20 Amazing Scientic Reasons Behind

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1. Joining Both Palms Together To Greet

InHinduculture,peoplegreeteachotherbyjoiningtheirpalmstermedasNamaskar.The
generalreasonbehindthistraditionisthatgreetingbyjoiningboththepalmsmeansrespect.
However,scientificallyspeaking,joiningbothhandsensuresjoiningthetipsofallthefingers
togetherwhicharedenotedtothepressurepointsofeyes,ears,andmind.Pressingthemtogether
issaidtoactivatethepressurepointswhichhelpsusrememberthatpersonforalongtime.And,no
germssincewedontmakeanyphysicalcontact!

2. Why Do Indian Women Wear Toe Ring

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Wearingtoeringsisnotjustthesignificanceofmarriedwomenbutthereissciencebehindit.
Normallytoeringsarewornonthesecondtoe.Aparticularnervefromthesecondtoeconnectsthe
uterusandpassestoheart.Wearingtoeringonthisfingerstrengthenstheuterus.Itwillkeepit
healthybyregulatingthebloodflowtoitandmenstrualcyclewillberegularized.AsSilverisagood
conductor,italsoabsorbspolarenergiesfromtheearthandpassesittothebody.

3. Throwing Coins Into A River

ThegeneralreasoninggivenforthisactisthatitbringsGoodLuck.However,scientificallyspeaking,
intheancienttimes,mostofthecurrencyusedwasmadeofcopperunlikethestainlesssteelcoins
oftoday.Copperisavitalmetalveryusefultothehumanbody.Throwingcoinsintheriverwasone
wayourforefathersensuredweintakesufficientcopperaspartofthewaterasriversweretheonly
sourceofdrinkingwater.Makingitacustomensuredthatallofusfollowthepractice.

4. Applying Tilak/KumKum On The Forehead

Ontheforehead,betweenthetwoeyebrows,isaspotthatisconsideredasamajornervepointin
humanbodysinceancienttimes.TheTilakisbelievedtopreventthelossofenergy,thered
kumkumbetweentheeyebrowsissaidtoretainenergyinthehumanbodyandcontrolthevarious
levelsofconcentration.WhileapplyingkumkumthepointsonthemidbrowregionandAdnyachakra
areautomaticallypressed.Thisalsofacilitatesthebloodsupplytothefacemuscles.

5. Why Do Temples Have Bells

PeoplewhoarevisitingthetempleshouldandwillRingthebellbeforeenteringtheinnersanctum
(GarbhagudiorGarbhaGruhaorwombchamber)wherethemainidolisplaced.Accordingto
AgamaSastra,thebellisusedtogivesoundforkeepingevilforcesawayandtheringofthebellis
pleasanttoGod.However,thescientificreasonbehindbellsisthattheirringclearsourmindand
helpsusstaysharpandkeepourfullconcentrationondevotionalpurpose.Thesebellsaremadein
suchawaythatwhentheyproduceasounditcreatesaunityintheLeftandRightpartsofour
brains.Themomentweringthebell,itproducesasharpandenduringsoundwhichlastsfor
minimumof7secondsinechomode.Thedurationofechoisgoodenoughtoactivatealltheseven
healingcentresinourbody.Thisresultsinemptyingourbrainfromallnegativethoughts.

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

Ourancestorshavestressedonthefactthatourmealsshouldbestartedoffwithsomethingspicy
andsweetdishesshouldbetakentowardstheend.Thesignificanceofthiseatingpracticeisthat
whilespicythingsactivatethedigestivejuicesandacidsandensurethatthedigestionprocessgoes
onsmoothlyandefficiently,sweetsorcarbohydratespullsdownthedigestiveprocess.Hence,
sweetswerealwaysrecommendedtobetakenasalastitem.

7. Why Do We Applying Mehendi/Henna On The

Hand And Feet

Besideslendingcolortothehands,mehndiisaverypowerfulmedicinalherb.Weddingsare
stressful,andoften,thestresscausesheadachesandfevers.Astheweddingdayapproaches,the
excitementmixedwithnervousanticipationcantakeitstollonthebrideandgroom.Applicationof
mehndicanpreventtoomuchstressbecauseitcoolsthebodyandkeepsthenervesfrombecoming
tense.Thisisthereasonwhymehndiisappliedonthehandsandfeet,whichhousenerveendings
inthebody.

8. Sitting On The Floor & Eating

Thistraditionisnotjustaboutsittingonfloorandeating,itisregardingsittingintheSukhasan
positionandtheneating.SukhasanisthepositionwenormallyuseforYogaasanas.Whenyousit
onthefloor,youusuallysitcrossleggedInsukhasanaorahalfpadmasana(halflotus),whichare
posesthatinstantlybringasenseofcalmandhelpindigestion,itisbelievedtoautomaticallytrigger
thesignalstoyourbraintopreparethestomachfordigestion.

9. Why You Should Not To Sleep With Your Head

Towards North

Mythisthatitinvitesghostordeathbutsciencesaysthatitisbecausehumanbodyhasitsown
magneticfield(Alsoknownasheartsmagneticfield,becausetheflowofblood)andEarthisagiant
magnet.Whenwesleepwithheadtowardsnorth,ourbodysmagneticfieldbecomecompletely
asymmetricaltotheEarthsMagneticfield.Thatcauseproblemsrelatedtobloodpressureandour
heartneedstoworkharderinordertoovercomethisasymmetryofMagneticfields.Apartfromthis
anotherreasonisthatOurbodyhavesignificantamountofironinourblood.Whenwesleepinthis
position,ironfromthewholebodystartstocongregateinbrain.Thiscancauseheadache,
AlzheimersDisease,CognitiveDecline,Parkinsondiseaseandbraindegeneration.

