredasamajornervepointinhumanbodysinceancienttimes.TheTilakisbelievedtopreventthelossofenergy,theredkumkumbetweentheeyebrowsissaidtoretainenergyinthehumanbodyandcontrolthevariouslevelsofconcentration.WhileapplyingkumkumthepointsonthemidbrowregionandAdnyachakraareautomaticallypressed.Thisalsofacilitatesthebloodsupplytothefacemuscles.

    5. Why Do Temples Have Bells

  • PeoplewhoarevisitingthetempleshouldandwillRingthebellbeforeenteringtheinnersanctum(GarbhagudiorGarbhaGruhaorwombchamber)wherethemainidolisplaced.AccordingtoAgamaSastra,thebellisusedtogivesoundforkeepingevilforcesawayandtheringofthebellispleasanttoGod.However,thescientificreasonbehindbellsisthattheirringclearsourmindandhelpsusstaysharpandkeepourfullconcentrationondevotionalpurpose.ThesebellsaremadeinsuchawaythatwhentheyproduceasounditcreatesaunityintheLeftandRightpartsofourbrains.Themomentweringthebell,itproducesasharpandenduringsoundwhichlastsforminimumof7secondsinechomode.Thedurationofechoisgoodenoughtoactivateallthesevenhealingcentresinourbody.Thisresultsinemptyingourbrainfromallnegativethoughts.

    6. Why We Start With Spice & End With Sweet:

  • Ourancestorshavestressedonthefactthatourmealsshouldbestartedoffwithsomethingspicyandsweetdishesshouldbetakentowardstheend.Thesignificanceofthiseatingpracticeisthatwhilespicythingsactivatethedigestivejuicesandacidsandensurethatthedigestionprocessgoesonsmoothlyandefficiently,sweetsorcarbohydratespullsdownthedigestiveprocess.Hence,sweetswerealwaysrecommendedtobetakenasalastitem.

    7. Why Do We Applying Mehendi/Henna On TheHand And Feet

  • Besideslendingcolortothehands,mehndiisaverypowerfulmedicinalherb.Weddingsarestressful,andoften,thestresscausesheadachesandfevers.Astheweddingdayapproaches,theexcitementmixedwithnervousanticipationcantakeitstollonthebrideandgroom.Applicationofmehndicanpreventtoomuchstressbecauseitcoolsthebodyandkeepsthenervesfrombecomingtense.Thisisthereasonwhymehndiisappliedonthehandsandfeet,whichhousenerveendingsinthebody.

    8. Sitting On The Floor & Eating

  • Thistraditionisnotjustaboutsittingonfloorandeating,itisregardingsittingintheSukhasanpositionandtheneating.SukhasanisthepositionwenormallyuseforYogaasanas.Whenyousitonthefloor,youusuallysitcrossleggedInsukhasanaorahalfpadmasana(halflotus),whichareposesthatinstantlybringasenseofcalmandhelpindigestion,itisbelievedtoautomaticallytriggerthesignalstoyourbraintopreparethestomachfordigestion.

    9. Why You Should Not To Sleep With Your HeadTowards North

  • Mythisthatitinvitesghostordeathbutsciencesaysthatitisbecausehumanbodyhasitsownmagneticfield(Alsoknownasheartsmagneticfield,becausetheflowofblood)andEarthisagiantmagnet.Whenwesleepwithheadtowardsnorth,ourbodysmagneticfieldbecomecompletelyasymmetricaltotheEarthsMagneticfield.ThatcauseproblemsrelatedtobloodpressureandourheartneedstoworkharderinordertoovercomethisasymmetryofMagneticfields.ApartfromthisanotherreasonisthatOurbodyhavesignificantamountofironinourblood.Whenwesleepinthisposition,ironfromthewholebodystartstocongregateinbrain.Thiscancauseheadache,AlzheimersDisease,CognitiveDecline,Parkinsondiseaseandbraindegeneration.

