| A man bumps into an old high school friend he hadn’t seen for a number of years. His old friend was notorious for bragging back in high school – about his possessions, achievements and relationships, so he wondered if much had changed in the time since he last saw him.
It wasn’t long before the man realized his old friend hadn’t changed much at all – on and on he rambled, talking about his amazing job, his huge mansion and the new Porsche he’d just bought himself. At one point, the old friend pulls out a photograph of his wife and shows it to the man. “She’s beautiful, isn’t she?” the old friend asks. “If you think she’s gorgeous, you should see my girlfriend,” replies the man. “Why? Is she a stunner too?” “No, she’s an optometrist.” Source……www.ba-bamail.com Natarajan |
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Message for the Day….” How to overcome the external world distractions …” ?
Sometimes, when the steering of a car is turned one way, you may experience the wheels dragging the car in another way – this indicates there is a problem you must fix! When the tyres are flat with no air, they behave as if there is no relationship with the steering. But they can never go beyond the bounds of steering. The steering in the hand must be connected to the wheels below for the journey to happen, that connection is mandatory and inevitable. For the one who has struggled with and conquered their out-going senses, their internal instruments become easily controllable. The external world distracts your senses and attracts you and you succumb by becoming objects of experience. To overcome them is indeed a difficult task. But your internal instruments have no form even though they may be endowed with name; they have experienced spiritual bliss (ananda)before, so they can be tamed with greater ease.
10 Facts about the Indian Army That Will Fill You With Pride……
T he Indian Army evokes a sense of pride in all Indians and rightly so. They guard our borders day and night and protect us from external attacks. Here are some little-known facts about the Indian Army that will fill your hearts with pride:
1. The birth of the Indian Army
The army in the Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras were unified into a single Indian Army in 1895. However, for administrative needs, it was divided into Punjab, Bengal, Madras, and Bombay commands. The Indian Army fought many wars for the British Empire.
2. Various foreign troops are trained in India
The Indian Army conducts exercises with troops from many other countries. Some of the major drills that have been held are Yuddh Abhyas (with the US), Exercise Shakti (with France), and Exercise Nomadic Elephant (Mongolia).
3. Not a single attempt to overthrow the government
The Indian Army has never attempted a military coup since 1947. It has also never attacked first. There has not been an intention of gaining power or governing a nation.
4. All are welcome to join the services
There is no discrimination in terms of recruitment. The Services Selection Board chooses the candidates. The selection process is apparently a very tough one and the quality standards are never compromised.
5. The largest surrender has been before the Indian Army
Over 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to India, at the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi of the Pakistani army signed the Instrument of Surrender.
6. Guardians of the President of India
The President’s Bodyguard is an elite cavalry regiment. Its main aim is to protect and escort the President of India. The regiment is based in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It is the senior most regiment of the Indian Army.
7. Building bridges, literally!
The Baily Bridge in Ladhak is built at an altitude of 5,602 meters above sea level. It is 30 meters long.
8. Earned praise from Adolf Hitler
Legend has it that Hitler’s very words were, “If I had Gurkhas, no army in the world could defeat me.”
9. Courage in the face of adversity
The Battle of Longewala was fought in Thar desert in Rajasthan. Major Chandpuri with his battalion of 120 soldiers and a handful of BSF jawans managed to defend the post of Longewala, till help arrived in the morning.
10. A rich legacy
The Assam Rifles has served in a number of conflicts, including World Wars I and II. Since 2002, it has been guarding the India-Myanmar border.
Take a bow, Indian Army. You make us proud.
Source…….Meryl Garcia in http://www.the better india .com
Natarajan
Proud Granddaughter Writes Tribute to Real Life ‘Airlift’ Hero Sunny Mathews….
When Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait during the gulf war in 1990, more than one lakh Indians were stranded there. The entire country was in a state of terror and the residents suffered great tragedies and loss. This was when the Indian government came forward to rescue the Indian community and airlifted over 1,70,000 people with the help of 488 flights in just 59 days. After everyone was rescued, Air India’s name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the civil airline that had evacuated the most people till date.
And that’s what the latest Bollywood movie, Airlift, is about – the unsung heroes who masterminded the evacuation plan.
