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JOURNAL
OF
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO
UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
EDITOR
Prof. C. N. MURTHY
Estd. 1949
VOL. 55 (2021) NO. 1 (III)
(SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
VADODARA
2021
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CONTENTS
Sr. No.
Topic
Page No.
1
Formulation of topical polymeric nanosponge of tretionine, clindamycin &
benzoyl peroxide by using ers 100 and es100 polymer
-V.D Tarade*, Nachiket S. Dighe
1-15
2
Woodfordia fruticosa flower extract mediated silver nanoparticles and its
prodigious potential as antioxidant, antibacterial and photocatalyst
-N. Ingarsal, V.Kasthuri, Annadurai Vinothkanna, Sivapunniyam Ananth *
16-26
3
Security Enhancement in Storage of Linux Containers Over Cloud Computing
Infrastructure
-Deepika Saxena,Navneet Sharma
27-32
4
Effect of Concentration on Gas Sensing of Nanocrystalline Tio2 Thin Films
-Kothawade N B, Dhanwate S. V.
33-39
5
Synthesis and Characterization of In2o3 Thin Films by Spray Pyrolysis
Technique for Gas Sensing
-Kothawade N B, Dhanwate S. V.
40-46
6
Allenation in Mary Shelley’s The Last Man in the Time of Global Pandemic
-Dr. Varsha V. Hadgekar
47-48
7
Relevance of Ancient Indian Philosophy, Culture and Values in Post COVID19-
Pandemic Global Life
-Dr. Kalpana Bora
49-58
8
Exploring Information Communication and Technology for Enhancing
Teaching and Learning in the Digital Era
-D. Ramya, Dr. O. T. Poongodi
59-62
9
Folk- Medicinal Practices Among The Kalitas of Kaloogaon, Sibsagar District,
Assam
-Sanjeeb Mallick
63-65
10
Thermal and Exhaust Performance Investigation of Diesel Fuel at Different Air
Fuel Ratio (AFR) Combinations in CI Engine
-Yogesh Tamboli, Dr. Rakesh Bhandari
66-76
11
Hybrid Architecture for Network Control System using Wired Communication
Protocol
-Dr. Pramod Chavan*, Pratibha Chavan, Kaiyum Shikalgar
77-80
12
Phycoremediation of Panchsheel nalla water by using the potential strain of
Scenedesmus quadricauda SS20 under laboratory conditions
-Sangeeta Shukla*,Ritu Thakur Bais
81-88
13
International Trade and Lack of Uniform Multimodal Transport Law:
Perspective
-Chandni
89-93
14
Impact of Intensive Yoga and Preksha Meditation practices on Cardiac health
of Adults: An experimental study
-Anita Sharma, Dr P. S. Shekhawat
94-99
15
Antioxidant and Antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles mediated
through aqueous root extract of Rumex acetosa
-N. Ingarsal, V.Kasthuri, Sivapunniyam Ananth *
100-107
16
A Study on E-Wallet Usage During Covid 19 Pandemic
-Dr. Thankom T.Philip, Ria Mammen*
108-114
17
An Anaysis Of Investor Perception Towords Invesment In Derivatives Market
With Special Reference To Cuttak City
-Prangyan Pradeepa Mohanty, Dr Biswa Mohana Jena, Dr Kishan Digal
115-126
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Relevance of Ancient Indian Philosophy, Culture and Values in Post COVID19-
Pandemic Global Life
Dr. Kalpana Bora Professor, Physics Department, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India – 781014.
Abstract
Today, world is passing through one of the most unprecedented and testing times in the history of mankind, due to COVID19
pandemic, ever since January 2020, which began from Wuhan city of China (from December 2019 onwards). We begin this
work with a brief discussion on the brutal hardships and situations that people all over the world have been facing, due to this
pandemic, just for the sake of completeness of the work. For instance, the lockdown imposed to combat the pandemic in various
countries, and various other issues including shortage of food, closing of economies, the crisis that the healthcare systems
worldwide are facing, to name just a few. Next, we come to the main issue of this work – relevance of ancient Indian
philosophy, culture and values in post COVID19 global life. We will present various aspects of Indian life, mainly with
reference to Hindus (Ancient Indians), that are a part of our daily lives. Some of them, we, the modern Indians are forgetting –
but were the integral part of our daily life-style, once upon a time, in olden times! Our Vedas and other great ancient Indian
scriptures, like Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Bhagwata are a testimony to them. This work is a reflection of the way of life
of a common Indian citizen – I have read Ramayana during our school days, used to sit with our grandmother when she would
read the Bhagwata, and watched Mahabharata on TV, but have not read any Vedas – though our life style itself is reflection of
many of the ideas and values mentioned in Vedas.
