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By Chandrasekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavaratri or the auspi-cious festival of ninenights dedicated to God-dess Durga and hernine forms begins to-day, September 29,2019. The markets inNavi Mumbai are bus-tling with activity andare wearing a colourfulfestive look while theresidents are busy se-lecting garba costumes,matching jewellery andalso dandiya sticks toparticipate in the gar-ba and dandiya dancesthat is being organisedin every street. SpecialGarba-dandiya classeswere started almost aweek back and peoplefrom all age groupscould be seen signing upto get their steps right.

City gears up for NineDay Navaratri Festival

The city market isflooded with beautifulintricate jewellery inoxidized metals, appli-que kurtas and cholispaired with pleated

Ghagra skirts in handembroidered bright co-lour threads with mir-rors and embellish-ments. Manufacturersand vendors from Raj-

asthan, Mewad, Baro-da, Surat, MadhyaPradesh have come toNavi Mumbai with

Contd. on pg. 4

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Withthe onset of festive sea-son, the Food andDrug Administration(FDA), Maharashtrahas started crackingthe whip on the adul-terators of sweets andmilk. “This festival wewant to ensure thatthe food productsavailable in the mar-ket are free of adulter-ation,” said PallaviDarade, Commission-er, Maharashtra, FDAwhile speaking withthe Newsband.

“Under the Foodand Safety StandardAct (FSSA) 2006, tilldate, the FDA has raid-

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: 15youths, who are resi-dent of Kombadbhujevillage in Ulwe went toShahbaz Gaon of CBD-Belapur and attackedtwo youths with stump,bat and rod. The youthssustained serious inju-ries in the attack andhave been admitted ina hospital. Followingthe incident, NRI policehave arrested 12 youthsunder Section 307.

The injured havebeen identified as YasinShabbir Patel, 27, Ma-her Ahmed Khan, 28-residents of Shahbazvillage, Belapur. Theaccused who attackedthem are Aniket

Two youths attacked inShahbaz Gaon; 12 arrested

B h a g a t ,S w a p n i lMhatre andtheir otheraccomplicesof Kumbab-huje area inUlwe.

Accord-ing to police,the victimYasin Patel,Mobin Ka-dir Khanand two oth-ers WahabKadir Khanand Sufiya-na YusufDhuri ofShahbaz vil-lage have ac r i m i n a lcase regis-

tered against them ear-lier by Aniket Bhagatand Swapnil Mhatre.Due to the case, bothMobin Khan and Wa-hab Khan, who wish togo abroad, are facingdifficulties in obtainingpassports.

On Friday, YasinPatel and his three ac-complices had theircase hearing in theCBD court on Fridaymorning. AniketBhagat was alsopresent. At this time,Yasin Patel requestedAniket to withdraw thecase as they had diffi-culty in obtaining thepassports. Following

Contd. on pg. 2

FDA to crack the whipon adulterators of

sweets: Pallavi DaradeConsumers can call Helpline

numbers for complaint against

suspected adulterationed at least 186 FoodBusiness Operators

(FBOs) on suspicionand fined 22 of them forviolating the FSSA

Contd. on pg. 3

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20,000 students participate in drawing competitionNAVI MUMBAI:

Painting is an ex-tremely effectivemeans of expressingemotions, and youngchildren love paint-ing. Keeping this inmind, the Navi Mum-bai Municipal Corpo-ration (NMMC) orga-nised drawing compe-tition in which morethan 20,000 studentsfrom civic and privateschools in the cityparticipated. The stu-dents through themedium of paintingtried spreadingawareness on com-munity and self-hy-giene and plastic freeNavi Mumbai.

For the studentsfrom class VI to XII,painting competitionwas organized under

the guidance of Mu-nicipal Commissioner,Annasaheb Misal.

During the compe-tition commissionerinteracted with the

students and learntabout their concepts.Speaking about thepictures, commission-er Misal said that hewas impressed by thefact that the studentswere aware of the ad-verse effects of plasticat such a young age.Speaking further he

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: MLAManda Mhatre was fe-licitated by the Guja-rati and Marwari com-munity for her untir-ing support to the com-munity during her 5years term at an eventheld at Jat Bhavan Sea-woods. All the impor-tant office bearers ofPatel Samaj, ThumarSamaj, Kadwa Samaj,Anjana Samaj and oth-er community peoplefrom Navi Mumbai

Gujarati and Marwari community felicitate MLA Manda Mhatrecommunity”. She fur-ther said, “I am confi-dent that with yoursupport I will continueto do my work for thewelfare of Navi Mum-bai.”

Mahadev Walia, Ji-varam Patel, AmbariPatel, Suresh Patel,Nandaram Chowdhury,Datta Ghangele, Bhar-at Jadhav, JayashreeChitre, Manjibhai Pa-tel as well as many of-fice bearers and wom-en were present.

were present.N a n d a r a m

Chowdhury, a socialworker said, “Man-

datai has been workingdiligently for the wel-fare of Navi Mumbai.And I wish her good

luck for the upcomingelection”.

Speaking duringthe occasion, MLA

Manda Mhatre said, “Iam touched by the loveshowered upon me bythe Gujarat and Patel

said, “One does notneed to have any ex-pertise or language tounderstand drawingand painting. Thus,we thought of usingthis as a means tospread awarenessabout Swacchhta andplastic-free NaviMumbai.”

I have changed my name from KAMIL SHA to KAMIL

SHAH WAFATI SHAH QURESHI as per MaharashtraGovernment Gazette Reg No. M-1971398 Dated:- Sep 26 to2 Oct 2019. Add:- Plot No:- 80, Flat No:- 4, ShraddhaLaxmi Chs., Sector-14, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai.

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from MARIA RAMANAND SINGH

to ALIYA NADEEM QURESHI as per MaharashtraGovernment Gazette Reg No. M-1968334 Dated:- 19 to 25Sep 2019. Add:- Room No:- 8, Muzafar Chawl, MasjidRoad, Golibarm, Santacruz(E), Mumbai- 400055.

CHANGE OF NAME

which a quarrel ensuedbetween them.

Angered by the turnof event, at around10.30 pm on Fridaynight, Aniket Bhagatand Swapnil Mhatre,along with 15 others inInnova car, Suzuki-Ce-lerio and Hyundai Cre-ta went and attackedYasin Patel and MehirAhmed Khan with rod,stump and bat. Hear-ing the commotion, theresidents living in thevicinity gathered in

large number. Seeingthem, the attackers fledfrom the stop. Yasinand Mihir were critical-ly injured in the attackand were taken to theNMMC run hospital atVashi.