But Ranjit Katyal, the character played by Akshay Kumar in the movie, does not actually exist. According to the director Raja Krishna Menon, the character is an amalgamation of two gentlemen, Sunny Mathews and Vedi, who formed an unofficial committee to oversee the evacuation because they knew that Indians were not safe.
A day before the Airlift released, Sunny Mathews’ granddaughter wrote a post about her grandfather on Facebook, with old paper clippings about his bravery.
Rhea Mathews with Adithya Mathews and Annie Mathews.
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Today ‘Airlift’ releases, a movie based on the largest civil evacuation (Indians based in Kuwait) during the Iraqi invasion in 1990. Akshay Kumar’s leading role is based on a few people such as my grandfather, who facilitated the evacuation of nearly 170,000 Indians and brought them safely home. My grandfather stayed through the turmoil of it all and put his life at risk to secure safety for all those he could help. He is a great man and through all his success has always stressed on the importance of humility, gratitude and love, especially to those not so fortunate. An inspirational icon who has touched the hearts of many and lived a life of service. I wish I could even be half the man he is. He may not have many years left but through this movie, his legacy will live on and for that I will be forever proud
Talk to any returnee from Kuwait, who has undergone the ordeal of having escaped from Kuwait and he’ll tell you about Toyota Mathews. Mathews is the person who has helped many Indians by either organising their transport, or giving them some money which would come handy on the way, or more importantly, providing them with food and water for the arduous journey. For thousands of Indians stranded in Kuwait, Mathews has been some sort of messiah,” says one of the old reports in the picture.
The evacuation was very difficult because many people did not want to leave their well settled lives behind, and many did not have their passports and other travel documents as they had handed them over to their employers.
“The first challenge was to prepare over 100,000 travel documents. Delhi had sent two planes for evacuation. Ships began arriving a lot later. With nearly a lakh people stranded, I had to look at the alternative of bulk evacuation by road. Sunny Mathews, an extremely resourceful Indian working in Toyota, did a great job negotiating with private bus operators for evacuation via Iraq to Jordan by road,” Ashoke Kumar Sengupta, the then officer-in-charge of the Indian embassy in Kuwait, had told The Times of India in 2014.
Source……Tanaya Singh in http://www.the betterindia.com
Natarajan
Meet Rupa Devi – the Woman Selected by FIFA to Officiate International Matches…..
Rupa Devi, a 26-year-old woman from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, has been selected by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to officiate international matches.
According to reports, she is the first woman referee from Tamil Nadu to be selected by FIFA.
Photo Credit: (L) YouTube, (R) Flickr
Rupa started playing football when she was a student of Class 6 at St. Joseph’s Girl’s School in Dindigul. Her love for the game continued to grow and she started playing at the sub-junior level in her school very soon. She also started participating in district level football tournaments and became a part of the Dindigul Football Federation in 2006. The federation helped her participate in many national matches and also sponsored her education. She continued to play when she went to GTN college in Dindigul for her BSc degree, and then to Annamalai University in Chidambaram for a BEd in Physical Education. She currently works as a physical training school teacher in Dindigul.
“As a child, I used to stand on the sides of the ground where the game was played and kick the ball, whenever it came to me,” she told The Times of India.
According to a report in The News Minute, Rupa lost her parents in 2010 and 2011. She supported herself through the matches she went to play. But during the same period, there were no matches for women at the national level for two years. This was when senior referees advised that she should become a referee. She joined the referee development school in 2012.
She has been a referee for many matches since then. She was chosen as a referee for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2013, for the under-14 football festival held in Doha. She was the only Indian selected as part of the Asian body’s ‘Future referees’ project at that time.
Three years after beginning to officiate matches and giving the FIFA examination, she qualified as an international referee.
Source……Tanaya Singh in http://www.the betterindia.com
Natarajan
10 Rare Pictures of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose That Everyone Must See…
Remembering Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary. Generations of Indians admire his patriotism and courage. Here are some rare pictures of him:
Photo credit: Twitter
Source…….Meryl Garcia in http://www.the betterindia.com
Natarajan
The President Shares Pictures as His Residence Is Decorated for Republic Day…
Rashtrapati Bhavan is being prepared for the celebration of India’s 67th Republic Day, and it is looking as marvellous as always. This Tuesday, the much awaited grand parade on Rajpath will commence from the gates of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. And on the evening of January 29, the Beating Retreat ceremony will be held at Vijay Chowk, with the North and South blocks of the Rashtrapati Bhavan visible on both sides.
