e-book on Deivathin Kural – Tamil – Part 1 ~ Part 4

e-book on Deivathin Kural – Tamil – Part 1 ~ Part 4

தெய்வம் பேசுமா? பேசும். பேசியது…பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறது – இன்னும் பலருக்கு சூக்ஷ்ம வடிவில். காஞ்சி மஹாஸ்வாமிகள் என்னும் அந்த ஒரு நடமாடும் தெய்வம் நமக்காகவே வாழ்ந்து நம் துயர் களைவதற்காகவே வாழ்ந்தது. இவர் நமக்கு ஆச்சார்யராக வந்தது அவரது கருணையே தவிர நாமோ நம் முன்னோர்களோ செய்த புண்ணியம் அல்ல. சிவனை நாம் பார்த்தது இல்லை; அம்பாளை பார்த்தது இல்லை; நாராயணனைப் பார்த்தது இல்லை– தேவை இல்லை; நாம் நம் குருவைப் பார்த்து விட்டோம்.ஆச்சார்ய சுவாமிகளின் அன்பு மொழிகளில் அருள் கனிகிறது. புராணங்களையோ – இதிகாசங்களையோ –வேதங்களையோ – தர்ம சாஸ்திரங்களையோ அனைவராலும் முழுதும் படிக்க முடியாது. பெரியவர்கள் அவற்றை எல்லாம் முழுதும் படித்து நமக்கு சாறு பிழிந்து தருவது போல் இந்நூலில் தந்துள்ளார்கள். அத்தனையும் அருட்கனிச்சாறுகள்.இந்து மதத்தின் பெருமையையும், நமது பண்பாட்டின் அருமையையும், கடவுளின் வடிவங்களையும், வேத சாரங்களையும், வாழ்வியலின் இலக்கணங்களையும்,சகல துறைச் சாஸ்திரங்களையும், தத்துவ உண்மைகளையும், பாமரரும் புரிந்துகொள்ளும் வண்ணம் இந்நூலில் அவர்கள் குரல் உரை வடிவில் ஒலிப்பதை கேட்கலாம்; படிக்கலாம்.மொத்தத்தில் இது ஒரு அருட்பெரும் அறிவுக் களஞ்சியம்; ஞானக் களஞ்சியம்.மகா பெரியவாளின் பாதார விந்தத்தில் நமஸ்கரித்து இந்த தெய்வத்தின் குரலை படிப்போம்; அடுத்த சந்ததியினர்க்கு படித்து காட்டுவோம்.​​I ​have​ uploaded first​FOUR​ parts in e book form and further shall reach you in the course of time as soon as it is ready. If your have any old files with you please delete them and these are latest, with all error correction.​You can download this file from the link :​https://www.mediafire.com/folder/de79ey7vxy843/Deivathin_Kural-e_books_in_Tamil​​K.Raman.Note on e-book.1-It is digital book that can be loaded in any electronic hand devices too. 2-From the contents, just click the chapter you wish to read and reach there directly, no turning of each page is required.3- Click the link and you shall reach the web site directly, no copying and pasting link URL.4-Very compact and font hassles etc.

परोपकाराय फलन्ति वृक्षा: परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद्यः।

परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावः परोपकाराय इदं शरीरम्।।

"To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle"
"You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets"

( hari krishnamurthy K. HARIHARAN)"

” When people hurt you Over and Over think of them as Sand paper.
They Scratch & hurt you, but in the end you are polished and they are finished. ”
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great."- Mark Twain.

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some rare photographs from the past – superb memories

1. Zebra cart in 1930s Calcutta

This is a picture of a Zebra cart being used as a mode of transport in Calcutta in the 1930s.

Image source: Imgur

2. Japanese troops using Indian POWs for target practice, 1942

This is a picture of Japanese Army personnel who blind-folded Indian POWs (Prisoner of War) and used them for target practice. Shocking!

Image source: Imgur

3. First Day of Constituent Assembly in India, 1946

The first day Indian Constituent Assembly on 11th Dec, 1946. We see Sardar Patel in the foreground.

Image source: Wikimedia

4. Mohammad Rafi and Muhammad Ali in Chicago, 1975.

One of India’s greatest Indian playback Mohammad Rafi share a momentary laugh with one of his favourite sportsmen Muhammad Ali in Chicago, 1975.

Image source: Imgur

5. Air India employee updating flight schedule, 1963

We see an Air India employee manually updating the airline flight schedule in the year 1963.

