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QUIRKY CURES INDEED

-by Neelam Pandey, Hindustan Times, 16 August 2009 Quirky Cures indeed Today morning, as I was going through my daily ritual of newspaper scanning, a rather queer cartoon of saffron clad man holding a pot caught my attention.  The article while informing about various traditional remedies that are being suggested to prevent Swine Flu, arouses a feeling of mistrust in the reader for the Vedic Sciences. While it is as true as is sad that today lots of people are disgracing the ancient sciences by using them as excuses to hoard money and fame, DOES THAT MEAN YOU START DISREGARDING THE SCIENCE ITSELF? I do not think so. We are blessed to have been born in the land of Vedic Rishis who thousands of years back had answers to questions modern science is still struggling to find. While it is only sane not to fall prey to unscrupulous people selling plants in name of jadibutis , it is important identify and distinguish genuine from hoax. I wish the media would some day take this responsibi...