It has been observed that in India, we have come out of this pandemic really well, much better than compared to almost all
other countries of the world. Life has become almost normal, children going to school, higher education Institutions open, no
more lockdowns (except some places). Economy has begun to boom. The COVID19 infected patients have lower death rate,
better recovery rate (keeping in view the extremely dense and huge population of India) and less critically ill patients, as
compared to many other countries of the world. May be it is due to the relatively better immunity of we Indians, and also due to
continuous preventive measures, awareness programmes taken by the Government and authorities, and medical care that people
have received in general. Hence we believe that the views presented in this work, specially emphasising the holistic attitude of
the Indian Culture, Values and life-style, towards life, may be relevant for all.
Life after COVID19 would not be same, globally, at least for next 2-3 years (or more may be), till the vaccine becomes
accessible to all. Our life styles have changed, with new definitions and dimensions. We discuss various aspects – like healthy
life style, global business ethics, new medical system (AlloVeda), message for the Governments, booming economy and fai th
that we Indians have regained post-pandemic, etc. We argue that the values, philosophy, ways of Hindu life, cultural
components etc. can play a pivotal role in leading a healthy and balanced life, with a holistic attitude – post C19. As change is
the only constant thing, many of the modern Indians are forgetting these ancient Indian values and our culture – so it will be an
aide-memoire for them also.
Keywords: COVID19 pandemic, Indian way of life, social distancing, work from home (WFH) , global business ethics, Vocal
for Local (VFL), Self- reliance, health & happiness, AlloVeda.
1. Introduction
Did we ever imagine that we would be locked down into our own homes for months? Did we ever imagine that we would end
up washing hands about 20 times a day? Did we ever imagine that over 113,209,040 of people all over the world would be
infected, and that over 2,510,969 people would die from the same disease, over a span of just 13 months? Did we ever imagine
of social distancing so severely, and wearing masks all the time whenever we move out of our houses? These unthinkable and
deadly things (at least for the present generation) are happening in our times! Worst ever of the nightmares may be after the
World Wars!
World today is facing unprecedented times – COVID19 pandemic. Ever since January 2020, we have been experiencing the
painful sufferings due to the pandemic that continue to infect and kill so many people all over the world. In India, National
lockdown began since March 25, 2020, and so have been many countries all over the world. Situation has been tragic – hospitals
overburdened and turning down patients back home – not enough beds in hospitals to admit COVID19 patients. Over stressed
doctors and other medical staff. Parking lots, stadiums had been converted to COVID19 hospitals. Train coaches, hostels of
educational Institutes, hotels had been converted to quarantine centers. Dead bodies were being stored in deep -freeze, as there
was not enough facility to bury them. People were using bin bags to cover head and face in hospitals to protect themselves from
infection! Hospitals were running out of essential healthcare items like masks, sanitizers, medicines, PPE kits, etc. Countri es are
helping each other by supplying these items to each other. In Italy, we saw on TV that beds for patients were arranged on roads!
And this is not the end of the story, many things still remain untold – it is not possible to fence in all unendurable and bemused
realities here. From the data on Coronavirus infection in World, available at
Source - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/.
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it has been observing that, the silver lining for India is - the death rate in India is about half the world average, and number of
critically ill patients is also relatively less in India. We can also see that recovery rate in most countries is increasing – it means
that doctors and scientists are gaining at least some experience on how to handle the virus, and which medicines are helpful in
improving the situation of the patients, etc, in a little better way. Now of course vaccines are available for COVID19. Some
countries are also facing second and third waves of infection. New variants of the Coronavirus are being mutated in different
countries. Also, it should be kept in mind that the infection spreads more in dense areas – that is why metro cities in India like
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai etc. have faced the infection-explosion. India’s population density is second largest after Iran – that
also may have contributed to more infections in our country. Also, we would like to point out that in countries where outbreak
occurred early, death rate was higher – because they didn’t know how to handle the patients. And death rate is expected to be
higher if the patients are old in age, or are suffering from some other ailments. Total infected cases in some countries like Japan,
New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore, Australia have been very less – may be due to small area, small
population and hence they could contain the disease well.