10. Why We Pierce Ear

PiercingtheearshasagreatimportanceinIndianethos.Indianphysiciansandphilosophersbelieve
thatpiercingtheearshelpsinthedevelopmentofintellect,powerofthinkinganddecisionmaking
faculties.Talkativenessfrittersawaylifeenergy.Earpiercinghelpsinspeechrestraint.Ithelpsto
reduceimpertinentbehaviorandtheearchannelsbecomefreefromdisorders.Thisideaappealsto
theWesternworldaswell,andsotheyaregettingtheirearspiercedtowearfancyearringsasa
markoffashion.

11. Surya Namaskar

HindushaveatraditionofpayingregardstoSunGodearlyinthemorningbytheirwateroffering
ritual.ItwasmainlybecauselookingatSunraysthroughwaterordirectlyatthattimeofthedayis
goodforeyesandalsobywakinguptofollowthisroutine,webecomepronetoamorninglifestyle
andmorningsareproventobethemosteffectivepartoftheday.

12. Choti On The Male Head

Sushrutrishi,theforemostsurgeonofAyurveda,describesthemastersensitivespotontheheadas
AdhipatiMarma,wherethereisanexusofallnerves.Theshikhaprotectsthisspot.Below,inthe
brain,occurstheBrahmarandhra,wherethesushumn(nerve)arrivesfromthelowerpartofthe
body.InYog,Brahmarandhraisthehighest,seventhchakra,withthethousandpetalledlotus.Itis
thecentreofwisdom.Theknottedshikhhelpsboostthiscentreandconserveitssubtleenergy
knownasojas.

13. Why Do We Fast

TheunderlyingprinciplebehindfastingistobefoundinAyurveda.ThisancientIndianmedical
systemseesthebasiccauseofmanydiseasesastheaccumulationoftoxicmaterialsinthe
digestivesystem.Regularcleansingoftoxicmaterialskeepsonehealthy.Byfasting,thedigestive
organsgetrestandallbodymechanismsarecleansedandcorrected.Acompletefastisgoodfor
heath,andtheoccasionalintakeofwarmlemonjuiceduringtheperiodoffastingpreventsthe
flatulence.Sincethehumanbody,asexplainedbyAyurveda,iscomposedof80%liquidand20%
solid,liketheearth,thegravitationalforceofthemoonaffectsthefluidcontentsofthebody.It
causesemotionalimbalancesinthebody,makingsomepeopletense,irritableandviolent.Fasting
actsasantidote,foritlowerstheacidcontentinthebodywhichhelpspeopletoretaintheirsanity.
Researchsuggeststherearemajorhealthbenefitstocaloricrestrictionlikereducedrisksofcancer,
cardiovasculardiseases,diabetes,immunedisordersetc.

14. The Scientic Explanation Of Touching Feet

(Charan Sparsh)

Usually,thepersonofwhosefeetyouaretouchingiseitheroldorpious.Whentheyacceptyour
respectwhichcamefromyourreducedego(andiscalledyourshraddha)theirheartsemitpositive
thoughtsandenergy(whichiscalledtheirkaruna)whichreachesyouthroughtheirhandsandtoes.
Inessence,thecompletedcircuitenablesflowofenergyandincreasescosmicenergy,switchingon
aquickconnectbetweentwomindsandhearts.Toanextent,thesameisachievedthrough
handshakesandhugs.Thenervesthatstartfromourbrainspreadacrossallyourbody.These
nervesorwiresendinthefingertipsofyourhandandfeet.Whenyoujointhefingertipsofyourhand
tothoseoftheiroppositefeet,acircuitisimmediatelyformedandtheenergiesoftwobodiesare
connected.Yourfingersandpalmsbecomethereceptorofenergyandthefeetofotherperson
becomethegiverofenergy.

15. Why Married Women Apply Sindoor Or Vermillion

Itisinterestingtonotethatthattheapplicationofsindoorbymarriedwomencarriesaphysiological
significance.ThisissobecauseSindoorispreparedbymixingturmericlimeandthemetalmercury.
Duetoitsintrinsicproperties,mercury,besidescontrollingbloodpressurealsoactivatessexual
drive.ThisalsoexplainswhySindoorisprohibitedforthewidows.Forbestresults,Sindoorshould
beappliedrightuptothepituitaryglandwhereallourfeelingsarecentered.Mercuryisalsoknown
forremovingstressandstrain.

16. Why Do We Worship Peepal Tree

Peepaltreeisalmostuselessforanordinaryperson,exceptforitsshadow.Peepaldoesnota
haveadeliciousfruit,itswoodisnotstrongenoughforanypurposethenwhyshouldacommon
villagerorpersonworshipitorevencareforit?OurancestorsknewthatPeepalisoneofthevery
fewtrees(orprobablytheonlytree)whichproducesoxygenevenatnight.Soinordertosavethis
treebecauseofitsuniquepropertytheyrelatedittoGod/religion.

