The politicians should refrain from provoking the believers and poking fun at their beliefs
It is unfortunate and saddening to note that a particular religion in Kerala has come under attack from all political parties that swear by secularism, tolerance and pluralism. Onam, portrayed as the
On a morning safari in the buffer zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve this week, our jeep approached a camp within the forest. At the turn, a beautiful big mahua tree was in full bloom and under it, two children were collecting the freshly fallen flowers in a small metal pot. The sight is common across the Gondwana lands (central India). It reminded me of when we played Holi
Recently the Indian Medical Association (IMA) served a defamation notice on yoga acharya Swami Ramdev for alleged disparaging remarks on modern medicine and medical practitioners (MMP) seeking an apology demanding a compensation of Rs 1,000.
By CHANDRE DHARMAWARDANA
Every country has a lore of “traditional medicine” in addition to the mainstream medical system, which today is based on a rigorous system of institutionalized medical education based on science. Even the WHO has recently recognized and attempted to give formal structure to such Traditional and Complementary (T&C) systems of medicine (see: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/312342;jsessionid=4ADD7EEB300760DC10D0C42745ABDC31).
Thus, the WHO defines “traditional medicine” as:
“The sum total of knowledge and practices, whether explicable or not, used in diagnosing, preventing or eliminating physical, mental and social diseases. This knowledge or practice may rely exclusively on past experience and observation handed down orally or in writing from generation to generation. These practices are native to the country in which they are practiced. The majority of indigenous traditional medicine has been practised at the primary healthcare level”.