    10. Why We Pierce Ear

  • PiercingtheearshasagreatimportanceinIndianethos.Indianphysiciansandphilosophersbelievethatpiercingtheearshelpsinthedevelopmentofintellect,powerofthinkinganddecisionmakingfaculties.Talkativenessfrittersawaylifeenergy.Earpiercinghelpsinspeechrestraint.Ithelpstoreduceimpertinentbehaviorandtheearchannelsbecomefreefromdisorders.ThisideaappealstotheWesternworldaswell,andsotheyaregettingtheirearspiercedtowearfancyearringsasamarkoffashion.

    11. Surya Namaskar

  • HindushaveatraditionofpayingregardstoSunGodearlyinthemorningbytheirwaterofferingritual.ItwasmainlybecauselookingatSunraysthroughwaterordirectlyatthattimeofthedayisgoodforeyesandalsobywakinguptofollowthisroutine,webecomepronetoamorninglifestyleandmorningsareproventobethemosteffectivepartoftheday.

    12. Choti On The Male Head

    Sushrutrishi,theforemostsurgeonofAyurveda,describesthemastersensitivespotontheheadasAdhipatiMarma,wherethereisanexusofallnerves.Theshikhaprotectsthisspot.Below,inthebrain,occurstheBrahmarandhra,wherethesushumn(nerve)arrivesfromthelowerpartofthebody.InYog,Brahmarandhraisthehighest,seventhchakra,withthethousandpetalledlotus.Itisthecentreofwisdom.Theknottedshikhhelpsboostthiscentreandconserveitssubtleenergyknownasojas.

  • 13. Why Do We Fast

    TheunderlyingprinciplebehindfastingistobefoundinAyurveda.ThisancientIndianmedicalsystemseesthebasiccauseofmanydiseasesastheaccumulationoftoxicmaterialsinthedigestivesystem.Regularcleansingoftoxicmaterialskeepsonehealthy.Byfasting,thedigestiveorgansgetrestandallbodymechanismsarecleansedandcorrected.Acompletefastisgoodforheath,andtheoccasionalintakeofwarmlemonjuiceduringtheperiodoffastingpreventstheflatulence.Sincethehumanbody,asexplainedbyAyurveda,iscomposedof80%liquidand20%solid,liketheearth,thegravitationalforceofthemoonaffectsthefluidcontentsofthebody.Itcausesemotionalimbalancesinthebody,makingsomepeopletense,irritableandviolent.Fastingactsasantidote,foritlowerstheacidcontentinthebodywhichhelpspeopletoretaintheirsanity.Researchsuggeststherearemajorhealthbenefitstocaloricrestrictionlikereducedrisksofcancer,cardiovasculardiseases,diabetes,immunedisordersetc.

    14. The Scientic Explanation Of Touching Feet(Charan Sparsh)

  • Usually,thepersonofwhosefeetyouaretouchingiseitheroldorpious.Whentheyacceptyourrespectwhichcamefromyourreducedego(andiscalledyourshraddha)theirheartsemitpositivethoughtsandenergy(whichiscalledtheirkaruna)whichreachesyouthroughtheirhandsandtoes.Inessence,thecompletedcircuitenablesflowofenergyandincreasescosmicenergy,switchingonaquickconnectbetweentwomindsandhearts.Toanextent,thesameisachievedthroughhandshakesandhugs.Thenervesthatstartfromourbrainspreadacrossallyourbody.Thesenervesorwiresendinthefingertipsofyourhandandfeet.Whenyoujointhefingertipsofyourhandtothoseoftheiroppositefeet,acircuitisimmediatelyformedandtheenergiesoftwobodiesareconnected.Yourfingersandpalmsbecomethereceptorofenergyandthefeetofotherpersonbecomethegiverofenergy.