17. Why Do We Worship Tulsi Plant


HindureligionhasbestowedTulsi,withthestatusofmother.AlsoknownasSacredorHolyBasil,
Tulsi,hasbeenrecognizedasareligiousandspiritualdevoutinmanypartsoftheworld.Thevedic
sagesknewthebenefitsofTulsiandthatiswhytheypersonifieditasaGoddessandgaveaclear
messagetotheentirecommunitythatitneedstobetakencareofbythepeople,literateorilliterate.
WetrytoprotectitbecauseitislikeSanjeevaniforthemankind.Tulsihasgreatmedicinal
properties.Itisaremarkableantibiotic.TakingTulsieverydayinteaorotherwiseincreasesimmunity
andhelpthedrinkerpreventdiseases,stabilizehisorherhealthcondition,balancehisorherbody
systemandmostimportantofall,prolonghisorherlife.KeepingTulsiplantathomeprevents
insectsandmosquitoesfromenteringthehouse.ItissaidthatsnakesdonotdaretogonearaTulsi
plant.MaybethatiswhyancientpeoplewouldgrowlotsofTulsineartheirhouses.

18. Why Do We Worship Idol

Hinduismpropagatesidolworshipmorethananyotherreligion.Researcherssaythatthiswas
initiatedforthepurposeofincreasingconcentrationduringprayers.Accordingtopsychiatrists,aman
willshapehisthoughtsasperwhathesees.Ifyouhave3differentobjectsinfrontofyou,your
thinkingwillchangeaccordingtotheobjectyouareviewing.Similarly,inancientIndia,idolworship
wasestablishedsothatwhenpeopleviewidolsitiseasyforthemtoconcentratetogainspiritual
energyandmeditatewithoutmentaldiversion

19. Why Do Indian Women Wear Bangles


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Normallythewristportionisinconstantactivationonanyhuman.Alsothepulsebeatinthisportion
ismostlycheckedforallsortsofailments.TheBanglesusedbywomenarenormallyinthewristpart
ofoneshandanditsconstantfrictionincreasesthebloodcirculationlevel.Furthermorethe
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electricitypassingoutthroughouterskinisagainrevertedtoonesownbodybecauseofthering
shapedbangles,whichhasnoendstopasstheenergyoutsidebuttosenditbacktothebody.

20. Why Should We Visit Temple?

Templesarelocatedstrategicallyataplacewherethepositiveenergyisabundantlyavailablefrom
themagneticandelectricwavedistributionsofnorth/southpolethrust.Themainidolisplacedinthe
corecenterofthetemple,knownas*Garbhagriha*or*Moolasthanam*.Infact,thetemplestructure
isbuiltaftertheidolhasbeenplaced.This*Moolasthanam*iswhereearthsmagneticwavesare
foundtobemaximum.Weknowthattherearesomecopperplates,inscribedwithVedicscripts,
buriedbeneaththeMainIdol.Whataretheyreally?No,theyarenotGods/priestsflashcards
whentheyforgetthe*shlokas*.Thecopperplateabsorbsearthsmagneticwavesandradiatesitto
thesurroundings.ThusapersonregularlyvisitingatempleandwalkingclockwisearoundtheMain
Idolreceivesthebeamedmagneticwavesandhisbodyabsorbsit.Thisisaveryslowprocessanda
regularvisitwilllethimabsorbmoreofthispositiveenergy.Scientifically,itisthepositiveenergythat
weallrequiretohaveahealthylife.

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VishalMasihWorksatArrivaluton
Nosciencehere
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925 October20,2014at4:43am

ParamMalayilBharathidasanUniversity
Hehe,.Itsliketheimmaculateconceptiontheory:D
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27 October20,2014at11:56pm

SachinSNadhBangalore,India
Reallydude?Getalife.
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82 October21,2014at7:23am

VishalMasihWorksatArrivaluton
SachinSNadh
Ihavealifeandit'snotstuckonthesemadeuptraditions.
Ilostinterestwhenitsaidsilvertoeringsattractpolarenergy.
1.Silverisn'tmagnetic
2.Polarenergyisseenasthenorthernlights.(sowhyaren'ttherenorthernlightsallaroundIndian
women'sfeet.
3.Asmanyhavealreadywritten.Mercuryispoisonous!
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156 October21,2014at8:24am

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FerozAhmedHyderabad145followers
Dopeopleresearchbeforecommentingonsomethingwhichisresearchedforlongtimebymanyscientistsand
researchersordotheyjustwritethingsfromtheirchildhoodbecausetheyhavetowrite?
Thethingsabovearescientificallyproven..
talkingaboutmercury,itsmetalmercurywhichismixedwithsubstancestomakeitgoodforbody.
Ourancestorswerefarmoreintelligentandcleverthanusandtherearemanysecretswhichhavetobe
revealed.Wedon'tevenhaveideawhattheyknewandifthethingswhichexistnowaretrue.
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652 October21,2014at12:26am

SudhanshuKamatGraduateSummerInternatSuezEnvironnement
ItisveryrarethatapersonfromIslamfaith,alsobelievesinthisancientscience.
Thisisthebigprobleminourcountry,today.MajorityHindusreallydonotwanttoknowabout
Hinduism,andsoisthecasewithMuslims.Andasaresult,thesocalledsecularismhasonlyspread
irreligioussentimentseverywhere.
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277 October21,2014at5:22am