President Pranab Mukherjee has tweeted some pictures, as his residence is getting decorated:
The Jaipur Column
All pictures: Twitter
Source…. Tanaya Singh in http://www.the betterindia.com
Natarajan
How This Organisation Became the Backbone of Thousands of Farmers in India…
This article is part of a series that covers the finalists of the HCL Grant & made possible by HCL.
The Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals has been working for the empowerment of farmers in India since 2001. It is bridging the gap between rural communities and other stakeholders through innovative use of ICT across the country.
T here’s a farmer in a small village in Bidar, Karnataka, who needs help with setting up a green house. He doesn’t know how to go about it. That’s when his neighbour tells him about a helpline – Kisan Call Centre. The farmer connects with experts. And within no time, he is equipped with all the information he needs.
Kisan Call Centre is one of the many initiatives of ISAP – Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals – an organisation that is engaging more than 150,000 farmers across India.
ISAP, which has been active in the field of agriculture for the last 15 years, is a non-profit organisation working for the empowerment of rural communities by providing them sustainable agriculture solutions.
ISAP was the brainchild of Sunil Khairnar. After extensively working in the agribusiness industry in India, he realised there was so much potential in the field of Indian agriculture that hadn’t been tapped as yet. He wanted to bridge the gap between farmers and experts. Mr. Khairnar also realised the way to fill this gap was by using the power of information. In fact, ISAP’s mantra has been ICT – information and communications technology.
Using ICT, the organisation has been able to reach out to thousands of farmers.
An awareness workshop being conducted in Aurad.
“The organisation, which started out with just a few employees, now has as many as 330 employees,” says Senior Project Manager Gaurav Vats.
What ISAP does
ISAP is currently implementing various projects across India. From an integrated farming system project in Rajasthan to an agriculture extension system project in Karnataka, ISAP is proving to be a backbone to farmers across the country.
The organisation’s targeted interventions ensure economic development in rural India.
“Our processes are very meticulous,” says Karnataka project head, Chandrashekar Maradi.
ISAP organises farmers into groups at various levels. At the grassroots level, the farmers are divided into Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs). At the taluk level, FIGs come together to form Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
“We believe that there is strength in numbers. When the farmers are organised into groups, they have more bargaining power. For instance, because they purchase seeds as a group, they get them at wholesale prices,” says Mr. Chandrashekar.
The organised groups are also guided on selling their produce. ISAP helps them by providing training on the best harvesting methods, gives them access to warehouses, and so on.
The Agriculture Extension Project was started in 2010 in north Karnataka.
Farmers being taught the dibbling method.
It was launched to improve the production of pulses. In order to achieve this goal, the project stressed on soil and nutrient management. ISAP also helps farmers in marketing their produce.
“We have started Kisan Fresh, a grocery mart, in north Karnataka. Farmers sell fresh vegetables, organic jaggery, pulses, masala powders, and much more,” says Mr. Chandrashekar.
How it’s impacting lives
Gundappa, a farmer in Pattan village, is one of the beneficiaries of the project in north Karnataka. This farmer, who used to only cultivate red gram, was introduced to ISAP’s integrated farming system. Now, he cultivates pulses, grows vegetables, and also raises cattle on his farm.
By expanding his produce, Gundappa has shielded himself from the vagaries of the weather, thereby cushioning himself against disaster in case one crop fails. Gundappa’s success story is an inspiration to many — he is often invited to lecture farmers in his region.
The organisation is also involved in a host of other projects.
For instance, it provides training to rural youth to help them create small and micro enterprises. Together with the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management in Hyderabad, ISAP is running an entrepreneurship development programme for unemployed youth in 12 states. After the training, it helps students set up their own ventures. Under this scheme, ISAP has trained over 4,000 people so far.
ISAP also uses community radio stations to reach out to farmers. It gives out information on agricultural practices, government schemes, etc. Kisan Vani (90.4 FM), at Sironj in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, was the first agriculture-based community radio station in the state. ISAP now plans to set up more such stations in Rajasthan.