    15. Why Married Women Apply Sindoor Or Vermillion

  • Itisinterestingtonotethatthattheapplicationofsindoorbymarriedwomencarriesaphysiologicalsignificance.ThisissobecauseSindoorispreparedbymixingturmericlimeandthemetalmercury.Duetoitsintrinsicproperties,mercury,besidescontrollingbloodpressurealsoactivatessexualdrive.ThisalsoexplainswhySindoorisprohibitedforthewidows.Forbestresults,Sindoorshouldbeappliedrightuptothepituitaryglandwhereallourfeelingsarecentered.Mercuryisalsoknownforremovingstressandstrain.

    16. Why Do We Worship Peepal Tree

  • Peepaltreeisalmostuselessforanordinaryperson,exceptforitsshadow.Peepaldoesnotahaveadeliciousfruit,itswoodisnotstrongenoughforanypurposethenwhyshouldacommonvillagerorpersonworshipitorevencareforit?OurancestorsknewthatPeepalisoneoftheveryfewtrees(orprobablytheonlytree)whichproducesoxygenevenatnight.SoinordertosavethistreebecauseofitsuniquepropertytheyrelatedittoGod/religion.

    17. Why Do We Worship Tulsi Plant

  • HindureligionhasbestowedTulsi,withthestatusofmother.AlsoknownasSacredorHolyBasil,Tulsi,hasbeenrecognizedasareligiousandspiritualdevoutinmanypartsoftheworld.ThevedicsagesknewthebenefitsofTulsiandthatiswhytheypersonifieditasaGoddessandgaveaclearmessagetotheentirecommunitythatitneedstobetakencareofbythepeople,literateorilliterate.WetrytoprotectitbecauseitislikeSanjeevaniforthemankind.Tulsihasgreatmedicinalproperties.Itisaremarkableantibiotic.TakingTulsieverydayinteaorotherwiseincreasesimmunityandhelpthedrinkerpreventdiseases,stabilizehisorherhealthcondition,balancehisorherbodysystemandmostimportantofall,prolonghisorherlife.KeepingTulsiplantathomepreventsinsectsandmosquitoesfromenteringthehouse.ItissaidthatsnakesdonotdaretogonearaTulsiplant.MaybethatiswhyancientpeoplewouldgrowlotsofTulsineartheirhouses.

    18. Why Do We Worship Idol

  • Hinduismpropagatesidolworshipmorethananyotherreligion.Researcherssaythatthiswasinitiatedforthepurposeofincreasingconcentrationduringprayers.Accordingtopsychiatrists,amanwillshapehisthoughtsasperwhathesees.Ifyouhave3differentobjectsinfrontofyou,yourthinkingwillchangeaccordingtotheobjectyouareviewing.Similarly,inancientIndia,idolworshipwasestablishedsothatwhenpeopleviewidolsitiseasyforthemtoconcentratetogainspiritualenergyandmeditatewithoutmentaldiversion

    19. Why Do Indian Women Wear Bangles

  • Normallythewristportionisinconstantactivationonanyhuman.Alsothepulsebeatinthisportionismostlycheckedforallsortsofailments.TheBanglesusedbywomenarenormallyinthewristpartofoneshandanditsconstantfrictionincreasesthebloodcirculationlevel.Furthermoretheelectricitypassingoutthroughouterskinisagainrevertedtoonesownbodybecauseoftheringshapedbangles,whichhasnoendstopasstheenergyoutsidebuttosenditbacktothebody.

    20. Why Should We Visit Temple?

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  • Templesarelocatedstrategicallyataplacewherethepositiveenergyisabundantlyavailablefromthemagneticandelectricwavedistributionsofnorth/southpolethrust.Themainidolisplacedinthecorecenterofthetemple,knownas*Garbhagriha*or*Moolasthanam*.Infact,thetemplestructureisbuiltaftertheidolhasbeenplaced.This*Moolasthanam*iswhereearthsmagneticwavesarefoundtobemaximum.Weknowthattherearesomecopperplates,inscribedwithVedicscripts,buriedbeneaththeMainIdol.Whataretheyreally?No,theyarenotGods/priestsflashcardswhentheyforgetthe*shlokas*.Thecopperplateabsorbsearthsmagneticwavesandradiatesittothesurroundings.ThusapersonregularlyvisitingatempleandwalkingclockwisearoundtheMainIdolreceivesthebeamedmagneticwavesandhisbodyabsorbsit.Thisisaveryslowprocessandaregularvisitwilllethimabsorbmoreofthispositiveenergy.Scientifically,itisthepositiveenergythatweallrequiretohaveahealthylife.