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
AbhishekLakhanpaloii...didyoureadhiscomment??
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AbhishekLakhanpalWorksatSAPAmerica,Inc.
MaheshChivukulayesmymistakeimissedoneline....andentiremeaningwentwrong...Sorryfor
mylastcomment
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RheaRoy TopCommenterSeniorAnalystatInformationServicesGroup(ISG)
Seriously!!asmuchaspeoplearequickontheinternettostartcussingandblamingpeople,Iwishafraction
ofthattimewasspentreading.ToallwhocalledallofthisBullshit:Honestlysomeofthemmighthavemade
senseinthepastanddon'tsomuchnow(thethrowingcoinsintherivertheorygiventhatallriversare
alreadysopollutednow).AtsomeplacesIwilldefinitelyblamethewriterfornotputtingthetruthin
perceptive.Butthat'stheauthor'sfault.Makingsenselesscommentsdon'tmakeyouguyslookanybetter
either.
ToallthosewhogavealotofgyaanaboutSindooranditscarcinogenaffects:Itsinadvisabletowearsindoor
todaybecausemoneymakingindustrialistsmakeitwithmercury.Mygrandmamakesherownsindoorathome
tilldateanditsmadeofamixofturmericandlime.Thatwaswhattheorig...SeeMore
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440 EditedOctober21,2014at4:00am

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
agreed
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1 October21,2014at11:29am

NiyogRay TopCommenterPune,Maharashtra
Thosearesomegreatpoints&excellentexplanationsRhea.Wouldlovetoreadtheshaastras&
sciences,couldyourecommendsomeliteraturetostartwith?
Thanksfortheknowledgeablepost.
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4 October21,2014at1:59pm

SandeepMohan TopCommenterAudiologistatAIISH,Mysore
Soareuinsomewaysuggestingthatamixtureoflimeandturmericcanregulatesexualdrive,
reducestressandallthoseothernonsense....howcanoneextendittillthepituitary..doesthe
authordudeevenknowwherethepituitaryislocated...???Pleasestopdefendingbullshit...:PIt
painswhenyouseeotherwiserational,highlyeducatedandsmartindividualsactuallyfallforthis
traditionalismcrap....!!!
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58 October21,2014at7:19pm

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AbhijeetSafaiMedicalOfficerClinicalResearchatSymbiosisCentreofHealthCare
IreadfirsttwoandthennowIcantreadafterthat.Callinganything'scientific'isafashionnow.Andonceyou
joinreligionwithit,thenitisadeadlycombination.Whoeverchallengingitbecomesunscientificandagainst
thatreligionalmostimmediately.Theyareinsultingscienceandtheyareinsultingreligions.Both.Anyone
writesanythingnowadays.Wecannotstopthemfromwriting,butwecansurelydecidewheretospendour
precioustime.
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158 October21,2014at3:24am

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
bro...meandmyfamilyhavespentalifetimeofresearchinancientIndiaanditsauthenticity..and
whateversaidinarticleistrue...
itsnottodaythatiamhearingallthe'scientific'factsofancientIndia...butihaveactuallyread
textswhichshowtherealmeaningbehindallthe'superstitions'ofmodernworld..ormodern
India...
ancientIndianshadsomuchtechnology,thatmodernnukeswilllooklikepaperrockets...
pleasedontjudgeeverythingwiththecoverofthebook...!goodday:)
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84 October21,2014at9:32am

AbhijeetSafaiMedicalOfficerClinicalResearchatSymbiosisCentreofHealthCare
MaheshChivukulaThanksforreplying.ButIdisagreewithyou.Thanks.
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23 October21,2014at10:00am

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
AbhijeetSafaijustgiveitathoughtman...thatsalliamsaying...yourbeliefsareyourown,iamnot
askingyoutochangethem...butitwonthurttojustreadright?
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12 October21,2014at10:14am

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HrishikeshTiwariMobileDeveloperatSwipejobs
Oksowedontshakehandstoavoidgerms,butwetouchfeet?Lol
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95 October22,2014at8:02am

SanjeevSingh TopCommenterKVNo2Kalaikunda
Yourhandscanbemoreinfectiousthanyourfeet.Youcleanyourrunningnose/holdyour
instrumentwhileurinatin/cleanyourselfafterexcretion/etcwithhandsandnotlegs(nowLOL).But
theactoftouchingfeetisnotaboutcleanliness,itsaboutgivingupyouregoandshowingrespect
tothepersonwhomyouthinkisworthyofit.
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53 EditedOctober24,2014at12:46am

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JitendraKadam TopCommenterWorksatSelfEmployed
Notonlytouchtheirfeetbutalsowashthemanddrinkthesamewaterasamarkofrespect
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10 EditedOctober25,2014at12:41pm

SanjeevSingh TopCommenterKVNo2Kalaikunda
JitendraKadamTodayIdon'tthinkanyonecanmatchyourextremistapproach(drinking,maybe
youareararespeciesonthevergeofextinction)butofcourseyoucouldhavedoneitwhenthe
environmentwasfreefromthepollutioninventedbymostlywesternworld
(chemicals\synthetic\etc)...Notsomanydaysago,invillageswhenbathroomandfeetwashing
facilitywasnotreadilyavailable,manyatimesyoungsterhelpedeldersorthehosthelpedtheguest
bypouringwaterontheirfeet...nowthiscanbeseenasneedofthehouraswellassignof
respect...butpracticallyfeetisbeingwashed.
Itmaysoundlittleweirdbutneedofthehourmayforcesomeonetodrinkrecycledurine...feet
washedwaterisnothing...
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22 EditedOctober26,2014at7:31am