Following the inci-dent, NRI police havearrested 12 persons,including accused Ani-ket Bhagat and Swap-nil Mhatre. The courthas sentenced them allto two days’ police cus-tody.

Two youths attacked...Contd. from pg. 1


PANVEL: Panvel CityMunicipal Corporation(PCMC) and InfinityFoundation jointly or-ganised a paper bagmaking competition in11 branches of MNRGolden Kids. In thisevent about 520 stu-

Students of MNR Golden Kids makeattractive paper bags symbolisingYoung India’s stand on plastic ban

Number of voters increase in Airoliand Panvel Constituencies from 2014

Belapur Constituency shows a dip


and Jaspal Singh Naol

NAVI MUMBAI: Withthe rising population,the number of new vot-ers in Navi Mumbai hasbeen steadily increas-ing. According to thestatistics, there hasbeen a rise in the num-ber of electoral in boththe Airoli and Panvelconstituency. Howeverin Belapur constituencythe story seems to bedifferent.

In Airoli Constituen-cy, compared to voter’slist in 2014, the num-ber of new voters in2019 have risen by24,141. Currently thereare 4,59,080 voters, outof which 2,62,438 aremale and 1,96,111 arefemales and 31 others.In 2014 there were4,34,939 voters as in-formed by Election dutyReturning officer AbhayKargutakarin in thepresence of TehsildarSujatha Tadavi and Co-ordinator GaneshAghaw

He informed thatthere will be 440 PollingBooths in Airoli constit-uency. Except 23 all the

booths are on groundfloor. This will ensureconvenience to seniorcitizens and physicalchallenged people. Toensure free and fair elec-tion process, 2500 man-power are deployed.

According to statis-tics received for Belapurconstituency, as com-pared to 2014 assembly

election, number of vot-ers in 2019 are found tobe 283 less. Belapur RODnyaneshwar Khutwadinformed “At presentthere are 3,81902 vot-

dents participated withtheir parents and gavethe message of Plasticfree nation.

Mr. Shaam Poshet-ty - Assistant Commis-sioner, Healthofficer Mr. ShaileshGaikwad, Miss Madhu-

priya Awte Senior Advi-sor from PMC, DirectorMrs. Seema Genson,MNR Golden Kids,Mrs. Ayuf Akula Presi-dent Infinity Founda-tion were present. Theyfelicitated and awardedthe winners.

rules and regulations. Adulteratedfood worth more than Rs. 40 lakhswere seized from them. First Infor-mation Report (FIR) has been regis-tered against few FBO’s in Mumbaias well as Navi Mumbai,” she in-formed.

Adding further she said, “Over-all we collected several lakh litres ofmilk from the city. Our officials foundthat 1000 litres of milk were not ad-hering with the FSSA Act. Threesamples of milk were sent to lab fortesting. Earlier, when milk sellersused to deliver milk at the doorstepby carrying these on bicycles, thechances of adulteration was more.However, now, this type of adultera-tion has not come to notice.”

She added, “In order to curb thecases of adulteration in sweets we areconducting a regular checkup at allsweet shops in Mumbai and NaviMumbai. Since there is vast con-sumption of sweets during Navar-atri, Dussehra and Diwali we aredistributing handbills to the peopleabout precautions and guidance re-quired to be taken at large whilebuying and consuming sweets, milkand milk products” informed Darade.

She appealed, “Any consumerswho suspect adulteration in anyproduct can call anytime on our hel-pline numbers 1800 222 365 for as-sistance and the action will be tak-en within 24 hours.”

Following are the precautions:1) While buying sweets, milk

and milk products one should ensurethat they are fresh, packed and prop-erly labeled and sold in packagedcondition.

2) As far as possible do not buysweets, milk or milk products with-out purchase bill or guarantee.

3) Do not buy sweets which arenot stored/manufactured in hygien-ic condition.

4) Sweets prepared from mawa(Khoya) must be consumed within24 hours and stored under properrefrigeration. Mawa shall be pur-chased only from registered/licensedpremises.

5) Bengali and the relatedsweet items should be consumedwithin 8 to 10 hours from the timeof purchase

6) If fungus is observed on thesweets then it should not be con-sumed and destroyed immediately.

7) If the sweets are spoiled andthere is difference in the taste thenit should not be consumed.

Contd. on pg. 4

FDA to crack the...Contd. from pg. 1


Issue : 127 29 September, 2019

The essence of festivalsComes September and it is the start of the joyous festive sea-

son in India. Unfortunately, most of the festivals today have lostmuch of their traditional and cultural fervour. Thanks to the on-slaught of western culture and ideas propagated through the me-dia, the festivals have become more of a commercialised programmehaving distinct western tinge and less of spiritual flavour.

Festivals are the occasions for rediscovering our rich nationalcultural heritage and tradition. They provide the much desiredrespite from the daily routine, busy and mundane life especiallythat in the megapolis. In earlier times, the spirit of gaiety was no-ticeable in the air weeks before the great occasion. But things arepretty different today. The busy and fast life of megapolis hassnatched away to some extent, the enthusiasm attached with thefestivals. Moreover, with the recent commercialisation of festi-vals, they seem to have become the privilege of only the wealthysection of the society. ‘Rakhi’ for instance which traditionally usedto be a mere thread is today being replaced by a variety of expen-sive, stylish, decorative ‘rakhis’. Similarly, electric bulbs and fan-cy lights have today taken the place of the traditional inexpensiveearthen lamps. It is because if these reasons, most of the festivalsare today losing the charm and are being celebrated only as a rou-tine. For financially weaker section, festivals have become moreof a burden, difficult to adjust in household budget than as occa-sion for merriment and enjoyment.

Festivals these days have become public celebrations, whichare celebrated on gigantic scale with big budgets. Since the mon-ey has to come from the people, organisers come out weeks aheadto collect funds. Shopkeepers and road side vendors become themain targets of these fund raisers. The funds so collected are usedon lavish decorations, lighting and illuminations which ultimatelybenefits no one. Unfortunately, the torture of festivities does notend with donation. Pandals are erected on public roads which cre-ate unnecessary traffic jams. Loudspeakers are installed on everynook and corner which continue to blare from morning till nightadding to the already existing cacophony that Navi Mumbai is sub-jected to. Even without these constant blaring, the noise pollutionin the city has gone well beyond the permissible limit. The harmfulthat the noise pollution has on hearing more importantly on psy-chological factors like ability to handle stress and irritability arewell known to every one of us.