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    ManavKalraConsultantatKalraDentalClinicWhowritesthisnonsense.Imeanit'slongasarticle...I'msuretheycould'vespentafewsecondsonreseach..Itspainfullystupidandnottomentiondisrespectfultotheintellectofthereader.Traditionarejustthattraditions.Theyhadameaning.Westilldoitoutoftraditionthat'sfine.Buttoattachpsedoscienceit?Dam....ReplyLike October21,2014at4:34am56

    ManavKalraConsultantatKalraDentalClinicShikshaRanyalReplyLikeOctober27,2014at9:31am

    VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,Dehradunlol...whatanonsense.uwroteacommentwithoutanyknowledge,withoutknowinganyresearch,ifuthink,ifuorotherpersonwhothinkslikeuunderstandresearchorscience,pleaseseebelowwrittenmodernresearch'sreferences,Thesepapersofrecentresearchprovesthesciencebehindancienttraditions:)1.GolshahiH.,GhasemiE.,MehranzadeE.(2011)."AntibacterialactivityofOcimumsanctumextractagainstE.coli,S.aureusandP.aeruginosa".ClinicalBiochemistry.Conference:12thIranianCongressofBiochemistry,ICBand4thInternationalCongressofBiochemistryandMolecularBiology44(13SUPPL.1):S3522.Padalia,RajendraC.Verma,RamS.(2011)."ComparativevolatileoilcompositionoffourOcimumspeciesfromnorthernIndia".NaturalProductResearch25(6):569575.doi:10.1080/14786419.2010.482936

    Aboutsleepinghabitsjustgoonbelowwrittenurluwillfound....3.http://medind.nic.in/ibl/t09/i3/iblt09i3p162.pdf

    likethismodernresearchgoingonthefootstepsofgreatancientresearchandstillmodernsciencenotreachatthatleveltounderstand100%thetruthbehindancienttraditions.Inotsaythatalltraditionshavesciencebehindthemmanyofthemarejustuseless..butmostofthemhavesciencebehindthem.notonceagainreadyrnonsensecommentandshouldfeelsorryforthatnonsensecomment.ReplyLike November20,2014at6:33am2

    SohamSanyalMumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaVinodYadavI'mdefinitelylatetothepartybutthestudyyoulinkedwasdoneonasampleof20peopleinthecontrolandexperimentalgroups.Notthemostprofoundstatisticalstudyreally.ReplyLikeMarch31at2:00pm

  • JayDesaiBiologicalSciences,Valhala,NYAbsolutelynoscience!Bloodhas'boundiron'andcannotbeaffectedbypolarmagneticfield.Mercurycertainlypoisonous,evenmodernthermometershavenomercury.ReplyLike October20,2014at11:40pm

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    PreneshKp TopCommenterKochi,Indiayetyourvaccineshaveplentyofthem..ReplyLike October21,2014at8:00am39

    SachinSNadhBangalore,IndiaDeoxyhaemoglobinisparamagneticwithfourunpairedelecronsandhighmagneticsusceptibility.Evenoxyhaemoglobin,thoughdiamagnetic,experiencesinduceddipoleforces.IfIamwrong,correctmewithyour'vast'knowledgeofscience,sir:)ReplyLike October21,2014at11:05am53

    TheDestinyShapersDearmindsofScientifictemperament,pleaseputupyoursciencebeforestashingthewritersinfo.provethewriterwrongwithyourscientificpoints,notwithyouropinions.ReplyLike2secondsagoReplyLike October22,2014at7:54am26

    DevanPatelUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineI'maHindumedicalstudent,andsomuchofthisissowrong.Doyouevenknowwhatscienceis?Ifeelterribleforthe100,000+individualswhoreadthisarticleandmaynowbeincrediblymisinformedastheyfalselybasereligiouspracticeswithscientificunderstanding.ReplyLike October22,2014at4:37pm

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    BetaProtonGammahSighmaHyderabadwhydon'tyoupleasestartexplainscienceinstead?ReplyLike October23,2014at12:00pm9

    NikhilMathewXavierInstituteofManagement,BhubaneswarBetaProtonGammahSighmaTheonusisuponthepersonwhoclaimsittobeasciencetoproveso.Nottheotherwayround.ReplyLike October28,2014at10:18am16

    VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,DehradunYouareaHindumedicalstudent,andyoudontknowhowmanyantibioticsaremanufacturedfromtulsi?aaptoapanesathapnecollegekabhinamekharabkarraheho...ifyoudontknowanythingaboutabovewritten,howcanyouprovewrong?Rudidanyresearchonthis?nothen..medicalstudenthonekayematlabnahikikuchbhiboldo.......ReplyLike EditedNovember19,2014at9:07am9

    SandeepMohan TopCommenterAudiologistatAIISH,MysoreMercuryisanAphrodisiacnow......???:PDon'tbringreligionandtraditionandnationalismintothis.....BullshitisBullshit.......!!!!!ReplyLike October21,2014at6:49am42

    AbhijeetSafaiMedicalOfficerClinicalResearchatSymbiosisCentreofHealthCareMaybethewritergot'exited'afterhavingitandhavewrittenthisarticlein'thatthat'mood.:pReplyLike October21,2014at8:02am6

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    ArundhyotiSarkarWorksatTCSPuneCheckthisout.ThisisnotaresearchpaperbutabloggerfromEngineeringSystemDivision,MIThttp://mercurypolicy.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=367ReplyLike October21,2014at7:45pm3

    GopakumarGopalanNairNSSCollege,PandalamAbhijeetSafaihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPKyeJretIReplyLikeOctober26,2014at7:35am

    MayureshGangalNCBSwellreallyscientificallyspeaking,Thisarticleisaclassicexampleofoverrationalization.Tryingtofind"logicaljustification"forthingswethinkthat"theiraughttobeone"ReplyLike October21,2014at6:12am32

    VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,DehradunHowyoucanspeaksoscientifically?meansyouknowallthescience!Rudidanyresearchonanyabovewrittenissue?nothen.....whoru?speakingscientifically...Growup...NCBSmatters!ReplyLikeNovember19,2014at9:14am

    ArunKrishnanMKBhavan'sRajajiVidyashramVinodYadavwhatdoesawildliferesearcherknowaboutscienceReplyLikeDecember28,2014at4:28am

    MradulChoubeyResearchassociateatTheEnergyandResourcesInstituteArunKrishnanMKIfyouunderstandwildlifethanyouwillknow,Iwonderifyoucandifferbetweenacheetahandapanther!!ReplyLikeFebruary13at9:44am

    RajibDasMukherjee287followersHowonearthcanCopperextractenergyfromMagnetandthenpassitontoHumanbody?o.OReplyLike October20,2014at11:39pm

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    TheDestinyShapershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photographyalsoresearchforDrEmotoMasaru

    Iknow,imnotgivingyouexactscience,butagooddirectiontostart,ifyouaregenuinelyinterested.elsestashitof,....ReplyLike October22,2014at7:56am3

    BetaProtonGammahSighmaHyderabadScience)ReplyLike October22,2014at11:40am1

    RajibDasMukherjee287followersAndSciencedoesitjustbecauseyouwalkroundandroundthetemple'smoolasthanam,wherethecopperplateisplaced?ReplyLike October22,2014at9:15pm2

    PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnology

  • PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnologyThetopicis'scientificreasons'.Thewriterhasworkedhardtopreparethisscript.Ifitwouldhaveincorporatedthescientificallyestablished/authenticatedpapersillustratingthefindings/resultstowhichithadreferredtowhilewritingallthese,Iwouldhavebeenabitmoreconvinced.Withoutthemthetextlooksasifthereasonsare'notsoscientific'.