The organisation has provided training to women’s self-help groups (SHGs) in poultry farming, washing power production, vermi-compost, and other relevant businesses. It has also helped SHGs in opening bank accounts through the NABARD-SHG bank linkage programme in Rajasthan. ISAP is funded by various organisations and grants.
It has applied for the HCL Grant and through this grant it wants to set up three skill development community colleges in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Through these colleges, it aims to provide certified skill training and a recognised Bachelor of Vocational Training (B.Voc.) degree to unemployed rural youth. The project aims to directly impact 3,600 beneficiaries from poor households.
To know more about ISAP’s initiatives, contact the team on their website.
About HCL Grant
There are about 3.3 million NGOs in India doing commendable work in various areas aimed at inclusion and development. The HCL Grant has been launched to support the institutionalization of the Fifth Estate comprising individuals and institutions formed and led by the citizens of the country through the creation of strong governance frameworks and management capabilities. An endeavor of the HCL Foundation, HCL Grant envisions to build sustainable communities by supporting NGOs and individuals who are doing path-breaking work towards high impact transformation in rural India. In the first year, HCL Grant has identified the best NGOs in the area of rural education. To know more about the HCL Grant: http://www.hcl.com/hcl-grant
Source……..Meryl Garcia in http://www.the betterindia.com
Natarajan
Ladakh’s First and Only All-Women Travel Company and the Woman Who Started it All…
How many women does it take to start an all-women travel company, set up a women’s welfare network for women in distress, write tirelessly on social and environmental issues, win a bronze at the National Ice Hockey Championship, and keep training an ever-growing number of women to be professional trekking guides in the harsh terrain of Ladakh? Just one, if that woman happens to be Thinlas Chorol.
Back in 2009, Thinlas Chorol set up the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company, which has the distinction of being Ladakh’s first travel company completely owned and operated by women. It is also known for promoting ecotourism.
Thinlas’ foray into the mountains began as a five-year-old accompanying her father on long treks through the mountains with their goats and sheep.
Thinlas Chorol
Having lost her mother when she was a baby, her father was all Thinlas had. Scared that “something might happen” to him if he were to venture into the mountains alone, she went with him. Today, as one of Ladakh’s best trekking guides, she looks back on that incomparable training fondly, as “the bliss of my childhood.”
Her Journey
What was far from bliss was the assortment of obstacles Thinlas encountered on her way to becoming the pioneering and inspirational woman she is today. Societal restrictions, taboos and narrow mindsets had to be countered for her to become a professional trekking guide at a time when female trekking guides were unheard of.
Despite her trekking competence, many travel companies refused to hire her as a guide, solely on account of her being a woman.
Most men, on the other hand, were hired as trekking guides even without any professional training or knowledge of trekking routes or awareness of environmental impact. She was repeatedly told that a Ladakhi woman going into the mountains with a group of foreigners would be frowned upon by society. But she didn’t let the rejections and social taboos stop her.
Thinlas had met a few female travellers who had been harassed by their male trekking guides and were keen on trekking with a female guide they could trust. With the encouragement she received at SECMOL (Students Education and Culture Movement of Ladakh, an organization that helps educate children from remote regions of Ladakh) and the support of her American English teacher, Thinlas went on to gain some commendable professional expertise. She attended a mountaineering course at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (Uttarkashi) and spent a semester at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, where she picked up wilderness and leadership skills. She even worked as an instructional aide at NOLS and was the first Ladakhi to do so.
Thinlas started the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company (LWTC) in 2009 at the age of 29.
Trekkers with the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company
Since then, many Ladakhi women have approached her to train them as trekking guides and, today, the company has 8 guides, 4 trainees and 20 employees in all. It takes a minimum of one year with the company to become a trekking guide. Thinlas also co-founded the Ladakhi Women’s Welfare Network in late 2013, which helps women report crimes against them and works towards their general welfare.
Responsible Travel and Ecotourism
Given Thinlas’ deep sense of connection with the land, responsible travel is a huge part of LWTC’s work. Having seen a lot of garbage dumped on the mountains by irresponsible campers and tourists, the women at LWTC ensure that the ‘leave no trace’ rule is respected on their treks and the environmental impact minimized.
