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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.
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3. Throwing Coins Into A River
ThegeneralreasoninggivenforthisactisthatitbringsGoodLuck.However,scientificallyspeaking,intheancienttimes,mostofthecurrencyusedwasmadeofcopperunlikethestainlesssteelcoinsoftoday.Copperisavitalmetalveryusefultothehumanbody.Throwingcoinsintheriverwasonewayourforefathersensuredweintakesufficientcopperaspartofthewaterasriversweretheonlysourceofdrinkingwater.Makingitacustomensuredthatallofusfollowthepractice.
4. Applying Tilak/KumKum On The Forehead
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Ontheforehead,betweenthetwoeyebrows,isaspotthatisconsideredasamajornervepointinhumanbodysinceancienttimes.TheTilakisbelievedtopreventthelossofenergy,theredkumkumbetweentheeyebrowsissaidtoretainenergyinthehumanbodyandcontrolthevariouslevelsofconcentration.WhileapplyingkumkumthepointsonthemidbrowregionandAdnyachakraareautomaticallypressed.Thisalsofacilitatesthebloodsupplytothefacemuscles.
5. Why Do Temples Have Bells
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PeoplewhoarevisitingthetempleshouldandwillRingthebellbeforeenteringtheinnersanctum(GarbhagudiorGarbhaGruhaorwombchamber)wherethemainidolisplaced.AccordingtoAgamaSastra,thebellisusedtogivesoundforkeepingevilforcesawayandtheringofthebellispleasanttoGod.However,thescientificreasonbehindbellsisthattheirringclearsourmindandhelpsusstaysharpandkeepourfullconcentrationondevotionalpurpose.ThesebellsaremadeinsuchawaythatwhentheyproduceasounditcreatesaunityintheLeftandRightpartsofourbrains.Themomentweringthebell,itproducesasharpandenduringsoundwhichlastsforminimumof7secondsinechomode.Thedurationofechoisgoodenoughtoactivateallthesevenhealingcentresinourbody.Thisresultsinemptyingourbrainfromallnegativethoughts.
6. Why We Start With Spice & End With Sweet:
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Ourancestorshavestressedonthefactthatourmealsshouldbestartedoffwithsomethingspicyandsweetdishesshouldbetakentowardstheend.Thesignificanceofthiseatingpracticeisthatwhilespicythingsactivatethedigestivejuicesandacidsandensurethatthedigestionprocessgoesonsmoothlyandefficiently,sweetsorcarbohydratespullsdownthedigestiveprocess.Hence,sweetswerealwaysrecommendedtobetakenasalastitem.
7. Why Do We Applying Mehendi/Henna On TheHand And Feet
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Besideslendingcolortothehands,mehndiisaverypowerfulmedicinalherb.Weddingsarestressful,andoften,thestresscausesheadachesandfevers.Astheweddingdayapproaches,theexcitementmixedwithnervousanticipationcantakeitstollonthebrideandgroom.Applicationofmehndicanpreventtoomuchstressbecauseitcoolsthebodyandkeepsthenervesfrombecomingtense.Thisisthereasonwhymehndiisappliedonthehandsandfeet,whichhousenerveendingsinthebody.
8. Sitting On The Floor & Eating
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Thistraditionisnotjustaboutsittingonfloorandeating,itisregardingsittingintheSukhasanpositionandtheneating.SukhasanisthepositionwenormallyuseforYogaasanas.Whenyousitonthefloor,youusuallysitcrossleggedInsukhasanaorahalfpadmasana(halflotus),whichareposesthatinstantlybringasenseofcalmandhelpindigestion,itisbelievedtoautomaticallytriggerthesignalstoyourbraintopreparethestomachfordigestion.
9. Why You Should Not To Sleep With Your HeadTowards North
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Mythisthatitinvitesghostordeathbutsciencesaysthatitisbecausehumanbodyhasitsownmagneticfield(Alsoknownasheartsmagneticfield,becausetheflowofblood)andEarthisagiantmagnet.Whenwesleepwithheadtowardsnorth,ourbodysmagneticfieldbecomecompletelyasymmetricaltotheEarthsMagneticfield.ThatcauseproblemsrelatedtobloodpressureandourheartneedstoworkharderinordertoovercomethisasymmetryofMagneticfields.ApartfromthisanotherreasonisthatOurbodyhavesignificantamountofironinourblood.Whenwesleepinthisposition,ironfromthewholebodystartstocongregateinbrain.Thiscancauseheadache,AlzheimersDisease,CognitiveDecline,Parkinsondiseaseandbraindegeneration.