In today’s world when especially our younger generation is drift-ing away from culture and is constantly forgetting the essence andimportance of festivals and the rich Indian culture and tradition,festivals ought to be celebrated with enthusiasm and spirit. How-ever, this should be done without much extravaganza. Today whenthe country is reeling under immense economic crisis and manyregions in Maharashtra having experienced floods, the dire needis to reduce expenses both at individual and at public level. Festi-vals should become the occasions for promoting social harmony,brotherhood and friendship.

Colour yourself this NavaratriBy Jaspal Singh Naol

Navaratri festivehas begun and so hasthe enthusiasm of theresidents especially theyouths. ThroughoutIndia, Navaratri is cel-ebrated in variousways: by Bengali’s, it iscelebrated as DurgaPooja for three days andby western Indians,particularly in Mum-bai and Gujarat, Na-varatri is celebratedwith nine to ten nightsof dancing. NaviMumbai like othercity has also gearedup for Navaratri andDurgotsav.

In Navi Mumbai,the youths can beseen getting trainingin Dandiya and Gar-ba dance, as this isone of the most at-tractive dance per-formed in groups withgreat enthusiasm.Girls wait in anticipa-tion to dress up for Na-varatri and Garba.They wear colorful gh-agra-cholis and areseen dancing beautiful-ly holding small danc-ing sticks called Dandi-yas. This is also thetime when the tradersmake a high deal in thecity.

In Navi Mumbai,the Dandiya dance isbeing organized at var-ious stadiums, groundsand clubs. Some of thestadiums still follow thetraditional approach of

celebrations; however,most have stuckto ‘Disco Remix Dan-diya’, giving the festivala glamorous feel.

Fortunately, inNavi Mumbai one canenjoy the feast at thecorner of their respec-tive house. As at eachsector there are atleastone to two NavratriPandals which organize and Garba eachevening. However onecan also take a taste of

other venues wherethere will be Dandiyaand Garba Utsav.

One of the devoteesand a residentof Kharghar, RekhaR a s k a r i n f o r m e d ,“During the first threedays of Navaratri, Dur-ga Mata is invoked todestroy all impuritiesand negativity. For thenext three days, God-dess Lakshmi is in-voked to bestow uponher devotees, the limit-less wealth and pros-perity. For the lastthree days, Goddess ofwisdom, Saraswati isinvoked to seek bless-

ings for all round suc-cess in life. Hencewealth, prosperity andsuccess are endowedupon the devotees tocross all the difficultiesof life”.

She added “On beingassociated with colour,Navaratri is all aboutglamour and glitterati.People spend thousandsof Rupees on tradition-al costumes, jewelleryand accessories associ-ated with the festival.

But all this apart, itis essential to dresscorrectly, by this Imean in the rightcolour of the day. Leg-end has it, that God-dess Durga wore dif-ferent coloured sareefor each of the ninedays of Navaratri.

The colours tosport during this pe-

riod are:Day 1 - Pratipada –

September 29 - Or-ange

Day 2 - Dwitiya – September 30 - White

Day 3 - Tritiya –October 1 - Red

Day 4 - Chaturthi -October 2- Royal Blue

Day 5 - Panchami –October 3- Green

Day 6 - Shasti – Oc-tober 4 - Grey

Day 7 - Saptami –October 5 - Purple

Day 8 - Ashtami –O c t o b e r 6 -Peacock Green

Day 9 - Navami -October 7 - Purple

ready to wear clothes forNavaratri. RajasthaniGhag (a top) which isan important part intraditional Navaratricostume is also floodingthe market.

“The traditionalGujarati Marwari-dresses are a hot pick.

The cost of these dress-es start from Rs. 400 toRs. 3,000 based on thedesign and threadwork,” says a traderfrom APMC, Vashi.

Colourful chaniacholis in bright red, yel-low, blue, black andgreen are in great de-mand. Chania choli inKutch embroidery arenew arrival in the mar-ket this year, it is

learnt.Meanwhile, there is

also craze amongst theyouths and couples toget tattoos done espe-cially during festivals,says Kharghar basedtattoo artist HarpalNaol. Speaking furtherhe said, “Gone are thedays when people usedto buy temporary stick-er tattoos. Today thereare professional artists

City gears upfor Nine Day..

Contd. from pg. 1

who make temporarytattoos which last morethan a week and canget them inked for any-thing between Rs. 150to Rs. 1000. While thepermanent ones cost aminimum of Rs. 300per inch”.

While another tattooartist from Vashi says,during festival imagesof Goddesses Durga,Kali are in demand

along with abstract tat-toos, which are ever-green.

The market is alsoflooded with a varietyof earthen pots, knownas Ghat which are tra-ditionally worshipedduring Navaratri fes-tival. Made of naturalclay, these earthenpots are available indifferent sizes, coloursand patterns and cost

between Rs 10 to Rs.200.

As during Navar-atri many observe fast,the sweetmeat shops tooare flooded with varietyof delicacies which canbe eaten during fast.We have a variety ofwafers, Rajgir laddoos,chikki made of nuts etc.which can be eaten dur-ing fast,” says a traderRam Kadam.

ers, out of which2,06,046 are male and1,75,852 are female and31 others. In 2014 thenumber registered was3,82,185 voters outwhich 2,07,618 were

male and 1,74,567 fe-males.

In Panvel constituen-cy there are 5,54,464 vot-ers out of which 2,97,272are male and 2,57,374 fe-male voters.”

In Panvel constituen-cy there has been an ap-proximately 15,000 in-crease in voters since the

last Lok sabha election.Panvel is also the larg-est Assembly with thehighest number of vot-ers. During the 2009 As-sembly it had 2.58 lakhvoters that had in-creased to 4.16 lakh vot-ers in 2014 and 5.14 lakhin the 2019 Lok Sabhapolls.

Number ofvoters...Contd. from pg. 3


By C.K. Subramaniam

SANPADA: Carrommatches evinced keeninterest with toughfight displayed by theseniors in the SeniorCitizen’s tournamentorganised by the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation. Smt. Am-ita Pai from JesthaNagarik Sangh, San-pada stood first in theCarrom tournament.

Shri Kavade ofJuinagar displayedgreat concentrationand exhibited confi-dence in the final mo-ments of the men’s sin-gles final. Shri Chan-drakant Shivekar, thelast time winner gaveadmirable talent inpocketing coins at the

Mita Pai of Jestha NagrikSangh, Sanpada bags first

prize in Carrom tournament

crucial moments of thegame. He is a special-ist in playing cut shotsand was almostthrough for the secondtime in succession buthe missed red centrecut and that saw Ka-

vade gaining confi-dence and winning thefinal match with 22 -17 in a cliff hangerclose finish. Shri Chan-drakant Shivekar San-pada stood second with17 points.

