Real-time Ravanas
Good and Evil used to be simple white and black. Both now have an identity crisis. Thanks to the 50 Shades of Bray heard every day, one man’s meat is another man’s super spreader. Stuff like secularism, free speech, and polyunsaturated fats used to be Devas, praised in song and Sunday supplements: now they are the Asura’s fallen into the dark side. Bollywood was once our hero, upholder of the Ram-Rahim rhetoric, the arbiter of social stereotypes and body shape alike; now it has morphed into a den of dynastic despotism and drug-lords. Even this Ramrajya seems like Kaliyug for some. The unambiguous evil is Sri C .virus Now... Bachi Karkaria
Karmic track We think, act and choose based on samskaras, that is, patterns and impressions that have formed in our minds/brains throughout life and even from earlier lifetimes. Whatever happens to us or around us, we react based on those impressions. And the more we react, the deeper those impressions become. Sanghvi Bhavawati Saraswatie
Ayurveda, Yoga to treat mild patients
The government of India recommends the use of common ayurvedic formulations such as kadha ( boiled water with herbs) and milk with turmeric in treating mild and asymptomatic Covid 19 patients. The use of medicines such as ashwagandha, Guduchi Ghana Vati or chyavanaprasha were prescribed for preventing the disease in high-risk people and primary contacts of patients. All these medicines have shown good results and are scientifically validated by the task forces and committees created to review them. They will be added as an exclusive chapter in our national Covid-19 management protocol. News
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