"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." - Rabindranath Tagore
Monday, August 13, 2007
A Thought for Today-46: August 11, 2007
"Be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought." - Henry David Thoreau
A Thought for Today-45: August 10, 2007
"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." - Paul Boese
Ten Pledges for Students from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
1. I shall pursue my education and my work with dedication and I shall excel in it.
2. From now onwards, I shall teach at least ten persons who cannot read and write to read and write.
3. I shall plant at least ten saplings and shall ensure their growth through constant care.
4. I shall visit rural and urban areas and permanently wean away at least five persons from addiction and gambling.
5. I shall constantly endeavour to remove the pain of my suffering brethren.
6. I shall not support any religious, caste or language differentiation.
7. I shall be honest and endeavour to make a corruption-free society.
8. I shall work for becoming an enlightened citizen and make my family righteous.
9. I shall always be a friend of the mentally and physically challenged and shall work hard to make them feel normal, like the rest of us.
2. From now onwards, I shall teach at least ten persons who cannot read and write to read and write.
3. I shall plant at least ten saplings and shall ensure their growth through constant care.
4. I shall visit rural and urban areas and permanently wean away at least five persons from addiction and gambling.
5. I shall constantly endeavour to remove the pain of my suffering brethren.
6. I shall not support any religious, caste or language differentiation.
7. I shall be honest and endeavour to make a corruption-free society.
8. I shall work for becoming an enlightened citizen and make my family righteous.
9. I shall always be a friend of the mentally and physically challenged and shall work hard to make them feel normal, like the rest of us.
10. I shall proudly celebrate the success of my country and my people.
Eyecatchers-15 : R K Narayan Birth Centenary Celebrations
R.K.Narayan, the master storyteller, whose sensitive, well-drawn portrayal of twentieth-century Indian life is set mostly in the fictional South Indian town, ‘Malgudi’, received rich tributes from the students of Madura College during his birth centenary celebrations organized by the English Dept of the college recently.
About 200 teachers and students participated in a seminar on ‘R.K.Narayan – the Master Storyteller’ sponsored by the Madura College Board. Thirty papers were presented dealing with the works of Narayan, followed by a brainstorming session.
Prof.Jamuna Rani of Sri Meenakshi Govt College, Prof.Thayyalnayaki of GTN College and Prof.Padma Srinivasan chaired the paper presentation sessions. The students also presented skits based on short stories of Narayan as a part of the celebrations.
About 200 teachers and students participated in a seminar on ‘R.K.Narayan – the Master Storyteller’ sponsored by the Madura College Board. Thirty papers were presented dealing with the works of Narayan, followed by a brainstorming session.
Prof.Jamuna Rani of Sri Meenakshi Govt College, Prof.Thayyalnayaki of GTN College and Prof.Padma Srinivasan chaired the paper presentation sessions. The students also presented skits based on short stories of Narayan as a part of the celebrations.
(The New Indian Express, Madurai, Aug.13, 2007)
Eyecatchers-14 : Scientific Breakthrough in Oxygenation of Blood - Express News Service
A professor from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and a cardiothoracic surgeon from the Apollo Hospitals claimed to have come out with a pathbreaking concept to help treat acute and chronic lung failures.
After two years of joint research, A.Subrahmanyam of the Dept of Physics, IIT-M and consultant cardio-thoracic surgeon of the Apollo Hospitals, Dr.Paul Ramesh on Friday shared the details of their new method, ‘Photocatalytic oxygenation of human blood’ with the mediapersons.
In the acute and chronic lung diseases, often there is a need for oxygen to be supplied from external sources. Presently, ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) is used to provide oxygen to the patients. “However, ventilators cannot increase the amount of oxygen in tissues beyond a point. The ECMO too has many limitations,” explained Dr.Ramesh.
However, the duo have now developed an easier way to send oxygen to lungs which helps patients to make oxygen using sunlight.
Subrahmanyam explained, “Blood contains 80% of water which has oxygen and hydrogen. So, we thought of splitting the oxygen from it.” The oxygen thus formed could be sent to the blood and delivered to the tissues circumventing the lung.