Navi Mumbai: NCP-Supremo Sharad Pawar was seen heading towards Mumbai viaVashi Toll naka on Saturday morning (Sumit Renose)

By Jaspal Singh Naol

PANVEL: Each politi-cal party deeply under-stands the power of theyouth in shaping thepolitical scenario in thecountry. Hence the po-litical parties come outwith novel ways to at-tract the first timeyouth voters. One of thesuccessful campaigns inIndia was the PMNarendra Modi’s firstelection campaign ‘Chaipar Charcha’ that got atremendous response.

Inspired by the con-cept and to attractyouths and the first-time voters of Panvelconstituency, theBharatiya Janta YuvaMorcha, Maharashtrais organising a similartype of event ‘Coffeewith Youth’. The eventis scheduled to be heldon 5th October, 2019 at

Coffee with Youth- An interactive sessionwith the newly enrolled youth voters

Changing trends of Election Campaigns

Krantiveer Vasudev Bal-want Phadke Auditori-um, Panvel. The themeis ‘I the new voter, thedevelopment partner’

Informing about the

event, MLA PrashantThakur said, “Ourcountry is the countryof Youths. These youthsmust be aware of theirvoting rights and itsimportance. With theview to interact withyouths who have newlyenrolled as voters theevent ‘Coffee with

Youth” is being organ-ised. The event will bebeneficial to youths andthe first-time voters.”

This is first of a kindelection campaigns

planned by any politicalleaders in Navi Mum-bai. It is expected thatsuch creative and inno-vative campaigns mightbring in new joy in thehearts of the voters.

Youths are alwaysthe biggest targets of all

Contd. on pg. 9


Experiencing unity in diversity

By Ashok Dhamija

KAMOTHE: “The world is a bookand those who do not travel, readonly a page,” said Saint Augustine,while emphasising on the need togain a holistic view of life and ourinterpretation of the world.

Ryan Shalom Montessori, Ka-mothe celebrated World TourismDay with great exuberance. Thetiny tots of the school dressed beau-tifully in the vibrant costumes ofdifferent nations took part in a spe-cial assembly which was conductedto highlight the significance of tour-ism in conserving history and heri-tage.

Myriad activities like fancydress, elocution competition andramp walk too were organised forthe little Ryanites. Children excit-edly walked the ramp in the schoolpremises carrying the national flagsof the countries according to thecostumes they were wearing on theoccasion with confidence and enthu-siasm. In addition they also spokeabout places of various tourist at-

tractions around the world and car-ried delicacies of different countrieswith them whichthey proudly

Dressed in vibrant costumes studentswalk the ramp with pose and grace

Students dressed in national dress of various countries pose for a group photo

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Wellknown American rockguitarist, singer, andsongwriter JamesMarshall “Jimi” Hen-

Taking baby steps to promote peace

Montessori students of Ryan ChristianSchool, Vashi dressed in hues of whitesshowcasing their unity while promotingpeace and harmonyFun filled activities were organised on the occasion

drix once said “Whenthe power of love over-comes the love of pow-er, the world will knowpeace”.

The International

Peace day was cele-brated by the tiny totsof Ryan ChristianSchool, Vashi by orga-nising a number of ac-tivities including cot-

ton sticking to outlinea dove, the messengerof peace with great en-thusiasm. As the co-lour white is a symbolof peace and spiritual-

ism and to express thefeeling of peace the lit-tle ones came up inwhite attire. A specialassembly was conduct-ed which started with

a prayer for peace ear-lier. Teachers also ex-plained the impor-tance and value ofpeace through funfilledactivities.

Contd. on pg. 8

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: As the rainy sea-son is all set to bid farewell, Indiagears up to celebrate the nine dayfestival – Navratri, with vibrantspirit and absolute devotion to God-dess Durga. During Navratri, theentire environment is soaked inreligious fervour where the templebells and arti echoes at varioustemple, and the evenings are punc-tuated with regional dances (Gar-ba and dandiya). Prayers are of-

All Set For Nine Day Festival – Navratri

An artist from Pen gives final touchesto the Sarvajanik idol of Goddess Dur-ga at Bhavesh Aastvinayak Chitra Sha-la in Vashi (Photos by Author)

Small idols of Goddess Durga are lined up forfinal delivery on the eve of Navratri

Samiksha Mhatre along with her familyare gearing up to celebrate the festival byinstalling the idol at the home at Sector5, Sanapada

Valaji Visha Minat, President of ShreeShakti Mitra Mandal, Sector 6 Vashi -along with Hira Bhima Rajput a commit-tee member take stock of the preparationat ground level. The mandal which willbe celebrating the nine day festival forthe 41st year has been drawing thou-sands of devotees in particular the Patelcommunity from across the city daily

fered with religious warmth and sin-cerity. The festival is all about cele-brating the victory of good over evilin an unwavering essence. Photo fea-ture by author showcases the moodin the city on the eve of one of themost revered Hindu Festival whichis all set to commence from todaySunday 29, 2019.


By Sowmya Anand

There is excitementand joy as each mem-ber in the family par-ticipates in creating thedarbar or assembly ofGoddess Durga withthe help of multitude ofgods, goddesses, men,animals, businessmenetc. This is represent-ed in the form of Bom-mai (doll) or Golu, a fes-tival that is particular-ly famous in the south-ern states of India—

parts of Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh, Kar-nataka, and Kerala.

Golu is a festive oc-casion where everyonehas a role to play, fromthe young children tothe grandparents. Theladies clean homes, dec-orate it with colourfulRangoli and Kolamswhile every memberparticipates inmaking Golu Padi (or

Golu- The festival of Dollsstand) on which theGolu is arranged.

Golu is basically theartistic display of dollson numbered tiers orsteps, usually made ofwood. A colourful dhotiis put on this standwhich is further deco-rated with Pattu sarees(silk sarees). The Goluis predominantly dis-played with depictionsfrom Hindu mythologi-cal Puranas text, courtlife, royal procession,

ratha yatra, weddings,day to day scenes, min-iature kitchen utensilsetc. It is a traditionalpractice to have wood-en figurines of the brideand groom together,called ‘MarapacchiBommai’ made of san-dalwood and decoratedwith new clothes eachyear before being dis-played on the Kolu. Insouthern India, bride is

presented with ‘Mara-pacchi Bommai’ duringthe wedding by her par-ents as part of the wed-ding gift.