    Ifthesearetruewithoutscientificverificationsorifscienceisnotadvancedenoughtoexplainthenallshouldfollowthesetipsenlistedright?Imeanifthewriterisaguyheshould(orprobablyisalready)wearbangles,kumkum,mehendi,.....orallmenwhosaysits100%true.DoyouMr.WriterorMr.Follower?

    Andinmyopinionanotherpostcanbewrittenevenmoreeasilywiththetitle'20ScientificReasonsthatcontradictTraditionsandBeliefs'.

    Ifapersonmissesaflightwhichlatergetshitbyamissiledoesn'tmeantheguyhadthetechnologytotrackthat,itsimplymeanstheguywasluckyenoughtoliveabitlonger.ReplyLike October21,2014at12:45pm

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    MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahisoyouarecallingawayoflifewhichis8000yearsolda'chance'??ilikedyourPOVuntilyousaidtheyshouldfollow...idonthavetodrinkmyassoffandbecomeadrunkardtosaythatdrinkingandsmokingisbad..thesameway...oneneednthavetofollowtorecognizethetruthinit...

    thatsexactlythepointofhinduism...thatdifferentpathsleadtooneultimatum...mayitbechristianityorislamoranyotherbelieforevenatheism...andidosupportyourviewthatitshouldhavebeenpresentedwithverifiablescientificexplanations..likelinkstosomeanswers..thanjuststatingrandomsentences...butihavedonethatresearch....ihavewentdownthatpath...andthereisonetruththatihaverealised...whichisthatthereissciencerelatedtoourwayoflife...alotofmaturity,alotofthoughtprocess..andalo...SeeMoreReplyLike EditedOctober22,2014at12:56am17

    PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnologyThanksalotforsomesensiblereplyMr.Mahesh.ThoughIamahindutoo,Iamagreaterbelieverofscience.Youmentionedyouhavedoneresearchonsomeofthesetraditions,canyouprovidemealink/accesstoitsothatIcanseetheresultsformyself?

    Andbtw,igetmoreconvincedbyreasonsbasedonactualscientificprocessesratherthanmundanelinkingofinputwithoutput.Foraninstancewhydoesa10yearoldkindhaveabackachenow,inyourregion?Backinmycountry,wearealsounder"westerninfluence",wedonthavekindscomplainingonsuchproblems.Sowhatisthesciencebehindthechange?

    Itwasnicereadingyourreply.ReplyLike October22,2014at1:34am4

    MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahiPallavKumarShresthaigeneralizedandsaida10yearoldkid...butwhatimeanttosayisthatkneeissues,acidityproblemsoranyotherproblemswhichweseeinmoderndaynow,arentsupposedtobeexperiencedbyapersonwhoisconsidered"healthy"...weneverhadcaseslikementaldepression...andbeingtreatedinrehabilitationcentersetc...buteveryoneisfacingextremelynewailmetsbecauseofculturalfusion...andthesciencebehindthechange...ithink...isthatwhatweconsidera"healthy"lifehabitisntactuallyhealthy....letssayyoudrankfruitjuice...youmixthepiecesoffruitwithsugarandice(orwhateverotherthings)andthenyouchurnthemandyouseparatetheunchurnedparticlesfromfinejuiceusingamesh...whateveryoneisthinkingisthatIamdrinkinghealthyfruitjuice...butwhatwearea...SeeMoreReplyLike EditedOctober22,2014at2:04am19

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  • Andthepurposeofthisarticleis...?ReplyLike October20,2014at11:16pm

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    PramodKMahananda TopCommenterMumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaIndoctriahemnationofthealreadydeludedcrowd?ReplyLike October21,2014at1:21am45