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GrishmaSreepatiChristUniversity
Anentirenationandtheworldfollowingtheserituals/beliefscannotbefools!
Peoplehavecomeuptheseconclusionsbasedonyearsofresearchpracticeandexperience.whydon'tthose
whodon'tagree,dotheirownresearchandpublishthe"facts"insteadoftrashingeveryeffort?
Thoughthearticlemaymentionconfusingtheories,thebottomlineisweneedtounderstandthattherituals
aredoneforareasonandnotforrigidinsanereligious,politicalreasonsorbecausepeoplearecrazy!lets
togetherfindbenefitsofourtraditionsandtheoriesthatsupportthemsensibly,forahealthyhumankind.
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89 October21,2014at12:34am

PramodKMahananda TopCommenterMumbai,Maharashtra,India
Everheardoftheterm"BandwagonFallacy"?
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82 October21,2014at1:20am

SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,India
ListenKiddo,IknowwhatIamtalkingabout.MYPhd.ispathwayofdrugdispesionthrough
agnihotra.IknowmyritualsandIamapractisingdoctorforthepast22yrs.Ihaveseenthesocial
andhealthimplicationofhalfinformedknowallssogetoffyougooglehalo.
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33 October21,2014at2:20am

PreneshKp TopCommenterKochi,India
AditiTulpuleMonwellforagesmaybeerupeanandArabianpplbelievedearthwasflat.Indians
alwaysmaintainedthatearthisroundBhogolwasthetermusedtorefertoearth.
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9 October21,2014at8:00am

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DolonMajiImagingSciencesPathwayFellowatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis
Mercuryisalsoknowntocausemercurypoisoningandskincancer.
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80 October20,2014at4:27pm

TheDestinyShapers
pleaseresearchonAyurveda:).someoftheAyurvedicproductsarebannedduetothemetal
contentandstufflikethatbud.
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7 October22,2014at7:53am

KousaalyaBakthavatchalamGraduateAssistantatCUICAR
onlywhenitcrossesalimit.anythigntoomuchisnotgood.

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3 October23,2014at5:51pm

AnamikaRawat
Mercuryinitsliquidformisalwayspoisonous.Thepropertyofmercuryisthusalteredandpassed
onthroughvariousstagesofalchemytorestoreitsnectarinegivingproperties.Ayurvedarefersto
thisdistilledmercury,knownas'parad'or'paras'mercurythatappearsinthesolidstateonceallits
poisonouspropertiesareremoved.Tulsicontainsmercuryinveryminutequantities,thatiswhyisis
advisabletogargleyourmouthuponchewingtheleavestoavoidanyleftoverfragmentsstaining
theteeth,chewingtulsiisgoodasitspropertiesdecalifythepinealgland.Mercuryisaverypotent
metal,intherawliquidformitislethal.Butwhenitspropertiesarechemicallytransformedand
alteredthroughtheancientmethodofalchemytoachieveasolidstatewherenopoisonous
chemicalsremain,itbecomesnectarine.Nectarine,meaning'Amrit'.
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47 October24,2014at1:52am

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DrishtiGuinUrbana,Illinois208followers
ThisisbyfarthemostredundantthingIhaveeverread...:/
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69 October20,2014at4:52pm

VishalBaadkarR.Y.K.College,Nashik
Asredundantasu&plgetoffdatstashofweed:(
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39 EditedOctober21,2014at11:01pm

ShashiJoshiCollegeofTechnology,Pantnagar
sowasurcomment
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1 October27,2014at10:43pm

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patheticNRI
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5 October28,2014at5:11am

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MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
everyonecommentingthatthereisnoscienceintheabovementionedthingsinthearticle...
irequestallofyoutojustreadaboutthemclearlybeforecomingtoaconclusion..
justgivethefactthat'Indian'wayoflifeisoneoftheoldesteverrecordedwaysoflifeasecondthought
wehadaflourishingcivilisationin8000BCEwherelifedidntstartalmostanywhereintheworld
justbydoingasmallresearchininternet(effectively)willshowyoumostofthethingsthataresaidinthis
articlearetrue...
andpleasebelievemewhenIsaythis...
Ihavespentallmylifebattlingtheauthenticityin'Indian'myths,thetruthbehindit,magicbehindthe
illusion,andwhyshouldiblindlybelievewhatevermyancestorstoldme...andnowIsaythatancient
civilizationofIndiawasfarmoreadvancedineverysinglefield......SeeMore
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59 October21,2014at10:00am

NikhilMathewXavierInstituteofManagement,Bhubaneswar
Somanypeopledefendingthe"science"yetnotasinglecitation/referencemade.
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38 October22,2014at8:24am

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NikhilMathew
okay...formetoevenputforewordtheconceptofexplainingtheconceptofhowtoaddressthe
issuewilltakememorethanfewbooks...
everyoneissayingstraightawaywithouteventhinking'whatif'thatouroldwaysare
superstitious...itsnotthateveryoneisdumborilliterate...butbecauseeveryoneisviewingthe
entirethingfromawesternPOV...