We don’t want to give here a complete account of all the facts related to the pandemic worldwide – as it lies beyond the scope
of this work. Neither do we want to analyze the situation, or comment about it. Rather, we have attempted to present our
observations from the point of view of a common Indian, along with some new ideas.
The purpose of this work is - since India is recovering well from this pandemic, and also since death rate and number of critical
patients has been less compared to many other countries of the world - we can say that may be the immunity of we Indians is
better against this virus. And hence, we want to share some of the essence of Indian culture, philosophy, and way of life, among
our global citizens. Let everyone benefit from the views presented here (which are only a pinch of salt of treasure of ancient
Indian knowledge system). Let us learn to be complacent, let us learn to be happy with whatever resources we have, let us not
intrude into lives, lands, interests and spaces of our fellow human beings. Let us understand that money cannot buy happiness
and peace, let us realize that our existence & health are the most precious things in life.
1.1 Earlier pandemics in world – Lessons from History
It is not the world is facing pandemic for the first time – world has been inflicted by them and epidemics earlier also. Plagues in
various countries, Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic (1793), flu pandemic (1889-1890), American polio epidemic (1916),
Spanish flu (1918-1920), Influenza Asian flu (1957-58), Aids (1981 onwards), H1N1 swine flu (2009-2010), West African
Ebola epidemic (2014 - ), Zika virus epidemic (2015- till present day), Cholera and small pox etc. We present here a brief record
of only one of them, for the sake of completeness of this work, for the purpose of giving a feel good factor (that we sh all
overcome), and for learning lessons from them. Of course it is not possible to cover all of them here.
Spanish flu pandemic (1918-1920)
(Source – CDC (USA website), history.com, pnas.org)
The Spanish flu was a deadly influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 A virus. It is believed to last from February/March 1918
to the summer of 1920 – it lasted for about two years! It infected about 500 million people – about a third of the world’s
population t that time, in 3-4 successive waves. The exact numbers are impossble to know due to lack of proper medical
records. The death toll is estimated to be at least 20-50 million – more than total combined soldiers and civilians deaths of the
war. It is thought to be one of the deadliest pandemics in the human history so far. The first cases of infection and deaths are
recorded as in the USA, France, Italy, Germany, UK and areas of Asia. Eventually it spread to almost all parts of planet within
a matter of months! It was during the World War I time – the Newspapers in neutral Spain first reported about the pandemic – as
the press was not censored in neutral Spain, and that is how it got the name “Spanish flu”. Some analysis from the Medical
Journals of those times indicate that the malnourishment, overcrowded medical camps and hospitals, and poor hygiene – the
obvious concomitant effects of the ongoing/recent war, promoted the infection. Movement of soldiers due to war aggravated the
infection spread.
Reported cases of Spanish flu dropped over the summer of 1918 – but it only proved to be the calm before the storm! The fatal
severity of the second wave in the fall of 1918 is believed to be due to mutations of the virus, due to movement of soldiers.
Partially, the blame is also thought to be due to public health o fficials, who were were unwilling to impose quarantine during
wartime. The cover-up and denials helped it spread more! By December 1918, the deadly second wave of the Spanish flu had
passed, but third wave erupted in January in Australia, and then worked its way back to Europe and USA.
Hospitals were so overloaded with flu patients that schools, private homes and other buildings had to be converted to make-shift
hospitals. Official in communities imposed quarantines, ordered citizens to wear masks and shut down all public places –
schools, churches, theaters, etc. People were advised to avoid shaking hands and to stay indoors. Funeral parlors were
overwhelmed and many people had to dig graves of their own family members. Businesses were forced to shut dow n. There
weren’t enough workers to harvest crops. The cities that had imposed early closing of public places, suffered less peak death
rates. Fine was imposed for not wearing mask in public places.
Source – pnas.org/content/104/18/7582
It was found in some studies later that early implementation of multiple interventions reduced the death rates. Non
Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) intended to reduce infectious contacts between persons form an integral part of plans to
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mitigate the impact of the next influenza pandemic. These studies also showed that rapid implementation of multiple NPIs can
significantly reduce the influenza transmission, but upon relaxation of such measures, the infection spread will be renewed.
Also, cities that had low peaks in the first wave, were at a greater risk of a second large wave. Cities that had lower peak
mortality rate during the first wave also tended to experience their second wave after a short interval of time, 6 -8 weeks after the
first peak, vs 10-14 weeks for cities with higher peak mortality rates.