There are differentversions for the signifi-cance of steps. Ninedays and nights, alsocalled Navaratri (ninenights) sharing 3 dayseach for Durga, Laksh-mi and Saraswathi.There is other signifi-cance to be apt with thearrangement of dolls in

these steps (Odd num-bered steps). Startingthe first step from bot-tom to the top. It startsfrom unicellular tomulticellular in orderand hence the first rowis with unicellular andit equates with the gro-cery items displayedalong with the businesscouple called as Chetti-

Contd. on pg. 8

Treasury of Tales at IndoScottish Global School

By Dr. Monica Khanna

KAMOTHE: The three-day Literacy Fest atIndo Scottish GlobalSchool, Kamothe fromSeptember 26-28 was amesmerizing experi-ence for children whowere transported intoan enchanting world ofbooks on an invisiblemagical carpet.

The festival openedwith a show conductedby Preeti Bapat andRinti Sen, expert story-tellers and puppeteers,who led the excited chil-dren through an entiregamut of emotions us-ing puppet-play involv-ing action and plenty offun.

Monica Santos, aninternationally ac-claimed professionalclown from Spaincharmed the childrenwith her bulbous noseand wide smile, evokingspontaneous laughterwith her exaggeratedantics.

Usha Venkatra-man, founder memberof Mumbai StorytellersSociety, set the stagewith an energeticwarm-up song, encour-aging children to singalong. Finger charac-ters were introducedthrough cleverly por-trayed finger manipula-tions with backgroundmusic, with childrenhoning their counting,language and commu-nication skills in theprocess.

Eminent children’swriter and illustratorDeepa Balsavar, readaloud the story of‘Nani’s Walk ToThePark’. Precise voicemodulations and into-nations raised the cur-

tain to the story like afilm, and children wereeager to partake of theadventure that Naniand her grandson Ven-ki were about to enjoy.

Lavanya Karthik,writer and illustrator’sreading of ‘The Lion’sFeast’ had the children

sitting on the edge oftheir seats in suspense,yet holding their sideswith laughter at the ri-diculously funny situa-tions that occur whena lion comes to dinner!

More fun awaitedthe children in the formof engaging storiesbrought to life by Pree-ti Vyas, President and

Chief Operating Officerat Amar Chitra Kathaand founder of the pub-lishing house Fun OKPlease (2011). The ‘ReadAloud’ sessions frombooks published bythem mesmerized thechildren, especially be-cause they could relate

to the contemporaryIndian storylines.

The concept of visu-al harvesting was in-troduced to the childrenby Savio Masceranhas,Art Director of TinkleComics. He ignited theimaginative spirit of thechildren by illustrating

Contd. on pg. 10


Every year, WorldHeart Day is observedon the 29th of Septem-ber, globally. This year,to spread awareness oncardiovascular diseasesand to promote a secureand healthy heart formillions, the theme fo-cus stands as ‘MyHeart, Your Heart’.The objective aims atmaking a promise toapply simple changes toensure a healthy heart.

With risk factors ofCardiovascular Diseas-es (CVD) constantly onthe rise often proven tobe lifestyle related, arange of heart condi-tions exist, from com-mon to rare to neglect-ed. In India, CVD is oneof the leadingcauses of death;unhealthy andsedentary lifestylecater to majorityof heart relateddiseases also nowprevalent at anearly age.

Matters of theheart should notbe taken lightlyand must be dealtwith as an urgen-cy. To addressthese issues,Mumbai’s cardiol-ogists share their in-sights on the currentscenario and notewor-thy steps to be under-taken to maintain ahealthy hear.

Dr. Zakia Khan, In-terventional Cardiolo-gist, Fortis Hospital,Kalyan, says, Depres-sion Can Trigger Car-diovascular Disease &Vice Versa, “Depressionand Cardiovascular Dis-eases (CVD) have ma-jor association, up to15% of patients withCVD and 20% of pa-tients who have under-gone Coronary ArteryBypass Grafting(CABG) suffer from De-pression hamperingtheir recovery from theprimary event. Pro-longed Depression aftera coronary event canincreases the risk ofmortality to 17%, ashas compared to 3% risk in patients whodon’t suffer from De-pression. This is causedby certain Depression

My Heart, Your Hearttriggered physiologicalchanges such as in-creased Heart rate, in-creased blood clotting,increased pro-inflam-matory markers likeCRP, etc. It also in-creases pain and ham-pers with cardiac reha-bilitation post-surgery.American Heart Associ-ation has now recom-mended that all cardi-ac patients be screenedfor Depression, so thatearly treatment can beinstituted”.

Dr. Vivek Mahajan,Interventional Cardiol-ogist, FortisHospital, points thatthe fat around the waistis no more a sigh ofprosperity, while it has

been linked to a great-er risk of heart disease,stroke, and higher mor-tality rates. “Any formof Obesity is bad”, saysDr. Mahajan. Howeversome forms are worse,he points. He advisesthat one should look atyourself in the mirror,if you look like an Ap-ple i.e. if your belly orwaist is bigger thanyour hips then you haveTruncal obesity. “Thisexcessive fat aroundyour vital organs likeintestines, is harmfuland leads to Hyperten-sion, Diabetes and in-creases the levels of badcholesterol. Don’t be anapple. Moderate aerobicexercises daily for 30minutes at least on 5days a week, calorie re-striction by reducingthe portions of yourmeal, avoiding redmeats, high fat dairyproducts, refined carbo-hydrates, aerateddrinks, oily foods andreplacing these with

whole grains, fruits,vegetable and low fatdairy products is theway to go”.

Dr. NileshGautam Senior Con-sultant InterventionalCardiology, SL RahejaHospital, points that15% of deaths in Indiawere due to heart dis-eases in 1990; now upto 28% - (report based).The number just aboutdoubled in 20Yrs.

”CardiovascularDiseases are the lead-ing cause of death andloss of productive yearsglobally. The major riskfactors leading to aspike in the incidence ofheart disease are badfood habits, Hyperten-

sion, air pollution,high cholesteroland tobaccousage”. In major-ity of the cases,there were multi-ple factors. As thesocio-economicstatus of Indianshas increased inthe last 2 decades,the incidence ofCardiovascularDisease has in-creased, indicat-ing that CoronaryArtery Disease is

more of a lifestyle dis-ease now. Diabetes andChronic Kidney Dis-ease (CKD) account forsmaller amounts of Ath-erosclerotic CVD in In-dia. Dietary abnormal-ities such as low intakeof fruit, vegetables,nuts, and seafood-de-rived Omega-3 Dats,coupled with elevatedSodium exposure, in-take of processedmeats, low intake of fi-ber and whole grains,accounted for more dis-ease in India. Ambientair pollution, persistentorganic pollutants, andexposure to solid fuelsare larger risks to thepopulation in India.Studies suggest thathigher incidence ofheart ailments in-creased AbdominalObesity, type 2 Diabe-tes Mellitus, and Dys-lipidemia.