    HemantSingh TopCommenter...toconvincetheworldthatdevilneverexisted.ReplyLike October21,2014at4:23am3

    IndrajitJanaIndianInstituteofScienceTotestpeople'spatiencefornotusingslanginthecommentbox.ReplyLike October21,2014at1:22pm23

    SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,Indiaidonotknowwhotheauthorofthisbutyouarepartiallyinformed.pleasecheckfactor6.withanayurvedicphysician.sindhoorisnotappliedinthesouth.DolonMajiisrightmercurycausespoisoningandskincancer,thereisanullifier,findthatoutandincorporateit.Pleasedonotjustifythingswithoutrealizingwhatitisallabout.Thetoering,fingerringareallokay.ReplyLike October20,2014at9:27pm

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    NandanNBhoopalamChefatPrincesadoCastelo,RestauranteVegetarianoThesedayssindhoorismadewithmercury,butoriginalsindhoorisnaturalwithoutanychemicals.ReplyLike October21,2014at2:05am13

    RheaRoy TopCommenterSeniorAnalystatInformationServicesGroup(ISG)Theoriginalsindoorwasmadewithflowerextractslikehibiscus/palashorturmericandlime.Nowturmericisappliedwidelydownsouth,ain'tit?ReplyLike October21,2014at4:02am15

    SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,IndiaRheaRoyYesturmericyes,butsindhoornotthewaythenorthie'sapply.Iamnotsure,abouthowitwasmade,willcheckmytextsandletyouknow.ReplyLikeOctober21,2014at7:21am

    JoePathinathangreatmeaningbehindthehindhutraditionsReplyLike October20,2014at4:50am14

    SudhakarKuckianBangalore,IndiaManyoftheindianritualsandfoodhavereasons(healthymindandhealthybody)butunfortunatelywerenotdocumentedorclarifiedandhavebeenfollowedasrulesofthesocietyandforthesociety.ReplyLike October21,2014at7:00am12

    SameerKolhekarPune,MaharashtraDoyouknowabouttheHistoryofNalandaUniversity?Wehadeverythingdocumentedwithusathousandyearsago..Indiawaswayaheadoftheworldintermsofscience...WehadthousandsofbooksandchapterswhichwerestoredinNalandauniversity...TheMughalsinvadedIndiawiththesoleaimofdestroyingthisimmenseknowledgeandstopusfromgrowing..Theyburnttheuniversity..Thebookswhichwehadkeptburningfor6months...Weshouldn'tcriticisetheauthorandinsteadtakeprideinourancestorsandtheirbloodwhichisflowinginourveinswhich

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    GopakumarGopalanNairNSSCollege,PandalamSameerKolhekarhttp://youtu.be/0oPKyeJretIReplyLike October26,2014at7:39am2

    SudhirSwadesiDHSKCommerceCollegeSameerKolhekarihavereadthecommentsoflotofmoderneducatedsciencestudents.iamnotasciencestudent.butiasksomerealfactstothemodernallknowsciencetificpersons.haveupeoplereadabouttheashokapillar,almost2500yearsoldmanmade100%rustproofpureironstructuremadeinindiaatthattime.whatwasoureducationsystembeforebritishcametoindia.whatsubjectsweretaughtinworldfamousuniversitiesofnalanda/taxilaandthelikes.werethesebogus.oraspertheopinionofthesesocalledmodernsciencestudentsindiawaspoorandbackward.ifsothenwhydidthesocalledsuperiorraceofwesterncountriesinvadeindia.kyadacotisgaribookegharemedakadaltehaikya?nowfinallyiaskthesemodernallknowsciencestudents,blindfollowersofwseternideas,cantodayssciencejustgiveasimpleanswer.wheredoourLIFEcomesandwheredowegoafterDEATH.nowpleasedontgiveascientificvagueanswer.alaymenwantsasimplestraightanswer.ReplyLike February26at5:11am1

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