Image source: PBS

6. Howrah Bridge under construction, 1930s

We see a picture of the iconic Howrah bridge under construction in the mid 1930s in Calcutta.

Image source: Imgur

7. Female prisoners at the Andaman Cellular Jail, 1860

We see a rare picture of female prisoners being held in the infamous Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands circa 1860.

Image source: Imgur

8. C V Raman with his Spectrograph

A rare picture of Nobel laureate C V Raman with his spectrograph which helps by acting as a fingerprint in identifying molecules.

Image source: Imgur

9. Jawaharlal Nehru showing off his swordsman skills

We see the country’s first prime minister show off some of his swordsman skills circa 1955.

Image source: Imgur

10. …and The Swimmer!

We see Panditji getting ready for a swim with his trademark Khadi topi still on.

Image source: Imgur

11. …and on his first trip to USA, 1949

We see our first prime minister on his first trip to the US looking absolutely dapper, especially with that hat.

Image source: Imgur

12. Times of India office in Bombay on its Diamond Jubilee, 1898

We see a rare picture of the Bombay office of Times of India celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in November, 1898.

Image source: Imgur

13. Pre-partition signs in Peshawar, 1940s

We see simultaneous signs of Punjabi and Urdu in the pre-partition era in Peshawar in the 1940s.

Image source: Imgur

14. Tata launches its first Mercedez Benz Telco, 1954

A rare picture that captures the launch of Mercedes Benz Telco in 1954, in Mumbai.

Image source: Imgur

15. Last Nizam of Hyderabad greets Sardar Patel after Operation Polo, 1948

The last Nizam of Hyderabad greets Sardar Vallabhai Patel at the Begumpet airport after the success of Operation Polo.

Image source: Imgur

16. Earliest known photograph of the Taj Mahal, 1850s

Earliest known photograph of the Taj Mahal taken by Dr. John Murray of East India Company in the 1850s.

Image source: Imgur

17. Calcutta in the 19th Century

A portrait of Portuguese Church, Murgihata by James Balille Fraser done in 1826.

Image source: Prepforum

18. Mahatma Gandhi at 10 Downing Street, 1931

We see a rare picture of Mahatma Gandhi visiting the British Prime Minister at his residence at 10, Downing Street in 1931.

Image source: Imgur

19. BEST Tram in Bombay, 1952

A rare picture of the BEST tram service in Bombay in the year 1952. The services were eventually discontinued and made way for buses to become the sole transport carrier from BEST.

Image source: Wikimedia

20. Jayalalitha with MGR

Here’s a photograph of Jayalalitha with M G Ramachandran in her hey days as an actress doing the song-and-dance routine.

Image source: Imgur

21. Flora Fountain, Mumbai, 1890

A rare picture of the famous Flora Fountain from 1890, as empty as you will ever see.

Image source: Prepforum

22. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose toasts to Japanese Emperor, 1945

A rare picture of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose toasting to the Japanese emperor in 1945.

Image source: Imgur

23. Old picture of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun

We see an old picture of the Indian Millitary Academy as Gentlemen Cadets sit down for a meal at the mess.

Image source: Imgur

24. George Harrison’s selfie on his trip to India, 1966

We see one of the selfies by Beatle George Harrison on his trip to India in 1966. This one’s way before ‘phonecams’ or ‘point & shoots’ were invented.

Image source: Imgur

25. Pranab Mukherjee, a few decades ago…

We see a rare picture of Mr. President Pranab Mukherjee, happily lighting on to a pipe in his younger days.

Image source: Imgur

26. Rare letter from Gandhi to Hitler, 1939

We see the photograph of a rare letter written by Gandhi to Hitler pleading him to stop reducing humanity to a ‘savage state’.

Image source: Imgur

27. First General Elections in January, 1952

We see a rare picture of the Congress campaigning in the country’s first General Elections in January, 1952.

Image source: Imgur

28. Queen Elizabeth & Maharani Gayatri Devi after a tiger hunt

We see a rare picture of Queen Elizabeth and Maharani Gayatri Devi posing for a picture after a tiger hunt.

Image source: Imgur

29. Rare panorama of Mumbai, 1870

We see a rare panorama of Marine Drive, Mumbai in 1870.

Image source: Imgur

30. India’s first Test Cricket Team touring England, 1932

We see a portrait of India’s first Test Cricket Team on its maiden tour to England in 1932.