These analyses of the Spanish flu can definitely help as a guide to tackle the current COVID19 pandemic.
1.2 Lower death rate in India
As can be seen from the World Coronavirus data, our death rate is low, as compared to many other countries of the world.
India’s recovery numbers have been promising during last months – those who have been diagnosed with the virus are
recovering from it faster than they are dying from it. It has reduced the strain on the health system. May be it is due to better
immunity of us. May be it is because strict National lockdown was followed in our country in the initial stages of the infect ion
spread. But now, not all people are obeying the norms of social distancing, wearing masks etc, in public places. It seems people
are beginning to have the care-free feeling. But we need be careful and should take all precautions until we gain complete
control over the pandemic. Still in Maharashtra, the situation is not good.
2. Way of life of a common Indian
India is a country known to the world, as a country where spirituality is the soul – people from across the world come here to
find solace, truth and meaning of life; also as a country of so much population, of hunger and poverty, corruption and of Jugaad.
These stereotype things are mostly projected in western media about India. This perception/projection has changed to a great
extent during last years – India is now fast progressing, in IT, science and technology, space program, and is one of the fastest
growing economies of the world as well.
But, India is so much more than that…
To emphasize the importance of this work, we wish to sketch the life-style of Indians, with special reference to the Hindus. For
us, human relations and family values are put above economy – we believe more in humanitarian values, than the mechanical,
professional life styles as seen in most of the western countries. The salient features of our daily life style, which can be relevant
for post COVID19 global life, can be summarized as follows:
2.1 The Essence
1. Vasudhaivam kutumbkam – the whole world is family.
2. When we pray – we always recite – “Vishwa ka kalyan ho”, and “Om shanti “, means – may good prevail in the whole
world, may there be peace and happiness in the whole world.
3. India has never attacked any country – we have only defended ourselves.
4. We greet each other by doing folding our hands – Namaste or Namaskara (World has already started adopting this !)
5. We light Diya (earthen lamp) and do prayers, in morning and evening - this gives peace to our minds, gives faith, and
burning of mustard oil/ghee purifies air. We also burn camphor in the Diya – camphor burning is also believed to kill germs in
the surrounding air.
6. Many Indian are pure vegetarian – so no fear of many diseases spread by animal/bird eating.
7. Many Indians do Yoga regularly - which was taught to us by our Sages in Ancient times, and has already become so popular
worldwide. It unites our body with our souls – we can talk to our inner self while doing pranayama/meditation. It helps us
realize the purpose of life, gives us true peace of mind and gives inner strength to our body. It heals the body naturally, makes us
strong, improves our immunity, in a natural way.
8. Ayurveda in an important component of our healthcare system – this system is based on Atharveda (we have four Vedas). In
this system, the illness is healed through herbs in a natural way, so no fear of side effects of Allopathic medicines. In Ayurveda,
we try to cure the root of the problem, eradicating the very cause of illness. In Allopathy, medicines are given to suppress the
symptoms and give relief to the patient (except surgery of course), they don’t eradicate the root cause of the problem. On the
other hand, Ayurveda and Yoga combined together – can help us maintain a healthy body, so that we will not fall ill!
9. When we enter our house, coming from somewhere, we don’t take our shoes inside – keep them outside only. And in old
days, people would wash their hand and feet before entering the house, and would put clothes in Sun, for airing and freshenin g.
Sun is believed to be the best, natural germ-killer. This has become so relevant now in Corona times!
10. Tulsi, turmeric, pepper, lemon, honey, daalchini (cinnamon), clove, amla, fenugreek, bitter-gourd, neem, ginger, garlic, curry
leaves, cumin, ajwayan, kaljeera, saunf, osofoetida – etc are some of the herbs/spices/food items are very commonly used in our
daily cooking – they make our immunity strong.
11. Indians cook fresh food daily in their kitchens – we don’t believe in taking frozen food.
12. Human relations, humanity, family values, still lie above monetary factors, at least to some extent (if not totally).
13. Respecting our elders, not speaking to them in high voice – has been our tradition. We never call our elders by name.
Children touch the feet of their elders and teachers as a mark of respect.
14. Major population of India still use Indian style toilet – squatting position is believed to be better.
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15. We very strongly believe in the concept of reduce, reuse, recycle – we don’t throw things very easily. We repair broken and
torn things, and will use it to the maximum limit – will throw/discard it only when it no longer can be used any further.