entirethingfromawesternPOV...
everyoneisaskingforacertifiedverifiedresultbymakingapaperandthesisaswhatiswhatand
submittingittosoandsoinstitutionandgetacertificateofapprovalfromit..whichiswesternway
ofviewingthings...
rightnoweveryonebelievesthatearthisroundbecauseitiscertifiedfromvariousdiscoveriesthat
earthisasphereyadayadayadaanditis"certified"....butwealwayscalledearthas
"BHOOGOALAM"notchaturangachera.....noonewasr...SeeMore
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33 EditedOctober22,2014at10:41am

AbhinavThakur TopCommenterEngineeratNcell
MaheshChivukulaDude,peopleshouldtrashatrashyarticle.Thisisatrashyarticle.Inasmuchas
theancientVedicperiodsandknowledgecontentthereofmayhavebeenimmense,theauthordoes
ahorriblejoboftryingtodefendconcepts.Hescrewsupeventhemostscientificallyevidentthings
likeTulsiandPeepal.Basicallywhatarticleslikethesedoisstrengthenthebeliefthat"Vedasare
scientificisahocumperpetuatedbyzealotsforwhomanythingqualifiesasscience."
ThisarticleessentiallydemeansallthegreatSciencetheancientsinthispartoftheworldwereprivy
to.Youaredefendingthewrongthinghere.
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31 October22,2014at2:13pm

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ManavKalraConsultantatKalraDentalClinic
Whowritesthisnonsense.Imeanit'slongasarticle...I'msuretheycould'vespentafewsecondsonreseach..
Itspainfullystupidandnottomentiondisrespectfultotheintellectofthereader.Traditionarejustthat
traditions.Theyhadameaning.Westilldoitoutoftraditionthat'sfine.Buttoattachpsedoscienceit?
Dam....
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56 October21,2014at4:34am

ManavKalraConsultantatKalraDentalClinic
ShikshaRanyal
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VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,Dehradun
lol...whatanonsense.uwroteacommentwithoutanyknowledge,withoutknowinganyresearch,
ifuthink,ifuorotherpersonwhothinkslikeuunderstandresearchorscience,pleaseseebelow
writtenmodernresearch'sreferences,Thesepapersofrecentresearchprovesthesciencebehind
ancienttraditions:)
1.GolshahiH.,GhasemiE.,MehranzadeE.(2011)."AntibacterialactivityofOcimumsanctum
extractagainstE.coli,S.aureusandP.aeruginosa".ClinicalBiochemistry.Conference:12thIranian
CongressofBiochemistry,ICBand4thInternationalCongressofBiochemistryandMolecular
Biology44(13SUPPL.1):S352
2.Padalia,RajendraC.Verma,RamS.(2011)."Comparativevolatileoilcompositionoffour
OcimumspeciesfromnorthernIndia".NaturalProductResearch25(6):569575.doi:10.1080/
14786419.2010.482936
Aboutsleepinghabitsjustgoonbelowwrittenurluwillfound....
3.http://medind.nic.in/ibl/t09/i3/iblt09i3p162.pdf
likethismodernresearchgoingonthefootstepsofgreatancientresearchandstillmodernscience
notreachatthatleveltounderstand100%thetruthbehindancienttraditions.Inotsaythatall
traditionshavesciencebehindthemmanyofthemarejustuseless..butmostofthemhavescience
behindthem.notonceagainreadyrnonsensecommentandshouldfeelsorryforthatnonsense
comment.
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2 November20,2014at6:33am

SohamSanyalMumbai,Maharashtra,India
VinodYadavI'mdefinitelylatetothepartybutthestudyyoulinkedwasdoneonasampleof20
peopleinthecontrolandexperimentalgroups.Notthemostprofoundstatisticalstudyreally.
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JayDesaiBiologicalSciences,Valhala,NY
Absolutelynoscience!Bloodhas'boundiron'andcannotbeaffectedbypolarmagneticfield.Mercury
certainlypoisonous,evenmodernthermometershavenomercury.
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53 October20,2014at11:40pm

PreneshKp TopCommenterKochi,India
yetyourvaccineshaveplentyofthem..
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39 October21,2014at8:00am

SachinSNadhBangalore,India
Deoxyhaemoglobinisparamagneticwithfourunpairedelecronsandhighmagneticsusceptibility.
Evenoxyhaemoglobin,thoughdiamagnetic,experiencesinduceddipoleforces.IfIamwrong,
correctmewithyour'vast'knowledgeofscience,sir:)
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53 October21,2014at11:05am

TheDestinyShapers
DearmindsofScientifictemperament,pleaseputupyoursciencebeforestashingthewritersinfo.
provethewriterwrongwithyourscientificpoints,notwithyouropinions.
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26 October22,2014at7:54am

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DevanPatelUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine
I'maHindumedicalstudent,andsomuchofthisissowrong.Doyouevenknowwhatscienceis?Ifeel
terribleforthe100,000+individualswhoreadthisarticleandmaynowbeincrediblymisinformedasthey
falselybasereligiouspracticeswithscientificunderstanding.
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50 October22,2014at4:37pm

BetaProtonGammahSighmaHyderabad
whydon'tyoupleasestartexplainscienceinstead?
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9 October23,2014at12:00pm

NikhilMathewXavierInstituteofManagement,Bhubaneswar
BetaProtonGammahSighmaTheonusisuponthepersonwhoclaimsittobeasciencetoprove
so.Nottheotherwayround.
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16 October28,2014at10:18am

VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,Dehradun
YouareaHindumedicalstudent,andyoudontknowhowmanyantibioticsaremanufacturedfrom
tulsi?aaptoapanesathapnecollegekabhinamekharabkarraheho...ifyoudontknowanything
aboutabovewritten,howcanyouprovewrong?Rudidanyresearchonthis?nothen..medical
studenthonekayematlabnahikikuchbhiboldo.......
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SandeepMohan TopCommenterAudiologistatAIISH,Mysore
MercuryisanAphrodisiacnow......???:PDon'tbringreligionandtraditionandnationalismintothis.....Bullshit
isBullshit.......!!!!!
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42 October21,2014at6:49am

AbhijeetSafaiMedicalOfficerClinicalResearchatSymbiosisCentreofHealthCare
Maybethewritergot'exited'afterhavingitandhavewrittenthisarticlein'thatthat'mood.:p
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6 October21,2014at8:02am

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6 October21,2014at8:02am

ArundhyotiSarkarWorksatTCSPune
Checkthisout.ThisisnotaresearchpaperbutabloggerfromEngineeringSystemDivision,MIT
http://mercurypolicy.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=367
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3 October21,2014at7:45pm

GopakumarGopalanNairNSSCollege,Pandalam
AbhijeetSafaihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPKyeJretI
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MayureshGangalNCBS
wellreallyscientificallyspeaking,Thisarticleisaclassicexampleofoverrationalization.Tryingtofind
"logicaljustification"forthingswethinkthat"theiraughttobeone"
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32 October21,2014at6:12am

VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,Dehradun
Howyoucanspeaksoscientifically?meansyouknowallthescience!Rudidanyresearchonany
abovewrittenissue?nothen.....whoru?speakingscientifically...Growup...NCBSmatters!
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ArunKrishnanMKBhavan'sRajajiVidyashram
VinodYadavwhatdoesawildliferesearcherknowaboutscience
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MradulChoubeyResearchassociateatTheEnergyandResourcesInstitute
ArunKrishnanMKIfyouunderstandwildlifethanyouwillknow,Iwonderifyoucandifferbetween
acheetahandapanther!!
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RajibDasMukherjee287followers
HowonearthcanCopperextractenergyfromMagnetandthenpassitontoHumanbody?o.O
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32 October20,2014at11:39pm

TheDestinyShapers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photography
alsoresearchforDrEmotoMasaru
Iknow,imnotgivingyouexactscience,butagooddirectiontostart,ifyouaregenuinely
interested.elsestashitof,....
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3 October22,2014at7:56am

BetaProtonGammahSighmaHyderabad
Science)
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1 October22,2014at11:40am

RajibDasMukherjee287followers
AndSciencedoesitjustbecauseyouwalkroundandroundthetemple'smoolasthanam,wherethe
copperplateisplaced?
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2 October22,2014at9:15pm

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PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnology

PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnology
Thetopicis'scientificreasons'.Thewriterhasworkedhardtopreparethisscript.Ifitwouldhaveincorporated
thescientificallyestablished/authenticatedpapersillustratingthefindings/resultstowhichithadreferredto
whilewritingallthese,Iwouldhavebeenabitmoreconvinced.Withoutthemthetextlooksasifthereasons
are'notsoscientific'.
Ifthesearetruewithoutscientificverificationsorifscienceisnotadvancedenoughtoexplainthenallshould
followthesetipsenlistedright?Imeanifthewriterisaguyheshould(orprobablyisalready)wearbangles,
kumkum,mehendi,.....orallmenwhosaysits100%true.DoyouMr.WriterorMr.Follower?
Andinmyopinionanotherpostcanbewrittenevenmoreeasilywiththetitle'20ScientificReasonsthat
contradict<>TraditionsandBeliefs'.
Ifapersonmissesaflightwhichlatergetshitbyamissiledoesn'tmeantheguyhadthetechnologytotrack
that,itsimplymeanstheguywasluckyenoughtoliveabitlonger.
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22 October21,2014at12:45pm

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
soyouarecallingawayoflifewhichis8000yearsolda'chance'??
ilikedyourPOVuntilyousaidtheyshouldfollow...
idonthavetodrinkmyassoffandbecomeadrunkardtosaythatdrinkingandsmokingisbad..
thesameway...oneneednthavetofollowtorecognizethetruthinit...
thatsexactlythepointofhinduism...thatdifferentpathsleadtooneultimatum...mayitbe
christianityorislamoranyotherbelieforevenatheism...
andidosupportyourviewthatitshouldhavebeenpresentedwithverifiablescientific
explanations..likelinkstosomeanswers..thanjuststatingrandomsentences...
butihavedonethatresearch....ihavewentdownthatpath...andthereisonetruththatihave
realised...whichisthatthereissciencerelatedtoourwayoflife...
alotofmaturity,alotofthoughtprocess..andalo...SeeMore
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17 EditedOctober22,2014at12:56am

PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnology
ThanksalotforsomesensiblereplyMr.Mahesh.ThoughIamahindutoo,Iamagreaterbeliever
ofscience.Youmentionedyouhavedoneresearchonsomeofthesetraditions,canyouprovide
mealink/accesstoitsothatIcanseetheresultsformyself?
Andbtw,igetmoreconvincedbyreasonsbasedonactualscientificprocessesratherthanmundane
linkingofinputwithoutput.Foraninstancewhydoesa10yearoldkindhaveabackachenow,in
yourregion?Backinmycountry,wearealsounder"westerninfluence",wedonthavekinds
complainingonsuchproblems.Sowhatisthesciencebehindthechange?
Itwasnicereadingyourreply.
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4 October22,2014at1:34am