Image source: Imgur

31. Mahatma Gandhi in the different stages of his life

The following pictures depict Mahatma Gandhi in different ages and how his appearance evolved over the years.

Image source: Quora

32. British man gets a pedicure from his Indian servant

We see the royal treatment the British were subjected to by their Indian servants during the British Raj, in this case a pedicure.

Image source: Quora

33. A Busy Street in Delhi, 1908

We see a busy street in the market area of Delhi in the year 1908.

Image source: Quora

35. The last picture and the much debated ‘death certificate’ of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, 1945

Here we see the last picture of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on a plane, and along with it his much debated death certificate.

Image source: Quora

36. Lord Mountbatten salutes the Indian Flag

The last Viceroy of India salutes the Indian flag as Lady Edwina and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru look on.

Image source: Quora

37. A table in a library divided by Partition, 1947

A rare picture of a library table divided by the Partition as India and Pakistan in 1947.

Image source: Quora

38. Last glimpse of the Father of the Nation, 1948

People climbed on electricity poles, trees to get one last glimpse of Mahatma Gandhi during his funeral procession.

Image source: Quora

39. Newspaper report of India’s Independence, 1947

A rare image of India’s independence being reported in the daily ‘Times of India’ in its issue dated August 15, 1947.

Image source: Quora

40. Driver’s license, 1943

Here’s a peek into how the driver’s license looked in India, 1943. This one belonged to a certain Pte O’Leary.

Image source: Quora

41. Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, 1930

In a rare picture we see Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein together during the former’s visit to Galerie Pigalle, Paris in 1930.

Image source: Quora

42. A R Rahman and friends

This extraordinary photograph shows a young A R Rahman along with a few extraordinary artistes. He is accompanied by Ustad Zakir Hussain, Siva Mani, Resul Pookutty and Akon.

Image source: Quora

43. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose meeting Adolf Hitler, 1941

We see a rare picture of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose meeting Nazi Dictator, Adolf Hitler. Netaji had met Hitler with the objective of overthrowing the British.

Image source: Quora

44. Shahrukh Khan, Kapil Dev and Sohail Khan in a match of football

A rare moment captured where we see cricketer Kapil Dev and movie stars Shahrukh Khan and Sohail Khan fight it out in a match of football.

Image source: Quora

45. Narayana Murthy in IIT Kanpur, 1969

In another rare picture, we find the co-founder of Infosys during his days at IIT Kanpur in 1969.

Image source: Quora

46. Poster of Hunger Strike by Bhagat Singh

Poster of Bhagat Singh’s 115-day fast, for which the slogan was coined by Bhagat Singh himself. The poster was printed by National Art Press, Anarkali, Lahore.

Image source: Quora

47. Che Guevara in Delhi, 1959

We see a rare picture of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara as he is greeted by the elderly in a village near Delhi, 1959.

Image source: Quora

48. Indira Gandhi in her younger days

Rare picture of Indira Gandhi in her childhood.

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परोपकाराय फलन्ति वृक्षा: परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद्यः।

परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावः परोपकाराय इदं शरीरम्।।

"To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle"
"You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets"

( hari krishnamurthy K. HARIHARAN)"

” When people hurt you Over and Over think of them as Sand paper.
They Scratch & hurt you, but in the end you are polished and they are finished. ”
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great."- Mark Twain.

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Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax

In about 5 minutes, your headache will go… Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax The nose has a left and a right side. We use both to inhale and exhale. Actually they are different. You’ll be able to feel the difference. The right side represents the sun. The left side represents the moon. During a headache, try to close your right nose and use your left nose to breathe. In about 5 minutes, your headache will go. If you feel tired, just reverse, close your left nose and breathe through your right nose. After a while, you will feel your mind is refreshed. Right side belongs to ‘hot’, so it gets heated up easily. Left side belongs to ‘cold’. Most females breathe with their left noses, so they get "cooled off" faster. Most of the guys breathe with their right noses, they get worked up. Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax Do you notice, the moment you awake, which side breathes better? Left or right ? If left is better, you will feel tired. So, close your left nose and use your right nose for breathing.. You will feel refreshed quickly. Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax Do you suffer from continual headaches? Try out this breathing therapy. Close your right nose and breathe through your left nose. Your headaches will be gone. Continued the exercise for one month. Why not give it a try…..a natural therapy without medication.

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How to take care of artificial jewellery

How to take care of artificial jewellery

Avoid spraying deodorant/perfume on the jewellery while getting ready.