The method goes like this – researchers have used a thin film technology and developed a nano porous layer of titanium-dioxide and indium tin oxide which is only 500 nano metre thick (thickness of a human hair) and used UV light to demonstrate effective oxygenation of human blood.
Soon, they will conduct tests on animals and later clinical trials. “The functional device should be ready in two years,” said Dr.Ramesh.
At present, the experiments were conducted in-vitro (laboratory) conditions. But the duo are planning to create a device which could be fixed inside the body of the patient.
According to Dr.Ramesh, this would help in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases which has a prevalence of 11.6 and 8.77 per 1000 in men and women respectively.
After two years of joint research, A.Subrahmanyam of the Dept of Physics, IIT-M and consultant cardio-thoracic surgeon of the Apollo Hospitals, Dr.Paul Ramesh on Friday shared the details of their new method, ‘Photocatalytic oxygenation of human blood’ with the mediapersons.
In the acute and chronic lung diseases, often there is a need for oxygen to be supplied from external sources. Presently, ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) is used to provide oxygen to the patients. “However, ventilators cannot increase the amount of oxygen in tissues beyond a point. The ECMO too has many limitations,” explained Dr.Ramesh.
However, the duo have now developed an easier way to send oxygen to lungs which helps patients to make oxygen using sunlight.
Subrahmanyam explained, “Blood contains 80% of water which has oxygen and hydrogen. So, we thought of splitting the oxygen from it.” The oxygen thus formed could be sent to the blood and delivered to the tissues circumventing the lung.
The method goes like this – researchers have used a thin film technology and developed a nano porous layer of titanium-dioxide and indium tin oxide which is only 500 nano metre thick (thickness of a human hair) and used UV light to demonstrate effective oxygenation of human blood.
Soon, they will conduct tests on animals and later clinical trials. “The functional device should be ready in two years,” said Dr.Ramesh.
At present, the experiments were conducted in-vitro (laboratory) conditions. But the duo are planning to create a device which could be fixed inside the body of the patient.
According to Dr.Ramesh, this would help in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases which has a prevalence of 11.6 and 8.77 per 1000 in men and women respectively.
(Courtesy: The New Indian Express, Madurai, August 12, 2007)
Eyecatchers-13 : India’s Best and Worst: NDTV Poll Findings
Mahatma Gandhi has been voted the greatest national icon in an opinion poll of icons, events and landmarks conducted by NDTV for the program “India at 60”.
Other findings are:
Democracy is the greatest national pride and Bribery its worst shame; the IT revolution is the one event that changed the country, while Operation Bluestar and the anti-Sikh riots are its greatest political blot. The NDTV poll was conducted using direct questionnaires administered at street corners in 13 cities, SMS responses, and voting on the worldwide web.
Sachin Tendulkar was voted the country’s greatest sportsperson; ‘Mother India’ the greatest film; and the patriotic ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ the greatest song.
In the perception of the respondents, the Mahatma was ahead of Mother Teresa. Other personalities in the list of icons are JRD Tata, Indira Gandhi, Narayana N.R.Murthy, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jawaharlal Nehru.
The poll found that the national achievements, besides democracy, that give Indians the greatest pride are secularism, the IT industry, the armed forces, the Railways, and the judiciary. Hunger comes next only to bribery as the worst shame, followed by untouchability, dowry and manual scavenging.
(Courtesy: The Hindu, Tamil Nadu Edition, Madurai, Sunday, August 12, 2007)
Other findings are:
Democracy is the greatest national pride and Bribery its worst shame; the IT revolution is the one event that changed the country, while Operation Bluestar and the anti-Sikh riots are its greatest political blot. The NDTV poll was conducted using direct questionnaires administered at street corners in 13 cities, SMS responses, and voting on the worldwide web.
Sachin Tendulkar was voted the country’s greatest sportsperson; ‘Mother India’ the greatest film; and the patriotic ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ the greatest song.
In the perception of the respondents, the Mahatma was ahead of Mother Teresa. Other personalities in the list of icons are JRD Tata, Indira Gandhi, Narayana N.R.Murthy, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jawaharlal Nehru.