Dr Manoj Pradhan,Senior Consultant,

Contd. on pg. 10

yar and his wife, somenon-living things tooare displayed. The nextstep, as the unicellulargrows into multicellu-lar in the order ofplants, reptiles, birds,animals so as to fill thenext four steps. Thesixth, seventh andeighth being the hu-man beings like lead-ers, rishis, avatharamof Gods. Some examplesare Vivekananda, PoetBharathiyar, etc insixth seventh and ineighth it is Gods. Theninth is the kalasamand for Gods. The plac-ing of Kalasam dependsupon the tradition ofeach family.

Every year, wechoose a spiritual themeand a social theme anddolls are displayed ac-cording to it. It is ateam work of all in the

family. It is also asource to explore ourhidden creative talents.I have inherited thistradition from mymother-in-law (Smt.Pushpa Rajan), whohas been doing this forthe past 45 years since her marriage. I havebeen continuing thetradition since 2007. Atthe beginning it was asmall theme then itstarted to become agrand themed Goluwith nearly 200 to 250clay dolls. My daugh-ter, Ananya Anand,helps me with the dec-oration and arrange-ments.

Once this is deco-rated on the day of newmoon in the months ofSeptember or October,which is called Maha-laya Amavasya, thereis celebration for thenext nine days, whichmay continue on the10th day too with Vi-jaya Dasami.

The house is decorat-ed with Rangoli (Kolam)on the floor in front of thenine steps and a lamp islighted. Mantras arechanted in the morningwith a sweet Prasad likepayasam, puttu etc. Inthe evening prasadamsof sundals made ofsprouts are offered.Friends, relatives, neigh-bours are invited andalong with haldi kum-kum, they are offeredprasadams with gift.

Some of the themesthat we have done inthe past are NavavidhaBhakthi (9 forms of de-votion), the birth storyof River Cauvery, thelife history of Saint SriRamanujar, the impor-tance of farming withcouplets from Thiruku-ral, life style of Villagevs City, importance ofMoral values to kids,famous 7 Philanthropistfrom the south (kadaiezhu vallalgal), 16wealth etc.

Golu- Thefestival...Contd. from pg. 7

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: Under theguidance of ElectionCommissioner Uranand Deputy Collector forthe assembly elections,five permanent securitysquads and rotating de-fence squads have beenappointed. The squads

24 hour security squads deployedby Election Commissioner Uran

were deployed from Sep-tember 21 and will con-tinue till election arecompleted.

“In each squad, threepolice personnel, threeother employees, avideographer have beenrecruited. The Uranarea covers Sheva Char-

pata (Bokadvira policestation), Mora, Kharpa-da, Gavhan, Shedung.The squad have been de-ployed for 24 hours andhave been strictly in-structed to follow lawand order,” said Resi-dent Naib TehsildarSandeep Khomane.

Blood Donation CampVastu Vihar, Kharghar in association with

TATA Hospital, Kharghar will be

organising a blood donation camp on 6th

October. For further details contact Seema

Tank on 8424064562.


INSPIRE:Courage

By Dr Vandana Mahajani

There is one otherword that Swamiji hasoften used in his lec-tures and that word is‘Boldness’. Once he wasbeing chased by mon-keys. The faster he ran,the faster the monkeysran and coped up withhim. And then a sanya-si called out, “Don’trun. Face the brutes.”And the moment he didthat, the monkeyswithdrew and wentaway. This is true ofmost problems of theworld. If you think thata problem is too big andyou run away from it,it rises and rises high-er and destroys you.But if you face it withcourage, you have achance of solving it.And even if you don’tsolve it as Swamiji said:“Be brave! Be strong! Befearless! Once you havetaken up the spirituallife, fight as long asthere is any life in you.Even though you knowyou are going to bekilled, fight till you “arekilled.” Don’t die offright. Die fighting.Don’t go down till youare knocked down.”

Prime Minister In-dira Gandhi said, whenshe visited the rockmemorial.

”Swamijipreaches the brother-hood of man. In all na-tions this is today themost potent of slogans,the most potent of forc-es. But here again thestrength has to comefrom man himself. Itmight seem as if poli-tics enters into all ac-tivities of life.

It is not politicswhich is bad, but whatwe make of politics. Infact I think that noth-ing in life is itself goodor bad, but what we putinto it or take out of it,matters. We have madepolitics a question ofindividual bickeringand individual selfish-ness instead of what itis supposed to be – thatis, a vast movement foran entire people, amovement towardsraising the people eco-nomically as well asmorally and spiritual-ly. This is what politicsshould be. And if it isthat kind of politics,then it should permeateall our lives. That iswhat Gandhiji did. Hetook great religious ide-als and put them towork for social service,put them to work in thedaily lives of people notas high ideals but aspractical steps to gainour goal.

Today all have ac-cepted our goal butthere may be somedoubting whether weare moving towards itbecause of thorns andstones hurting our feet.

The thorns and stoneswill always be there, nomatter what journeywe undertake and theywere there when wefought for our freedom.They were there in thepath of Swami Vive-kananda and all greatreformers of our coun-try and other countriesbut these people couldgo ahead, because theydid not look down totheir feet, but upwardstowards light and to-wards their goal. Weshould direct our visiontowards our goal whichis indeed a great goal,because it encompassesnot only our own coun-try but the whole ofhumanity.

India has indeedbeen fortunate that ithad so many leaders inour political move-ments, in our move-ments of religious re-forms, in our move-ments of social reforms,who have raised the vi-sion of our people giv-ing them guidance notonly in understandingthe past, but in tryingto understand andmore towards the fu-ture.”

Dr Vandana Mahajani is

Nagar Pramukh, Vivekanan-

da Kendra, Navi Mumbai

Branch

PANVEL: “DuringLok Sabha elections, theBharatiya Janata Par-ty (BJP) got a lead of3,000 votes fromKalamboli. Likewiseduring the upcomingassembly election wewill ensure that morevotes from Kalamboliwill go to BJP,” saidAmar Patil, formerchairman of the Stand-ing Committee and thecurrent coporator in

BJP booth workers’meeting held at Kalamboli

Kalamboli. He wasspeaking during thePanvel Taluka Mandal’sbooth workers meetingof ward 7 and 8 that washeld in Kalamboli onFriday evening.