After removing your jewellery, store it in a soft zip up pouch so that dust doesn’t easily get to it. Don’t use tissues to cover them as they might cause scratches.

Do not wear your jewellery while taking a shower.

If you have to clean your jewellery, try and use only warm water. Clean your jewellery with a soft cloth and mild detergent with warm water if required.

Don’t clean any jewellery piece that is broken or damaged since cleaning it might damage it more.

Inspect your jewellery at regular intervals to ensure that it isn’t tarnished.

परोपकाराय फलन्ति वृक्षा: परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद्यः।

परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावः परोपकाराय इदं शरीरम्।।

"To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle"
"You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets"

( hari krishnamurthy K. HARIHARAN)"

” When people hurt you Over and Over think of them as Sand paper.
They Scratch & hurt you, but in the end you are polished and they are finished. ”
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great."- Mark Twain.

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Remedies for back pain

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Remedies for back pain (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images)

There’s nothing worse than sitting at work with a horrible backache. Here’s how you can take care

A back pain can make your day worse. Not only does it make you uncomfortable while you sit, but also causes pain when you are lying down or standing. Here are a few ways you can take care of this problem.

Stretching
This form of exercise limbers up tense muscles and strengthens the ones that need help. But before you try any stretches it is advised that you visit a fitness expert or a doctor to know which ones will work for you. Stretching should be done gently. Don’t exert too much pressure on your muscles; they might do more damage than good.

Change the way you sit
Another reason for back pain is often related to the way you sit. More often than not, we do not realise that our posture causes this. If you have a desk job, it is best to take short breaks after every hour. This will help ease your back pain.

Sleep well
Sleeping on your back is the best way to avoid any back problems. If you are already suffering from a back pain, it is always advised to sleep on the floor or a hard surface for a few days before the pain subsides.

Go for a massage
Last but not the least, always go in for a massage when you’ve been experiencing a backache. It helps relieve tense muscles, thereby providing relaxation. A fortnightly massage will ensure that your back pain subsides with time

परोपकाराय फलन्ति वृक्षा: परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद्यः।

परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावः परोपकाराय इदं शरीरम्।।

"To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle"
"You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets"

( hari krishnamurthy K. HARIHARAN)"

” When people hurt you Over and Over think of them as Sand paper.
They Scratch & hurt you, but in the end you are polished and they are finished. ”
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great."- Mark Twain.

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20 high calorie Indian dishes to avoid

Health Me Up | Apr 4, 2015, 12.00AM re

20 High calorie Indian dishes to avoid (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)

Some Indian dishes contain healthy ingredients like vegetables, whole grains and other routine ingredients such as pulses, lentils and legumes.

However, depending on the regional cooking style or how thedish is cooked, it may be high in calories. In fact, often times, some dishes are extremely high in calories because of additions like cream, ghee, butter and sugar. If you are looking to adopt aheart healthy diet or just trying to watch your waistline, there are certain high calorie Indian foods that are best avoided. Let’s have a look.

Chicken korma curry

It’s a mild creamy-style chicken dish, popularly served in most of households.Main ingredients include chicken, ginger- garlic paste, Butter or ghee.

Calorie intake – Appoximately 800-870kcal.

Samosas

Fried pastry with a savory filling such as spiced potatoes, onions, or peas. They are a popular snack especially in the evenings.. Main ingredients include potato-stuffing, chicken (rare), vegetable, oil and salt.

Calorie intake – Approximately 260kcal for 2pcs (vegetarian samosas) and 320kcal for 2pcs (non-vegetarian samosas).

Tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken is a popular Indian dish consisting of roasted chicken prepared with yogurt and spices.

Calorie intake – Approximately 264-300kcal for one entire leg of chicken.

Chicken madras

It’s a spicy curry that can be made with chicken, pork, beef and even mince beef or lamb as a Keema Madras.

Calorie intake – Approximately 450-500kcal per 100-200gms

Pilau rice

A dish consisting of rice flavoured with spices and cooked in stock, to which meat, poultry, vegetables or fish may be added.

Calorie intake – Approximately 449kcal per serving.

Onion bhaji

This is a spicy Indian snack that consists of a core, similar to potato fritters, with several variants. It is usually used as a topping on various Indian meals but has become popular to eat alone as a snack

Calorie intake – 190 kcal per 2-3 pcs (depending on size).