The poll found that the national achievements, besides democracy, that give Indians the greatest pride are secularism, the IT industry, the armed forces, the Railways, and the judiciary. Hunger comes next only to bribery as the worst shame, followed by untouchability, dowry and manual scavenging.
(Courtesy: The Hindu, Tamil Nadu Edition, Madurai, Sunday, August 12, 2007)
Saturday, August 11, 2007
"What makes you Happy in Life?" by Fr.Jose Panthaplamthottiyil
"What makes you happy in life?" My question was not pre-meditated or well-planned. As I saw his angelic face bubbling with joy and enthusiasm, the question popped out of my mouth before I knew it.
He paused. Then with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes, he said: "I am happy when I do the right things in life."
"Excellent!" My response was spontaneous. Then I realized there was a tear in my eyes. For a brief moment I was choked with emotion by listening to the wisdom of an eleven-year-old boy.
A few months later, as I walked into Christ College, as a lecturer in 1991, I was curious to find out how our first year Pre-University students would respond to my question. In some of the classes I went to, I asked the students to write-down-three most important things that make them happy in their life.
Their answers were diverse and numerous. However, some of them were common and identical. Most students wrote their family makes them happy. The second most common answer was that their friends make them happy. Here are a few other things they thought would really make them happy in their life: good marks, sports, movies, good jobs, helping others and being loved.
As I scanned through their answers I was pleasantly surprised in several respects. Is it not a familiar saying that 'getting things and having things' really make us all happy? Then how is it that most students chose family and friends as what really make them happy? Another thing that surprised me was the near absence of the mention of money in their answers. Am I to believe that they know better when the world seemingly is going after money as if nothing else matters in this life? Anyway, they seemed to think that money is something that can buy everything in this world except happiness.
Also, they did not think of food and drink either when they searched for answers to my question. It is like they have already learned at this young age that the pleasure derived from food and drink is transient while happiness is something that really runs deep in our lives.
Our young students seem to find happiness at home with parents who care and with brothers and sisters who share their love. They find happiness when they are with their true friends. They also find happiness when they help others. Their happiness is real. No doubt about it. If they can find happiness in so many different ways, why is it that some of the adults among us think that true happiness is like a butterfly that is always beyond our grasp?
As I walked back to my residence, the words of Jesus came to my mind: "Father, Lord of heaven and earth, to you I offer praise; for what you have hidden from the learned and the clever, you have revealed to the merest children."
Yet, I sadly remembered that some of these very same students will probably lose their innocence very fast as they begin to grow up in our confused world. That made me wonder whether the grown-ups could do anything to make this world a better place to grow up for our students. Then I heard the eleven-year-old boy saying with a chuckle: "By doing the right things in life!"
(Courtesy: Children's Digest, Feb.1999 - Pub. Rashtra Deepika Ltd, Kottayam, Kerala)
Eyecatchers-12 : A Healthier Tomorrow by Arjun Jassal
Atoms, the building blocks of the universe, come together in diverse and complex arrangements to form molecules. These in turn join each other to build the world around us.
Everything, even the human body, is made of molecules. Although some of them are found in nature, others have to be designed and built for applications like medicines to new materials.
Dr.Goverdhan Mehta, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has been awarded Gujar Mal Modi Science Award for 2007 for designing and building molecules.
He says, "Organic molecules are very important. They form important drugs, plastics, dyes and most lifestyle materials. All of them don't just fall from heaven, they have to be made. We are also working on molecules that could be used to treat cancer and diabetes. We are also concentrating on neuro-degradation."
Apart from this, Mehta also has been building long-chain carbon atoms that have symmetries and are not found in nature. As of now these molecules do not have any marketable use.
However, he feels that this will change with time. "That is the nature of research, if something is predictable it is not science; we would already know what it is", he adds.
(From "A scientist's bid for a healthier tomorrow" by Arjun Jassal, The New Indian Express, Madurai, August 11, 2007)
Friday, August 10, 2007
Eyecatchers-11 : The Brain in Love
Science is just beginning to parse the inner workings of the brain in love, examining the blissful or ruinous fall from a medley of perspectives; neural systems, chemical messengers and the biology of reward.