10. Why We Pierce Ear
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PiercingtheearshasagreatimportanceinIndianethos.Indianphysiciansandphilosophersbelievethatpiercingtheearshelpsinthedevelopmentofintellect,powerofthinkinganddecisionmakingfaculties.Talkativenessfrittersawaylifeenergy.Earpiercinghelpsinspeechrestraint.Ithelpstoreduceimpertinentbehaviorandtheearchannelsbecomefreefromdisorders.ThisideaappealstotheWesternworldaswell,andsotheyaregettingtheirearspiercedtowearfancyearringsasamarkoffashion.
11. Surya Namaskar
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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.
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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)
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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
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Itisinterestingtonotethatthattheapplicationofsindoorbymarriedwomencarriesaphysiologicalsignificance.ThisissobecauseSindoorispreparedbymixingturmericlimeandthemetalmercury.Duetoitsintrinsicproperties,mercury,besidescontrollingbloodpressurealsoactivatessexualdrive.ThisalsoexplainswhySindoorisprohibitedforthewidows.Forbestresults,Sindoorshouldbeappliedrightuptothepituitaryglandwhereallourfeelingsarecentered.Mercuryisalsoknownforremovingstressandstrain.
16. Why Do We Worship Peepal Tree
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Peepaltreeisalmostuselessforanordinaryperson,exceptforitsshadow.Peepaldoesnotahaveadeliciousfruit,itswoodisnotstrongenoughforanypurposethenwhyshouldacommonvillagerorpersonworshipitorevencareforit?OurancestorsknewthatPeepalisoneoftheveryfewtrees(orprobablytheonlytree)whichproducesoxygenevenatnight.SoinordertosavethistreebecauseofitsuniquepropertytheyrelatedittoGod/religion.
17. Why Do We Worship Tulsi Plant
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HindureligionhasbestowedTulsi,withthestatusofmother.AlsoknownasSacredorHolyBasil,Tulsi,hasbeenrecognizedasareligiousandspiritualdevoutinmanypartsoftheworld.ThevedicsagesknewthebenefitsofTulsiandthatiswhytheypersonifieditasaGoddessandgaveaclearmessagetotheentirecommunitythatitneedstobetakencareofbythepeople,literateorilliterate.WetrytoprotectitbecauseitislikeSanjeevaniforthemankind.Tulsihasgreatmedicinalproperties.Itisaremarkableantibiotic.TakingTulsieverydayinteaorotherwiseincreasesimmunityandhelpthedrinkerpreventdiseases,stabilizehisorherhealthcondition,balancehisorherbodysystemandmostimportantofall,prolonghisorherlife.KeepingTulsiplantathomepreventsinsectsandmosquitoesfromenteringthehouse.ItissaidthatsnakesdonotdaretogonearaTulsiplant.MaybethatiswhyancientpeoplewouldgrowlotsofTulsineartheirhouses.
18. Why Do We Worship Idol
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Hinduismpropagatesidolworshipmorethananyotherreligion.Researcherssaythatthiswasinitiatedforthepurposeofincreasingconcentrationduringprayers.Accordingtopsychiatrists,amanwillshapehisthoughtsasperwhathesees.Ifyouhave3differentobjectsinfrontofyou,yourthinkingwillchangeaccordingtotheobjectyouareviewing.Similarly,inancientIndia,idolworshipwasestablishedsothatwhenpeopleviewidolsitiseasyforthemtoconcentratetogainspiritualenergyandmeditatewithoutmentaldiversion
19. Why Do Indian Women Wear Bangles
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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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VishalMasihWorksatArrivalutonSachinSNadhIhavealifeandit'snotstuckonthesemadeuptraditions.Ilostinterestwhenitsaidsilvertoeringsattractpolarenergy.1.Silverisn'tmagnetic2.Polarenergyisseenasthenorthernlights.(sowhyaren'ttherenorthernlightsallaroundIndianwomen'sfeet.3.Asmanyhavealreadywritten.Mercuryispoisonous!ReplyLike October21,2014at8:24am156
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talkingaboutmercury,itsmetalmercurywhichismixedwithsubstancestomakeitgoodforbody.
