Gutka- A Silent Killer By Anitha Varughese‚ LCSW Gutka‚ a form of smokeless tobacco‚ is a cocktail of tobacco‚ nicotine‚ and carcinogens that contains many unhealthy additives such as magnesium carbonate and phenyl ethyl alcohol‚ along with harmful perfumery compounds including musk ketones and other injurious fragrance compounds (which are known to be dangerous in toiletries). Gutka use is one of the major causes of oral cancer in India‚ is one of India.s most serious social problems‚ and is also
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About Eid Coming with the new moon‚ the festival marks the end of ’Ramadan’ - a month when Muslims fast throughout the day and eat only at night Prayers‚ feasts and family get- together are the major highlights of the eid ul fitr celebrations. It was during this month that the holy Koran was revealed. Eid means recurring happiness or festivity. Eid is celebrated in India with much enthusiasm and fervor and Muslims from all strata of life can be seen adorned in beautiful new clothes‚ visiting
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Diwali Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad &
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Eid ul-Fitr means the celebration of the end of Ramadan. During Eid ul-Fitr we give donations to those in need in the community -- the donations are called Fitrana. The significance of this holiday is to celebrate the completion of Ramadan. Ramadan is the holy month of fasting‚ in which one eats before sun up and does not eat or drink again until sundown. This is one of the Five Pillars of Islam‚ which make up the foundation of Muslim life. The pillars consist of the oneness of God‚ five daily
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mirth and celebration for the muslims all over the world. Eid ul fitr celebrates the completion of the month of Ramadan‚ in which muslims fast and increase their spiritual devotions and is meant to be a recognition the material and spiritual favour of God to his creation. On this day‚ Muslims all over the world thank god for the gift of fasting‚ in which they avoided food‚ drink and intercourse from down to dust‚ out of obedience servitude. Eid ul fitr is an expression of a person to show his happiness
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Eid Al-Fitr Every country has some days which are celebrated by people‚ and they are called festivals. In fact‚ most festival days in the world come from religion. In Saudi Arabia‚ Saudi people celebrate in Eid Al-Fitr‚ which comes after month of Ramadan‚ which is the Muslims fasting. Indeed‚ people usually dress new clothes‚ do some celebration in the morning‚ and eat special food. First of all‚ as every festival in the world ‚people wear
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The Eid at The Mosque With the excitement that kept me awake all night long and the overwhelming feelings of joy‚ delight‚ and happiness I started preparing my self for one of the happiest days in every Muslim life. Usually‚ every family welcomes the Eid-Muslims holidays- with rituals by cleaning process that goes on for days‚ changing the entire house furniture‚ for who can afford it‚ and baying new clothes especially for the occasion. And with main ready even
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Kannada or English. Earlier‚ the language was being used as medium of instruction in few Marathi medium schools in Tamil Nadu. It was in use as language of rituals along with Sanskrit. Most importantly‚ it was language of literature. However‚ as observed by native speakers‚ the use of Thanjavur Marathi has now shrunk to become a community language spoken only at home by the descendents of the Thanjavur Marathi people. Younger generations are denying the use of language even at the household. There
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Marathi: Big Newspapers Are Elephants By Robin Jeffrey To understand the Marathi press‚ one needs to appreciate two cities-Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona). Mumbai is the Manhattan of India-a buzzing‚ multi- lingual magnet of an island. As well as the industrial and commercial focus of India‚ it is the base for the advertising industry and for India’s two biggest newspaper chains‚ The Times of India and The Indian Express. Pune‚ on the other hand‚ is Maharashtra’s Boston (indeed‚ both have brahmins)
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Research proposal Report Eid Celebration & Managing Budget of Lower Income Family Submitted To: Mr. Tahir Iqbal Submitted By: Saima M younus MBA-III Abstract
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