It was only in 200 that two London scientists selected 70 people, all in the early sizzle of love, and rolled them into the giant cylinder of a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner, or fMRI. The images they got are thought to be science's first pictures of the brain in love.
The pictures were a revelation, and others have followed, showing that romantic love is a lot like addiction to alcohol or drugs.
Human brains are complicated, with additional neural systems that seek romance, others that want comfort and companionship, and others that are just out for a roll in the hay.
Yet the chemistry between two people is not just a matter of molecules careening around the brain, dictating feelings like some game of neuro-billiards. Attraction also involves personal history. "Our parents have an effect on us," says Helen Fisher, evolutionary anthropologist at Rutgers University who studies human attraction. "So does the school system, television, timing, mystery."
Every book ever read, and every movie ever wept through, starts changing a course toward the chosen one.
(Excerpted from 'The New Indian Express', Madurai, dated August 10, 2007)
Thursday, August 09, 2007
An anecdote from Isaac Asimov’s Life
Isaac Asimov, one of the great science story writers, once wrote, “In 1939, at the age of 19, I wrote my first robot story. I had changed the world and I did not know it. In 1950, someone took my first nine robot stories and put them together in a book. A gentleman named, Joseph Engel Berger, read and was inspired with a life long desire to build robots. He has since become world’s leading manufacturer, installer and maintainer of these machines and he makes millions – He gives me all the credit but keeps the money.
Courtesy : Science Express
'The Art of Living' by Swami Atmananda
Socrates says that many of us live, but do not know the art of living. That is why we are always miserable. He who knows the art of living alone can enjoy life.
The art of living makes life worth living. In the absence of such an art, man tends to be like an animal driven by instincts. Thinkers and law-givers have referred to a person devoid of such an art as an animal without horns and tail. There is a story of a dog which had saved a child from a wolf; but for that reason, nobody would gratefully garland it. This is because the dog acts in this manner not due to its intellect, but purely due to its natural instinct and inherent tendency. The art of living is directed by our intellect and not by instinct.
Man makes himself miserable by being ignorant of the art of living. A number of examples can be given, but one will suffice.
One of my friends is holding a very high position in the Indian Administrative Service. He is very honest and hardworking. But he never learnt the art of living and so he has become outspoken. Honest people become somewhat rough. Very often, those who speak the truth are short-tempered. This friend of mine is also a strict disciplinarian, and does not like to bow down before anyone. As a result, everyone curses him behind his back. When he comes to know about it, he becomes a bit depressed. Living constantly under such circumstances, he has become a victim of tension and neurosis. For example, when someone asks him to do some work, he at once shouts back at him that work would not be done. Later, however, he might even do the work, yet he has already made him an enemy right from the beginning. So, even if the work is done, the person does not think that it was possible only due to the officer, because he had already rebuffed him. So I suggested to him that whenever someone approached him for any work, let him not shout at him, or rebuke him. But instead, let him express sympathy and make him understand that although it was difficult to do that work due to some reasons, he would do his best to help him. After all, a man wants to listen to a few sweet words. We cannot always oblige everyone, but at least we can talk obligingly. This is one aspect of the art of living.
There is another aspect to it – to be ready to face anything unexpected. Let us understand very well that the world does not go on according to our wish and will. As long as life is smooth, we should thank God for it, considering it to be His grace. When the happenings are not according to our calculations, and things become topsy-turvy, we should not become depressed or hopeless but must pray to God to give us mental strength to face such difficult situations. Actually, only under such unfavourable circumstances, a man is put to real test. We must realize that prosperity and adversity, happiness and sorrow, make the warp and woof of life. Such a realization saves us from faltering and falling during such moments of adversity.