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SudhanshuKamatGraduateSummerInternatSuezEnvironnementItisveryrarethatapersonfromIslamfaith,alsobelievesinthisancientscience.Thisisthebigprobleminourcountry,today.MajorityHindusreallydonotwanttoknowaboutHinduism,andsoisthecasewithMuslims.Andasaresult,thesocalledsecularismhasonlyspreadirreligioussentimentseverywhere.ReplyLike October21,2014at5:22am277
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ToallthosewhogavealotofgyaanaboutSindooranditscarcinogenaffects:Itsinadvisabletowearsindoortodaybecausemoneymakingindustrialistsmakeitwithmercury.Mygrandmamakesherownsindoorathometilldateanditsmadeofamixofturmericandlime.Thatwaswhattheorig...SeeMoreReplyLike EditedOctober21,2014at4:00am440
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Thanksfortheknowledgeablepost.ReplyLike October21,2014at1:59pm4
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AbhijeetSafaiMedicalOfficerClinicalResearchatSymbiosisCentreofHealthCareIreadfirsttwoandthennowIcantreadafterthat.Callinganything'scientific'isafashionnow.Andonceyoujoinreligionwithit,thenitisadeadlycombination.Whoeverchallengingitbecomesunscientificandagainstthatreligionalmostimmediately.Theyareinsultingscienceandtheyareinsultingreligions.Both.Anyonewritesanythingnowadays.Wecannotstopthemfromwriting,butwecansurelydecidewheretospendourprecioustime.ReplyLike October21,2014at3:24am
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MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahibro...meandmyfamilyhavespentalifetimeofresearchinancientIndiaanditsauthenticity..andwhateversaidinarticleistrue...itsnottodaythatiamhearingallthe'scientific'factsofancientIndia...butihaveactuallyreadtextswhichshowtherealmeaningbehindallthe'superstitions'ofmodernworld..ormodernIndia...ancientIndianshadsomuchtechnology,thatmodernnukeswilllooklikepaperrockets...pleasedontjudgeeverythingwiththecoverofthebook...!goodday:)ReplyLike October21,2014at9:32am84
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JitendraKadam TopCommenterWorksatSelfEmployedNotonlytouchtheirfeetbutalsowashthemanddrinkthesamewaterasamarkofrespectReplyLike EditedOctober25,2014at12:41pm10
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AnamikaRawatMercuryinitsliquidformisalwayspoisonous.Thepropertyofmercuryisthusalteredandpassedonthroughvariousstagesofalchemytorestoreitsnectarinegivingproperties.Ayurvedareferstothisdistilledmercury,knownas'parad'or'paras'mercurythatappearsinthesolidstateonceallitspoisonouspropertiesareremoved.Tulsicontainsmercuryinveryminutequantities,thatiswhyisisadvisabletogargleyourmouthuponchewingtheleavestoavoidanyleftoverfragmentsstainingtheteeth,chewingtulsiisgoodasitspropertiesdecalifythepinealgland.Mercuryisaverypotentmetal,intherawliquidformitislethal.Butwhenitspropertiesarechemicallytransformedandalteredthroughtheancientmethodofalchemytoachieveasolidstatewherenopoisonouschemicalsremain,itbecomesnectarine.Nectarine,meaning'Amrit'.ReplyLike October24,2014at1:52am47
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justbydoingasmallresearchininternet(effectively)willshowyoumostofthethingsthataresaidinthisarticlearetrue...andpleasebelievemewhenIsaythis...Ihavespentallmylifebattlingtheauthenticityin'Indian'myths,thetruthbehindit,magicbehindtheillusion,andwhyshouldiblindlybelievewhatevermyancestorstoldme...andnowIsaythatancientcivilizationofIndiawasfarmoreadvancedineverysinglefield......SeeMoreReplyLike October21,2014at10:00am59
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entirethingfromawesternPOV...everyoneisaskingforacertifiedverifiedresultbymakingapaperandthesisaswhatiswhatandsubmittingittosoandsoinstitutionandgetacertificateofapprovalfromit..whichiswesternwayofviewingthings...
rightnoweveryonebelievesthatearthisroundbecauseitiscertifiedfromvariousdiscoveriesthatearthisasphereyadayadayadaanditis"certified"....butwealwayscalledearthas"BHOOGOALAM"notchaturangachera.....noonewasr...SeeMoreReplyLike EditedOctober22,2014at10:41am33
AbhinavThakur TopCommenterEngineeratNcellMaheshChivukulaDude,peopleshouldtrashatrashyarticle.Thisisatrashyarticle.InasmuchastheancientVedicperiodsandknowledgecontentthereofmayhavebeenimmense,theauthordoesahorriblejoboftryingtodefendconcepts.HescrewsupeventhemostscientificallyevidentthingslikeTulsiandPeepal.Basicallywhatarticleslikethesedoisstrengthenthebeliefthat"Vedasarescientificisahocumperpetuatedbyzealotsforwhomanythingqualifiesasscience."
ThisarticleessentiallydemeansallthegreatSciencetheancientsinthispartoftheworldwereprivyto.Youaredefendingthewrongthinghere.ReplyLike October22,2014at2:13pm31
ManavKalraConsultantatKalraDentalClinicWhowritesthisnonsense.Imeanit'slongasarticle...I'msuretheycould'vespentafewsecondsonreseach..Itspainfullystupidandnottomentiondisrespectfultotheintellectofthereader.Traditionarejustthattraditions.Theyhadameaning.Westilldoitoutoftraditionthat'sfine.Buttoattachpsedoscienceit?Dam....ReplyLike October21,2014at4:34am56
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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
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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
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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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authorandinsteadtakeprideinourancestorsandtheirbloodwhichisflowinginourveinswhichmakesusintelligentandbetterthanourforeigncounterpartsReplyLike EditedOctober25,2014at8:06pm19
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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