Chicken tikka masala

Chicken tikka masala is a dish of roasted chicken chunks in a spicy sauce. The sauce is usually creamy, spiced and orange-coloured. Interestingly, this isn’t a traditional Indian dish. It got its name from the resemblance in spices to chicken tikkas, a popular starter in mughlai cuisine. However, it has become very popular in India and abroad.

Calorie intake – Approximately 438- 557 kcal per small bowl (depending on amount of butter used)

Chicken curry

Chicken curry is a common delicacy in India. The main ingredients in this dish are chicken and curry. The curry powder along with an array of other spices including masala powder, saffron, ginger and so on, are mixed to form a sauce to blend in with the chicken.

Calorie intake – Approximately 583 kcal per serving.

Lamb rogan josh

Rogan josh is an aromatic lamb dish, which is one of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine. Rogan josh is cooked in oil at intense heat.

Calorie intake – Approximately 589 kcal per serving.

Lamb kheema

Ground lamb cooked with curry spices and baby green peas.

Calorie intake – Approximately 502-562 kcal per serving.

Naan bread

Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread.

Calorie intake – Approximately 317 kcal per naan.

Barfi

Barfi is an Indian dessert, usually in the form of lozenge. Barfi is often, but not always, made by thickening milk with sugar and other ingredients (dry fruits and mild spices). It is then spread in a flat, shallow dish and cut into bite-sized pieces. These pieces are sometimes decorated with edible silver foil.

Calorie intake – Approximately 103 kcal per piece.

Halwa

Halwa refers to many types of dense, sweet confections. Served in India, Halwa may also include numerous other ingredients, including sunflower seeds, various nuts, beans, lentils, and vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, yams, and squashes.

Calorie intake – Approximately 570 kcal per serving.

Jalebi

Jalebi is a popular sweet in India. It is made by deep-frying a wheat-flour batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup.The sweets are served warm or cold. They have a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating.

Calorie intake – Approximately 459 kcal per serving.

Ras Mallai

Ras Malai is a sweet dessert popular in India. Ras, which means juice/juicy, and malai, which means cream.

Calorie intake – Approximately 250 kcal per serving.

Chhole bhature

Chole bhature, alternatively called chana puri is a combination of chole and fried bread called bhatoora.

Calorie intake – Approximately 450 kcal per serving.

Butter chicken

Butter chicken is basically a North Indian dish, popular type of chicken curry sauce, which is seen in almost all Indian restaurant menus. Chicken cooked in creamy rich sauce made with cashews, almonds, tomatoes and butter, also known as Chicken Makhani.

Calorie intake – Approximately 490 kcal per serving.

Falooda

Falooda is a cold and sweet beverage with many ingredients. It is made by mixing rose syrup with vermicelli, psyllium or basil seeds, jelly pieces and tapioca pearls along with either milk, water or ice cream.

Calorie intake – Approximately 300 kcal per one big glass.

Paneer bhurji

Paneer Bhurji is also a great breakfast dish. It also makes a quick and easy dinner dish when teamed with hot Chapatis or Parathas.

Calorie intake – Approximately 412 kcal per one medium bowl.

Pav bhaji

Pav Bhaji is a fast food in Marathi cuisine. Pav bhaji consists of bhaji (a thick potato-based curry) garnished with coriander, chopped onion and a dash of lemon and baked pav. The pav is usually buttered on all sides.

Calorie intake – Approximately 600 kcal per plate.
(Sources: anitavazarani, carryfitnes, desiblitz.)

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Misconceptions about salt: BUSTED, 9 solutions with common salt

9 household crises you can solve with salt

Apr 4, 2015, 12.00AM IST

9 household crises you can solve with salt

Turns out a simple dose of salt can solve a whole slew of home disasters, like cracked egg messes and spills. And not only are the fixes incredibly easy, but they’re also usually cheaper than using other fancy cleaning products. Here are a few of our favourite ways to let salt save the day.

Get sticky gunk off your iron
Turn your iron on high, and sprinkle a generous amount of salt onto a piece of wax paper. Move the hot iron over the paper, and watch the salt cause your gunk to fall right off.

Get rid of mildew

To banish mildew stains and smells from clothes or towels, make a paste from salt and lemon juice. Rub the paste on the stain, then let dry (ideally in the sun). Run clothes through the washing machine for good measure.

DIY dishwasher soap
If you find yourself in a pinch, make your own dishwasher detergent from salt, baking soda and regular dish soap. It works like a charm!

Clean a grime-covered sponge
Fill a container with 2 cups of water and a quarter cup of salt. Leave your greasy, blackened sponge in the mixture overnight, then watch the grime fall right off.