There is a third aspect of the art of living – converting the habit of fault-finding into creativity and through practice, trying to develop in us a habit of seeing virtues. The faults of others appear too tasty to us – we delight in them and go on spreading them around. We should try to convert this tendency of fault-finding into a creative activity. For example, a doctor looks at a patient’s faults, nay, he even magnifies them with the help of instruments. But his idea behind it is to remove them from the patient. This is known as creative and positive fault-finding. In order to learn such an art, we should try to develop the tendency of looking for good in others. Unfortunately, it is not our nature. We shall have to cultivate it by conscious effort. It is natural that we see others’ faults all at once. But when this tendency of finding fault in others arises, let us also try to see their virtues. There can be no one with only good or with only evil.
These three aspects of the art of living enrich us spiritually and help us to make our life meaningful.
The art of living makes life worth living. In the absence of such an art, man tends to be like an animal driven by instincts. Thinkers and law-givers have referred to a person devoid of such an art as an animal without horns and tail. There is a story of a dog which had saved a child from a wolf; but for that reason, nobody would gratefully garland it. This is because the dog acts in this manner not due to its intellect, but purely due to its natural instinct and inherent tendency. The art of living is directed by our intellect and not by instinct.
Man makes himself miserable by being ignorant of the art of living. A number of examples can be given, but one will suffice.
One of my friends is holding a very high position in the Indian Administrative Service. He is very honest and hardworking. But he never learnt the art of living and so he has become outspoken. Honest people become somewhat rough. Very often, those who speak the truth are short-tempered. This friend of mine is also a strict disciplinarian, and does not like to bow down before anyone. As a result, everyone curses him behind his back. When he comes to know about it, he becomes a bit depressed. Living constantly under such circumstances, he has become a victim of tension and neurosis. For example, when someone asks him to do some work, he at once shouts back at him that work would not be done. Later, however, he might even do the work, yet he has already made him an enemy right from the beginning. So, even if the work is done, the person does not think that it was possible only due to the officer, because he had already rebuffed him. So I suggested to him that whenever someone approached him for any work, let him not shout at him, or rebuke him. But instead, let him express sympathy and make him understand that although it was difficult to do that work due to some reasons, he would do his best to help him. After all, a man wants to listen to a few sweet words. We cannot always oblige everyone, but at least we can talk obligingly. This is one aspect of the art of living.
There is another aspect to it – to be ready to face anything unexpected. Let us understand very well that the world does not go on according to our wish and will. As long as life is smooth, we should thank God for it, considering it to be His grace. When the happenings are not according to our calculations, and things become topsy-turvy, we should not become depressed or hopeless but must pray to God to give us mental strength to face such difficult situations. Actually, only under such unfavourable circumstances, a man is put to real test. We must realize that prosperity and adversity, happiness and sorrow, make the warp and woof of life. Such a realization saves us from faltering and falling during such moments of adversity.
There is a third aspect of the art of living – converting the habit of fault-finding into creativity and through practice, trying to develop in us a habit of seeing virtues. The faults of others appear too tasty to us – we delight in them and go on spreading them around. We should try to convert this tendency of fault-finding into a creative activity. For example, a doctor looks at a patient’s faults, nay, he even magnifies them with the help of instruments. But his idea behind it is to remove them from the patient. This is known as creative and positive fault-finding. In order to learn such an art, we should try to develop the tendency of looking for good in others. Unfortunately, it is not our nature. We shall have to cultivate it by conscious effort. It is natural that we see others’ faults all at once. But when this tendency of finding fault in others arises, let us also try to see their virtues. There can be no one with only good or with only evil.
These three aspects of the art of living enrich us spiritually and help us to make our life meaningful.
(Excerpted from 'The Vedanta Kesari'. December 2000, A Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai Publication)
Gandhiana-1: "Gandhiji’s Talisman"
“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test: Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to Swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away.”
Courtesy: "Living Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi" - Edited by Mulk Raj Anand
An NCERT publication
Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away.”