16. We know how to manage in limited resources – and we have shown this during our ongoing National lockdown.
17. Hinduism is a way of life – our religion is simply celebration of life, and that’s why we have so many festivals. We
celebrate so much, that it is not wrong to say that in India, each day is a festival, in some or other part of the country – doing
some customary rituals, just eating good food with our family and friends, wearing new clothes, and make merry. We celebrate
the harvest, the change of season, the animal fighting, the boating festivals, kite festivals, birth of our Gods, and what no t!
18. As per our ancient value system – Religion used to mean Dharma – what is right and justified.
19. We worship the Sun, the Cow, Peepal and banana trees – the philosophy behind this is – anything that is sacred, or is a boon,
beneficial for mankind, is worshipped – so that people don’t harm them.
20. Keep doing the Karma, without anticipating the outcome (teachings of Lord Krishna in Gita).
21. We observe upwaas and vrat – fasting with certain rules, like no salt and grain, only fruit and milk products, etc. Fasting is
believed to cleans our internal body system and recharge it. It also teaches us self-discipline and self-control.
22. We do Hawan – in ancient times, our Rishi-Muni (Sages) used to do Yagya. Small bon-fire is lit in container, in which
various things are put, they burn and spread their vapours into surrounding air – this is believed to purify and air and kill
harmful germs. We do them in our houses on some auspicious occasions – birth of a child, marriage, birthdays, or on any other
happy occasion, or even on death. We call the Pandit/Pujari (Hindu-temple priest) to do the rituals. Our temples in Ancient
India were built in a scientific way, as per the knowledge circumscribed within our Vedas – location of the idol, prayer halls etc,
were chosen so as to give maximum energy to the devotees who would come to pray in the temple.
23. In olden days, our women hardly used any artificial cosmetics – they used to, and we still do, use natural oils,
turmeric+besan+milk face pack, honey, fruit pack, etc, on face, for natural glow. Mehandi leaves paste is put in hair, and is also
put in hands in marriage, festivals and auspicious occasions. Mehandi has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.
24. According to the Ancient Indian culture, true Indians must be “brahmchari”, which means – to keep conjugal relation only
with the spouse, and that too not before marriage.
25. Don’t do injustice to others – and don’t let others also to do injustice to you, and I have learnt it from my father!
26. When somebody dies, women and children are not supposed to visit that family until few days, and only males were allowed
to attend the cremation. And just after coming from cremation, the person should immediately take bath, and wash all the
clothes he was wearing.
27. Giving away, charity and daan (giving gods, money to the needy ) has been our tradition – we donate generously on
auspicious occasions, festivals, on the day of Upwaas and Vrat, etc – food, clothes and other things, to the underprivileged ones.
This is an integral part of our culture.
28. Tolerance, patience, hard work, self-control, self-discipline – these are some of the virtues we have grown-up with, learning
from my parents.
29. In Ramayana, in Uttarkhand, there is a mention about a disease that will be spread by bats, and will very badly affect
the whole world – the only cure of that in Ramayana has been told as “self-control” and self-discipline, it translates to
lockdown and social distancing in today’s world.
30. In India, children stay with their parents, they don’t move out and stay on their own, as in many developed countries. After
marriage only some Sons move out, or if their jobs are away from homes. But even then, they don’t stop taking care of their
parents – financially and through weekend (or SOS) visits.
31. We take bath daily – be it summer or winter!
32. Attaining internal peace and happiness – India is spiritual Guru – people from all over world come in India, In Haridwar and
other places, to attain mental peace, to understand meaning of life…
Above way of life, I have been living ever since my very childhood – these were again taught to our parent by their parents, and
so on. Many of above is written in our Vedas, and our ancient scriptures – Gita, Ramayana and Mahabharata. I believe all of
them have scientific reasoning behind them. Of course, now-a-days, many of the modern Indians don’t show faith in some of the
above ideas, mainly due to globalization, and also because travel/exposure to foreign countries has increased so much. In fac t,
Ancient India was known as “Golden sparrow”, and treasure of knowledge, as is evident from the knowledge treasure-house
circumscribed in our Vedas and other scriptures. In Sanskrit language (our ancient language), meaning of Bharat is – one who is
engaged in knowledge-activites! People won’t lock their houses, and a significant percentage of population was engaged in
noble, religious activities. We were supposed also to be very wealthy, with enough jewels and wealth, so much so that slowly it
started catching attention of foreign invaders. Then, we were invaded and looted by so many invaders, that we became poor,
desperate, and fighting to make basic amenities. People started becoming corrupt, as financial problems began to arise in the
society due to continuous invasions. And, effect of cultures of invaders – be it Mughals, or British – started to amalgamate with
our pure culture. Of course, I do agree, that it would have been our weakness only, that we could not save and protect ourselves
from invaders. In fact, in ancient times, we would not put any locks on houses – it was so safe, people were so honest and
morally so robust - but gone are these days! True ancient Indian value system and culture has very strong roots, and our modern
Indians must not stop believing in them. True, we are a large, densely populated democracy, inflicted by many problems, like
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poverty, corruption, etc. But then, we are also doing so well in space, medical, agriculture and IT sectors, to name a few.