The meeting wasattended by former MPRamseth Thakur, CI-DCO President andMLA PrashantThakur, Mayor Dr.Kavita Chautamol,BJP district spokesper-

son Y T. Deshmukh,Taluka president ArunBhagat, women wingMorcha Taluka Rat-naprabha Gharat, cor-porator Vidya Gaikwad,Pramila Patil, corpora-tor Rajendra Sharma,Kalamboli city presi-dent Ravinath Patil,former sarpanch ArunPatil, Rajendra Ban-kar, Budhaji Thakur,Yashwant Thakur andothers.

political parties. But there is always a challengeon attracting them. Usually many youths work asthe major manpower for various campaigns of thesepolitical leaders, but this time the political leadersare trying new initiative and conceptual ideas toattract them. For political parties, the concern and,sometimes, the opportunity lies in the fact that thenumber of first-time voters in India is huge.

The Youths and the First-time voters are notjust the statistical number that really matters. Butas, almost every young individual are today techsavvy and mostly found to stay online, they aremore informed and educated as compared to theirsenior family members and hence it is felt by thepolitical leaders that their opinions can greatly in-fluence and change the mindset of the family mem-bers and friend circle.

Coffee with Youth... Contd. from pg. 5

shared with their friends,“World Tourism Day is com-

memorated on 27th September eachyear, with celebrations led by UN-WTO. Its purpose is to fosterawareness among the global com-munity of tourism’s social, cultur-al, political and economic value andthe contribution the sector canmake in reaching the SustainableDevelopment Goals. Our school toocelebrated the event with enthusi-asm and conducted a myriad of ac-tivities. It was a mesmerizing sight

to see the young children performwith such confidence and enthusi-asm. They even shared their wishto travel around the world to havea glimpse of the wonders of theworld. In addition the little modelswere judged on the basis of theirconfidence, attitude, expressionsand creativity during the rampshow. The ultimate objective of thiscelebration was to develop and pro-mote tourism among the new gen-eration with an aim to develop glo-bal unity among them inspite of thewide diversification,” shared Soni-ta Das, Section Head of the Ka-mothe based institute.

Experiencing unity...Contd. from pg. 6


CVTS Surgery, SL Ra-heja Hospital, HeartDiseases among the In-dians occur 8-10 yearsearlier than in otherpopulations around theworld – (report based).Why that and what ispredisposes us at anearly age to Heart Dis-eases?

Indians are beingaffected by CoronaryArtery Disease 10 yearsahead of their western

counterparts. Today,7% of youngsters (be-tween the age of 25 -35years), 12-15% of non-Diabetic and 21% Dia-betic young Indians (be-tween 35-60 years) arediagnosed with Coro-nary Artery Disease.This is attributed tophysical inactivity,wrong dietary choicesi.e. high intake of junkfoods, carbohydratesand oily foods, excessivesmoking (75%), alcoholconsumption, sub-stance abuse, and high

My Heart...Contd. from pg. 8

stress due to poor work-life balance. Preventionshould start from child-hood and be supple-mented by regular car-diac screening inschools and colleges ev-ery 3 -4 years; regularphysical exercise pro-grams in schools, col-leges and workplaces isa must; an active yogasession can be conduct-ed daily. Reduction ofsugar intake, carbonat-ed drinks and salt (so-dium) in foods is abso-lutely essential.

Vishwaraj Sugar Industriestaps the capital market

MUMBAI: VishwarajSugar Industries limit-ed, an integrated sug-ar manufacturing com-pany based in Belgamdistrict of Karnataka,is now entering the cap-ital markets with ini-tial public offering for1,00,00,000 equityshares of face value ofRs. 10 per share. Thisis being offered throughlook building process ata price band of Rs.55-Rs.60/- per share. Theoffer will open on Mon-day, September 30,2019 and close on Fri-day October 4, 2019.

The public, it islearnt, can bid in mini-mum lot size of 240shares and in multiplesof 240 shares thereaf-ter. The QIB, Non-Insti-tutional investor andRetail portion is10,00,000, 40,00,000and 50,00,000 equityshares respectively inaccordance with theSEBI ICDR Regula-tions. Under-subscrip-tion, if any in any cate-gory, except in the QIBPortion, would be al-lowed to be met withspill over from any oth-er category or a combi-

nation of categories.The funds raised

through the public offerare proposed to be pri-marily utilized to Fi-nance the working cap-ital requirement of thecompany. The equityshares of the companyare proposed to be listedon the BSE Ltd. (‘BSE’)and National Stock Ex-change of India Ltd(‘NSE’). The Book Run-ning Lead Manager tothe offer is AryamanFinancial services Ltdand Registrar to the of-fer is Bigshare ServicesPvt. Ltd.

By Dr. Monica Khanna

The board exam re-sults in the recent pastare a reflection of theflawed education sys-tem that first pressur-izes children into rotelearning, then intoscoring marks that areunattainable for an av-erage student, creatingintense cut-throat com-petition for higher stud-ies at the college level,and in effect increasingthe gap between thehaves and have-nots.Those who ‘have’ themarks are fortunate tonavigate their way outof the maze and enterreputed institutes,while the ‘have-nots’are confronted with analley that is too narrowand dark for them tomake an exit.

Let’s face it –not ev-eryone is blessed withan elephantine memo-ry, and nor is this mem-ory essential for careergrowth. How many ofus still recall the yearthe Battle of Panipatwas fought? Or whatthe stigma of a floweris? Or even the kind oftrees that grow in equa-torial forests?

While basic generalknowledge of every sub-ject is important, is itreally necessary to getinto every intricate de-tail, and expect chil-dren to rememberthese facts? Are thosedetails going to help thechild in any way in

What to Teach and WhatNot to Teach?

their future, unlessthey choose to special-ize in that field? Whenthey choose a particu-lar specialization, theywill by default, studythe subjects thorough-ly and get the in-depthknowledge they need.But for the others,those particulars arenever going to be ap-plied, and will be forgot-ten soon after their ex-aminations are over.

What each child willneed, regardless of thecareer they choose, arelife skills and practicalknowledge that willhelp them become self-reliant and indepen-

dent. Every child mov-ing to adulthood mustlearn budgeting, and bemade aware of basicbanking and financialprocedures includingtaxation. Childrenmust understand thevalue of ethics, disci-pline, integrity, plural-ism and acceptance ofothers without preju-dice and discrimina-tion. This will go a longway in building theirpersonalities and makethem better citizensand human beings.They must understandthe importance of ahealthy body, and ad-here to fitness goals.They must be able toshed fear of publicspeaking, and expressthemselves without in-

hibitions on a variety ofcurrent and social top-ics. They must be madeaware of technologicaladvances, and the syl-labus must be updatedon a regular basis.