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahi
PallavKumarShrestha
igeneralizedandsaida10yearoldkid...butwhatimeanttosayisthatkneeissues,acidity
problemsoranyotherproblemswhichweseeinmoderndaynow,arentsupposedtobe
experiencedbyapersonwhoisconsidered"healthy"...
weneverhadcaseslikementaldepression...andbeingtreatedinrehabilitationcentersetc...but
everyoneisfacingextremelynewailmetsbecauseofculturalfusion...
andthesciencebehindthechange...ithink...isthatwhatweconsidera"healthy"lifehabitisnt
actuallyhealthy....
letssayyoudrankfruitjuice...youmixthepiecesoffruitwithsugarandice(orwhateverother
things)andthenyouchurnthemandyouseparatetheunchurnedparticlesfromfinejuiceusinga
mesh...
whateveryoneisthinkingisthatIamdrinkinghealthyfruitjuice...butwhatwearea...SeeMore
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Andthepurposeofthisarticleis...?
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15 October20,2014at11:16pm

PramodKMahananda TopCommenterMumbai,Maharashtra,India
Indoctriahemnationofthealreadydeludedcrowd?
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45 October21,2014at1:21am

HemantSingh TopCommenter
...toconvincetheworldthatdevilneverexisted.
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3 October21,2014at4:23am

IndrajitJanaIndianInstituteofScience
Totestpeople'spatiencefornotusingslanginthecommentbox.
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23 October21,2014at1:22pm

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SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,India
idonotknowwhotheauthorofthisbutyouarepartiallyinformed.pleasecheckfactor6.withanayurvedic
physician.sindhoorisnotappliedinthesouth.DolonMajiisrightmercurycausespoisoningandskincancer,
thereisanullifier,findthatoutandincorporateit.Pleasedonotjustifythingswithoutrealizingwhatitisall
about.Thetoering,fingerringareallokay.
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14 October20,2014at9:27pm

NandanNBhoopalamChefatPrincesadoCastelo,RestauranteVegetariano
Thesedayssindhoorismadewithmercury,butoriginalsindhoorisnaturalwithoutanychemicals.
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13 October21,2014at2:05am

RheaRoy TopCommenterSeniorAnalystatInformationServicesGroup(ISG)
Theoriginalsindoorwasmadewithflowerextractslikehibiscus/palashorturmericandlime.Now
turmericisappliedwidelydownsouth,ain'tit?
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15 October21,2014at4:02am

SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,India
RheaRoyYesturmericyes,butsindhoornotthewaythenorthie'sapply.Iamnotsure,abouthow
itwasmade,willcheckmytextsandletyouknow.
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JoePathinathan
greatmeaningbehindthehindhutraditions
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14 October20,2014at4:50am

SudhakarKuckianBangalore,India
Manyoftheindianritualsandfoodhavereasons(healthymindandhealthybody)butunfortunatelywerenot
documentedorclarifiedandhavebeenfollowedasrulesofthesocietyandforthesociety.
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12 October21,2014at7:00am

SameerKolhekarPune,Maharashtra
DoyouknowabouttheHistoryofNalandaUniversity?Wehadeverythingdocumentedwithusa
thousandyearsago..Indiawaswayaheadoftheworldintermsofscience...Wehadthousands
ofbooksandchapterswhichwerestoredinNalandauniversity...TheMughalsinvadedIndiawith
thesoleaimofdestroyingthisimmenseknowledgeandstopusfromgrowing..Theyburntthe
university..Thebookswhichwehadkeptburningfor6months...Weshouldn'tcriticisethe
authorandinsteadtakeprideinourancestorsandtheirbloodwhichisflowinginourveinswhich

authorandinsteadtakeprideinourancestorsandtheirbloodwhichisflowinginourveinswhich
makesusintelligentandbetterthanourforeigncounterparts
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19 EditedOctober25,2014at8:06pm

GopakumarGopalanNairNSSCollege,Pandalam
SameerKolhekarhttp://youtu.be/0oPKyeJretI
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2 October26,2014at7:39am

SudhirSwadesiDHSKCommerceCollege
SameerKolhekarihavereadthecommentsoflotofmoderneducatedsciencestudents.iamnota
sciencestudent.butiasksomerealfactstothemodernallknowsciencetificpersons.haveu
peoplereadabouttheashokapillar,almost2500yearsoldmanmade100%rustproofpureiron
structuremadeinindiaatthattime.whatwasoureducationsystembeforebritishcametoindia.
whatsubjectsweretaughtinworldfamousuniversitiesofnalanda/taxilaandthelikes.
werethesebogus.oraspertheopinionofthesesocalledmodernsciencestudentsindiawaspoor
andbackward.ifsothenwhydidthesocalledsuperiorraceofwesterncountriesinvadeindia.kya
dacotisgaribookegharemedakadaltehaikya?nowfinallyiaskthesemodernallknowscience
students,blindfollowersofwseternideas,cantodayssciencejustgiveasimpleanswer.wheredo
ourLIFEcomesandwheredowegoafterDEATH.nowpleasedontgiveascientificvagueanswer.
alaymenwantsasimplestraightanswer.
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