Courtesy: "Living Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi" - Edited by Mulk Raj Anand
An NCERT publication
Some Ideas basic to Enlightened Citizenship
1. Human family is one.
2. We must own the entire human family as our own.
3. My welfare is best guaranteed in your welfare. So I must promote your welfare to be sure about my welfare.
4. Truth is one but is called by various names.
5. You cannot judge without being judged.
6. You can claim without forgetting others’ claim.
7. You can give up without insisting on others to do likewise.
8. You can serve and never ask for return.
9. How wonderful it is to be given to immolate one’s little self and emerge in the great self of all.
Courtesy: ‘Enlightened Citizenship’ - Published by Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi
2. We must own the entire human family as our own.
3. My welfare is best guaranteed in your welfare. So I must promote your welfare to be sure about my welfare.
4. Truth is one but is called by various names.
5. You cannot judge without being judged.
6. You can claim without forgetting others’ claim.
7. You can give up without insisting on others to do likewise.
8. You can serve and never ask for return.
9. How wonderful it is to be given to immolate one’s little self and emerge in the great self of all.
Courtesy: ‘Enlightened Citizenship’ - Published by Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi
A Thought for Today-44: August 9, 2007
If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather look up to your own faults with a view to correct them. - Holy Mother Sarada Devi
'Tips to Save Time' by Gowri Ramnarayan
1. Note down goals, tasks.
2. Make a daily and weekly time table
3. List out priorities in the order of importance.
4. Focus on the most important goal first
5. Be honest in keeping to schedule
6. Give full attention to the task on hand
7. Allot time for checking and revision
8. Balance work-time with play-time
9. Stretch yourself
10. Don’t make impractical demands on yourself
11. Allow time for mistakes, accidents
12. Finish work before starting to play
13. Complete one task before going to the next
14. Attend to details
15. Have alternatives ready in case of mishaps.
Courtesy : Signpost, The Hindu, 1.12.2000
2. Make a daily and weekly time table
3. List out priorities in the order of importance.
4. Focus on the most important goal first
5. Be honest in keeping to schedule
6. Give full attention to the task on hand
7. Allot time for checking and revision
8. Balance work-time with play-time
9. Stretch yourself
10. Don’t make impractical demands on yourself
11. Allow time for mistakes, accidents
12. Finish work before starting to play
13. Complete one task before going to the next
14. Attend to details
15. Have alternatives ready in case of mishaps.
Courtesy : Signpost, The Hindu, 1.12.2000
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
A Thought for Today-43: August 8, 2007
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Sir Winston Churchill
A Thought for Today-42: August 7, 2007
"Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign." - Theophile Gautier
Eyecatchers-10 : Plutonium is deadly! by R.P.Subramanian
100 grams of Plutonium can kill one billion people if 'properly' delivered. ... read the U.S.Dept of Energy documentation on the effects of plutonium (Pu) dust that leaked from the Hanford n-facilities in the U.S. for over four decades from the 1940s (made public, thanks to the efforts of former U.S.Energy Secretary, Hazel O'Leary), and how the U.S. Dept of Health is still monitoring - and indeed paying compensation to - tens of thousands of families that have suffered the horrific effects of Pu poisoning even though they lived hundreds of kilometres away from Hanford.
Similar stories, but with less transparency, may be found on the Pu contamination from the Chelyabinsk-Mayak n-plants in Russia, and the Sellfield n-facility (earlier called Windscale) in Britian. (Excerpted from the 'Open Page', The Hindu, August 5, 2007)
Similar stories, but with less transparency, may be found on the Pu contamination from the Chelyabinsk-Mayak n-plants in Russia, and the Sellfield n-facility (earlier called Windscale) in Britian. (Excerpted from the 'Open Page', The Hindu, August 5, 2007)
Eyecatchers-9 : 'Free Hugs' campaign in Japan by Kanako Nakanishi
Tokyo: As passersby look on suspiciously, a group of university students works the streets on a mission to change Japan - by making people hug.
Inspired by Australian Juan Mann, who has earned international fame through Internet by standing in central Sydney with a sign reading "FREE HUGS," the Japanese students are determined to shake up a culture famous for its reserve.
They spend weekends in trendy Harajuku, holding their cardboard replica of Mann's sign and throwing their arms around anyone who takes them up on the offer.
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"Being hugged by a mother is essential to make a baby feel safe, loved and welcomed, and the same effect through hugs is expected for adults as well." (Courtesy: AFP - Excerpted from Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, April 27, 2007)
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