Trekkers make halts at homestays run by rural women and learn from Ladakhis about their way of life. Clients are told to avoid plastic bottles and instead refill water bottles at the homestays. Thinlas says that since homestays are unprofitable for travel agencies many of them don’t offer this option to clients unless the latter specifically insist on them. As LWTC’s website states, homestays help rural women achieve the same status as their men who are out earning for their families. Homestays also encourage people to remain in their villages instead of seeking jobs in cities.
Homestays are the most eco-friendly way to discover Ladakh as they also put minimal pressure on natural resources, unlike camping, which requires ponies and donkeys that deprive the local wildlife of its share of the sparse grass on the mountains.
The women of LWTC are also highly knowledgeable about the local culture, history, flora and fauna and are glad to share that knowledge with the trekkers. A trek with them can give a city dweller an experience of the real Ladakh more than any typical ‘touristy’ visit could.
The Challenges
The main challenge for LWTC is the seasonal nature of their work, with the season being barely four months from June to September. LWTC has to stretch out the income made in these few months for the rest of the year. In the winter, LWTC offers snow leopard treks but, because this is the off-season, there aren’t many takers. The team also looks forward to more people volunteering to teach English to the Ladakhi women training with the company.
The Vision
In empowering herself, Thinlas has empowered a host of other women as well.
In her own words: “Women should think for themselves and not depend on their families. If they believe in themselves, they can achieve what they want. Women should not listen to what society is saying. They should listen to their own ability to work. Then, definitely, they will succeed if they work hard.”
Her vision for LWTC is to see her trekking guides spread their wings across the globe and, in turn, inspire many others to actualize their dreams.
If you’d like to help, please donate to the Ladakhi Women’s Welfare Network (LWWN). It is not affiliated with any religious or political institution and works independently for the welfare of the women of Ladakh.
Source…..Namita Kulkarni in http://www.thebetterindia.com
Natarajan
நீரிழிவைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் பழுப்பக்காய் ….
பாகற்காய் உடல்நலனுக்கு நல்லது. நீரிழிவு நோயைக் கட்டுப்படுத்துவதில் முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கிறது. அதன் கசப்புத் தன்மை காரணமாக, பலரும் அதை நெருங்க பயப்படுவார்கள். அப்படிக் கசப்புத்தன்மை இல்லாமல், பாகற்காயின் குணநலன்களையும், அதை விஞ்சும் மருத்துவ குணங்களையும் கொண்டது பழுப்பக்காய்.
“கசப்புத் தன்மையில்லாமல், துவர்ப்புத் தன்மை கொண்ட இந்த விநோதமான காயை எங்கள் கிராமத்தில் பன்னெடுங்காலமாக உணவாகப் பயன்படுத்திவருகிறார்கள். மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலையோர கிராமங்களில் விளையும் இந்த அரிய காயை அக்டோபர், டிசம்பர் பருவத்தில் நூற்றுக்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் சந்தைக்குக் கொண்டுவந்து கிலோ ரூ.100 முதல் ரூ.150 வரை விற்கிறார்கள். அந்தக் காயை தமிழகத்தின் மற்ற மாவட்டங்களில் காண்பதே அரிதாக இருக்கிறது. இதை விவசாய, இயற்கை ஆர்வலர்கள் அனைத்து பகுதிகளுக்கும் கொண்டுபோய் சேர்க்கலாமே?” என்று கேட்கிறார் ஆர்.கணேஷ்குமார்.
துவர்ப்பான பழுப்பக்காய்
இவர், கோவை பீளமேட்டில் உள்ள தனியார் மருந்தியல் கல்லூரியில் 4-ம் ஆண்டு மருந்தியலாளர் படிப்பு படிக்கிறார். இந்தத் தாவரத்தின் மருத்துவப் பலன்கள் குறித்து, கடந்த இரண்டாண்டுகளாக ஆராய்ச்சியிலும் ஈடுபட்டுவருவதாகத் தெரிவிக்கிறார். பழுப்பக்காய் குறித்து அவர் மேலும் பகிர்ந்துகொண்டது:
என்னுடைய சொந்த ஊர் நெல்லை சிவகிரி வட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆத்துவழி மலைக்கிராமம். இங்குள்ள தலையணை அருவியின் அடிவாரத்தில் பழுப்பக்காய் நிறைய விளைந்து கிடக்கும். இதை பழுவக்காய் என்றும் சொல்வார்கள். இதோட தாவரவியல் பெயர் ‘மொமோர்டிகா டயோகா’ (Momordica Dioica). படர்கொடி வகையான இந்தத் தாவரம் வெள்ளரிக்காய் குடும்பத்தை சேர்ந்தது. இதில் கார்போஹைட்ரேட் அதிகமுள்ளது. பாகற்காய்க்கு அடுத்தபடியாக மருத்துவ குணம் வாய்ந்த இந்த காய், துவர்ப்பு சுவையுடையதாக இருப்பதால் எளிதாகச் சாப்பிடலாம். பழுப்பக்காயில் துவர்ப்புத் தன்மைக்குக் காரணமாக இருக்கும் வேதிப்பொருள் ஆந்த்ராகுயினோன் கிளைகோசைட்ஸ் (anthraquinone glycosides).