Get rid of caked-on pan grease
Cover the greasy residue with a layer of salt, then add some water and wait 10 minutes. The solution will dissolve the grease, allowing you to easily wipe it away.

Clean a grimy wood cutting board
You shouldn’t put wood cutting boards in the dishwasher, but you can disinfect them with hot water, salt and lemon juice.

Clean up a cracked egg
There’s no need for wads of paper towels. Cover the mess with salt, and wait 10 to 15 minutes. The salt will turn the eggy goo into a crumbly sand that’s easy to wipe up.

Clear up a red wine stain
Sprinkle salt on the fresh stain, and wait 5 minutes. Splash with cold water, and rub until the stain disappears.

Clear up a hair clog in the drain
Make a natural drain cleaning mix by mixing 1/4 cup of baking soda and 1/4 cup of salt. Remove as much hair from the drain as you can with your (gloved!) hands, and then pour the mixture down the drain. Follow with 1/2 cup of white vinegar, and let sit for 15 minutes. Rinse everything down with a pot of boiling water. Voila!

(By Suzy Strutner, HuffingtonPost.in)

Misconceptions about salt: BUSTED

Apr 2, 2015, 12.00 AM IST

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Experts tell Zeenia F Baria about the common misconceptions associated with salt

How much salt is too much? Are you among those who won’t touch their meals without adding copious amounts of salt? Or do you belong to that category that vehemently refuses to add any salt at all to their diet? Too much salt intake and none at all are both equally harmful. According to Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Dr Vijay Surase, salt is considered by many as an essential part of the human diet. While awareness about the perils of excessive salt intake has increased — with supermarket shelves overflowing with food products, which contain less salt or no salt — the question remains, how important is salt restriction?

"Common salt is composed mainly of sodium and chlorine. Sodium chloride is critical for the maintenance of osmotic balance and other functions. It is true that salt can be dangerous for some people and it is also true that sodium chloride can be obtained from other foods. However, research indicates that approximately 80 per cent of the population will actually benefit from consumption of natural sea salt, which is less refined than common table salt and does not contain added aluminum compounds. Unless you’re told specifically by a qualified specialist about limiting or stopping your salt intake, it should not be done so because it can cause terrible weakness, drowsiness, depression, convulsions, and even coma. Even hypertensive patients need not live with this fear about salt. Normal salt intake is fine but excess salt in your diet (consumption of French fries, pickles, papads, chaat masala etc should be avoided," says Dr Surase.

Interventional Cardiologist Dr Shantanu Deshpande says that salt is essential for maintaining homeostasis in our bodies. "The normal requirement is just 500 mg per day. Most Indian diets, however, exceed that limit. Normally excessive salt intake is excreted in the urine. But in almost 50 per cent of individuals, the kidneys are not able to handle this excess of sodium. Excess of salt in your blood stream retains more water resulting in a rise in blood volumes and blood pressure. It also results in hypertrophy of heart and blood vessel musculature resulting in permanent rise in blood pressure. These effects are more pronounced in the elderly and diabetics. Reducing salt intake in your diet reduces blood pressure. A low salt diet containing less than 5 gm of salt per day is recommended for high blood pressure patients who should avoid items like chutneys, cheese, processed food items and junk food.

Senior Interventional Cardiologist Dr Rajiv Bhagwat says that the importance of salt intake in regulation of blood pressure is well established. "Reduction of salt is one of the most important and effective life style modifications to reduce blood pressure. A 2 mm reduction in historic blood pressure reduces stroke mortality by 10 per cent and seven per cent reduction in mortality from coronary diseases. Besides reducing blood pressure, salt reduction also reduces Left Ventricular Sickness (Hyper Trophy), reduces protein loss in urine, reduces osteoporosis and bone mineral loss with age, protects against stomach cancer, asthma and possibly against cataracts as well. Increase your intake of potassium, which is found in plenty in fruits, legumes, nuts and vegetables. Their intake is an effective mean to reduce blood pressure."

courtesy Times of India

रोपकाराय फलन्ति वृक्षा: परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद्यः।

परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावः परोपकाराय इदं शरीरम्।।

"To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle"
"You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets"

( hari krishnamurthy K. HARIHARAN)"

” When people hurt you Over and Over think of them as Sand paper.
They Scratch & hurt you, but in the end you are polished and they are finished. ”
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great."- Mark Twain.

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