Most importantly,there must be a focuson a calm and composedmind, that does not suc-cumb to pressure – onethat knows that marksare but the first step toa successful career, butmost certainly not theonly step – that failureand mistakes are inev-itable and even neces-sary to understand,learn, grow and devel-op.

Unless we revampthe education systemand stop equating ‘intel-ligence’ with ‘marks ob-tained’, unless we movefrom rote learning tocomprehension andanalysis of concepts,substantiated by practi-cal knowledge, we areonly going to give rise toa large number of de-pressed, suicidal adultswho consider them-selves inferior to theirsuccessful counterparts,incompetent and inca-pable of achievement –and that is a dangerousthought!

The writer is Associate

Professor, Indira Institute

of Business Management,

Consultant, Indian School

of Management and

Entrepreneurship

how shapes could belooked at in multipleways, and experiment-ing with drawings couldbe an exciting experi-ence as art has infinitepossibilities.

Author, academi-cian and trainer Dr.Monica Khanna sharedthe art of story-tellingwith the children byreading from her latestbook ‘Munches, Punch-es and Manya’s Hunch-es’. The enthusiasticchildren then created a

story of their own usingthe tips given by theauthor. She also con-ducted a session for par-ents and teachers on in-culcating reading hab-its and creative writingskills in children bystressing on the impor-tance of including Vita-min R (Reading) in theirdaily diet.

The most innovativeand charming aspects ofthe festival were the in-credibly beautifultheme-based roomsthat infused life in thestories that the chil-dren had only read, butcould now visualize andbe a part of. It was anexperiential learning

platform like no other, asthe classrooms were con-verted into the world ofRoald Dahl, Avengers,Panchatantra, TenaliRama, Akbar Birbal,and Malgudi Schooldays.The children were invit-ed to inhabit theseworlds by participatingin various activities inthese rooms; learningand developing skillswhile playing games andhaving fun.

The contented andsmiling faces that leftthe school told stories oftheir own – stories thathad just had a terrificbeginning, and would beweaved intricately foryears to come.

Treasury ofTales at Indo

Scottish...Cont. from pg. 7

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TikTok launches #IAMLessPlastic campaign to support IndiaPlog Run and encourage a plastic-free lifestyle

On October 2,citizens across 50cities in India willcome together to dotheir bit in creatingawareness aboutplastic pollution aspart of the first everIndia Plog Run 2019.To extend furthersupport and mobilizemore people to partici-pate in this move-ment, TikTok, theworld’s leading shortvideo platform, haslaunched hashtag#IAmLessPlastic, anin-app challenge inviting users to joinIndia’s biggest move-ment against plastic

pollution.Through short

videos on TikTok,users can share howthey can make theirneighbourhood cleanand free of plastic, inthe most easy andunique way, with thelarger TikTok commu-nity. Users areencouraged to sharetheir ‘plogging’ videosas a mark of theirparticipation in theevent.

Commenting onthe need to tie up withTikTok, ManishMichael, Chief Execu-tive Officer at UnitedWay India said, “In a

very short span oftime, TikTok hasbecome the medium ofchoice for new India tocreatively express

themselves, cuttingacross all geographicalboundaries. We aredelighted to bringthem on board as ourcommunity partners

and fully believe thatthe partnership willgo a long way infurther promoting therun and spread the

word about plasticwaste management tothe larger society.”

Nitin Saluja,Director Public Policy(India), TikTok added,

“This initiativeprovides a greatopportunity for us tomobilize our ever-growing Indiancommunity andinspire people andencourage them tolead a plastic free life.By being a virtualextension of the IndiaPlog Run, we lookforward to taking theplog run to newerheights and spreadthe message of plasticpollution awareness,far and wide.”

India Plog Run willbe held on October 2,across 50 cities with250K+ participants to

commemorate 5 yearsof the SwacchhBharat Abhiyaan.‘Plogging’ is a combi-nation of jogging whilepicking up litter. Itstarted as an organ-ised activity inSweden around 2016and spread to othercountries in 2018,following increasedconcern about plasticpollution. As a work-out, it providesvariation in bodymovements by addingbending, squattingand stretching to themain action of run-ning, hiking, orwalking.


CPR training imparted to Navi Mumbai Traffic Police


NERUL: Terna Speci-ality Hospital & Re-search Centre, Nerulorganized a Cardio Pul-monary Recitation(CPR) training pro-gramme on the occasionof World Heart Day forthe Navi Mumbai Traf-fic police on SaturdaySeptember 28, 2019 inthe presence of promi-nent Bollywood actressVrasha Usgaonkar andleading Marathi folksinger Anand Shinde.

More than 100 traf-fic police officers learntabout the CPR tech-niques conductedby Hospital expert doc-tor and staff. Cardiopul-monary Resuscitation isa lifesaving techniqueuseful in medical emer-gencies such as Heartattack, in which some-one’s breathing or heart-beat has stopped. CPRis performed in an effortto manually revive theHeart pumping andthereby restore brainfunction until furthermeasures are taken to

restore spontaneousblood circulation andbreathing in a personwho is in cardiac arrest.

On this occasioncardiologist from Hos-pital Dr. Mahesh Ghog-are said, “CPR can keepoxygenated blood flow-ing to the brain and oth-er vital organs untilmore definitive medicaltreatment can restore anormal heart rhythm.When the heart stops,the lack of oxygenatedblood can cause braindamage in only a fewminutes. In our societymany people die due tosudden heart attackbut there is no aware-ness about CPR pro-gram among us, so onthe occasion of World

Heart Day we decidedto make awarenessabout Life SavingCourse which is (CPR).In the coming years wewill try to reach at least5000 citizens in NaviMumbai. Police officerswho are on duty aremore close with societyand if they are awareabout CPR then theycan make it popularamong common people.Medical emergenciescan strike anytime,anywhere – even onroads –and in most cas-es, medical assistanceis not immediatelyavailable. Hence, med-ical professionals rec-ommend first aid, atemporary help given toa victim before profes-

CPR stands for Cardio-Pulmonary

Resuscitation; cardio means “heart” and

pulmonary means “related to lungs”.

Resuscitation is a medical word which

means “to revive”. CPR is a life-saving

technique used in medical emergencies

such as heart attack or cardiac arrest.

sional medical help canbe provided. This time-

ly assistance is mostcritical to victims, and

in most cases, it turnsout to be life-saving.”

Navi Mumbai - Goddess Durga arrives on the eve of Navratri at Sector 14, Vashi. The 9days Navratri festival will begin from today (Sumit Renose)

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