மானாவாரி விளைச்சல்
பாகற்காயில் இரண்டு வகைகள் உண்டு. கரம்பக்காய் என்பது ஒன்று, சராசரியான பாகற்காய் மற்றொன்று. அதில் கரம்பைக்காய் உருண்டையாக இருக்கும். இது சர்க்கரை நோயைக் கட்டுப்படுத்த பயன்படுகிறது. அதே குணநலன்களைக் கொண்டது இது. பொரித்தும், தண்ணீரில் வேகவைத்து வெங்காயம், தேங்காய் போட்டுப் பொரியல் செய்தும் இதைச் சாப்பிடலாம். எவ்வளவு வேண்டுமானாலும் சாப்பிடலாம். விதைகளையும் மென்று சாப்பிடலாம். இலங்கையில் மட்டன், சிக்கன் வறுவல் செய்யும்போது, இந்தக் காயையும் சேர்த்துக்கொள்கிறார்கள்.
மழைக்காலத்தில், எங்கள் ஊரைச் சுற்றி 40 கி.மீ. சுற்றுவட்டாரத்தில் மானாவாரி நிலங்களில் இது அதிகமாக விளைகிறது. குளசேகரப்பேரி கண்மாய்க்கரையோரம் வண்டல் மண்ணில் செழித்து வளருகிறது. இதன் அடிப்பாகத்தில் உள்ள கிழங்கை நட்டு வைத்தால் மூன்று மாதங்களில் கொடிபோல வளர்ந்து காய்த்து, காய்ந்து விடுகிறது. இதன் பூ, பழத்தைப் பயன்படுத்துவது இல்லை. அக்டோபர், டிசம்பர் மாதங்களில் இது காயாக இருக்கும்போது பறித்து வாசுதேவநல்லூர் பேரூராட்சி சந்தையில் நூற்றுக்கு மேற்பட்டோர் விற்பதைக் காணலாம். இதைச் சாப்பிடுபவர்களுக்கு சர்க்கரை நோய் கட்டுப்பாட்டுக்குள் வருகிறது.
பரவலாக வளர்க்கலாம்
ஒரு நாளைக்கு, ஒரு நபர் கால் கிலோவரை சாப்பிடலாம். இதைச் சாப்பிடுபவர்களுக்கு மலச்சிக்கல் அகலும். குடலில் நூல்புழுக்களை அழிக்கிறது.
சிவகிரிக்கு அடுத்தபடியாக இந்தத் தாவரத்தைப் புளியங்குடியில் பார்த்திருக்கிறேன். அசாம், மேற்கு வங்கத்திலும் இந்த பழுப்பக்காய் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. இதை தமிழகத்தின் அனைத்துப் பகுதிகளிலும் வளர்க்கலாம். குறிப்பாக மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலையோரக் கிராமங்களில் நன்கு வளரக்கூடியது இந்தத் தாவரம். இதைப் பரவலாக வளர்க்கலாம்” என்கிறார் கணேஷ்குமார்.
பழுப்பக்காய் தொடர்பான இவருடைய ஆராய்ச்சிக்கு மருந்தியல் கல்லூரி ஆசிரியர்கள் சிவக்குமார், சாமுவேல், சியாமளா ஆகியோர் வழிகாட்டிகளாக இருக்கின்றனர். இது குறித்த ஆய்வை தொடர்ந்து மேற்கொண்டுவருகிறார் கணேஷ்குமார்.
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