Remember, India was not affected so badly by the financial crash of world economy of 2001 also – we fared quite well as
compared to many other countries of the world.
And we believe that due to the strong cultural, traditional heritage and ancient Indian value system, we have been able to fight
the COVID19 pandemic also very well.
2.2- Some Mantras, Shlokas, Strotas enchanted daily by we Indians
1. OM - Om is the sound of the Universe – believed to be the first vibration, representing the birth, death and re-birth process.
Chanting OM brings us into harmonic resonance with the Universe. OM is said to vibrate at the frequency 432 Hz, which is
believed to be the natural, musical pitch of Universe. Chanting this helps relax your mind.
2. Om Shri Ganashay namah - We bow to Lord Ganesha, the God that removes all obstacles.
3. Vakra tunda maha kaya surya koti samphrabha, Nirvighnam kuru me deva sarva kaaryeshu sarvadaa - Salutations to Lord
Ganesha, who has a curved trunk, large body, and whose splendor is similar to million Suns. O Deva, please make my
undertakings free of obstacles, by extending your blessings, in all my works, always.
4. Om Namah Shivay - I bow to Shiva, the supreme deity of transformation, who represents the truest, purest and highest self,
Shiva transcends across the times, believed to be immortal. This great mantra helps builds our self-confidence, reminding that
we all are made up of divine energy and we should honour that divinity in ourselves.
5. Shanti Mantra – Om Saha Naavavatu, Saha nau bhunaktu, saha veeryam karavaavahai, tejasvi aavasdhhetamastu maa
vidvishaavahai Om, means – May the Lord protect and bless us. May he nourish us, give us strength to work together for the
good of humanity. May our learnings be brilliant and purposefuls. May we never turn against each other.
6. Maha Mrintunjya Mantra - Om Tryambhakam, yajamahe, sugandhim pushti-vardhanam, Urvarukam-iva bandhantn, Mrityor
mukshiya maamritat, means – we worship the three-eyed Lord Shiva, who is fragrant and who nourishes and nurtures all beings.
As the ripened cucumber is freed (by the gardener) from the bondage (to the creeper), may the Lord liberate us from the death
for the sake of immortality. It is found in Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharva Veda, Shiv Purana, among others. It is chanted for
good health – specially for healing when one is on death-bed.
7. Guru Mantra- Gurur brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurudevo Maheashwara, Guru sakshaat param Brahma, tasmai Shri Guruvai
namah – Guru ( the one who takes us away from darkness towards light, the teacher) is the representative of Brahma ( the
creator), Vishnu ( the preserver) and Maheshwara ( the supreme God), Guru removes darkness of ignorance from us, and we
salute such a Guru.
8. Om namo Bhagwate Vasudevay Namah – it is the mantra of Lord Krishna or Vishnu – the preserver. It is one of most
important mantra of Vaishanvite Hindus, and is called the Mantra of Liberation (Moksha, mukti – the liberation). It means – we
salute to Lord Krishna, (Vaasudeva) who is the supreme, most divine and powerful God.
9. Gayatri Mantra - Om bhur bhava swaha, tats vitur vareniyam, bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yo namm pracho dayaat,
means- O divine creator of the Universe, we are filled with darkness, please take this darkness away from us and illuminate us
with knowledge and intellect. Gayatri Mantra first appeared in Rig Veda and also found in Upnishads and Bhagwat Gita.
10. Karpur goram karunavtaaram, sansaar saaram bhujgendra haaram, sada vasantam hridyaar vinde, bhavam bhawaani sahitam
namaami , means – O Lord Shiva, pure as camphor, an incarnation of compassion, who is the essense of wordly existence,
whose garland is the king of serpents (Shiva wears snakes around his neck), who always dwells inside the lotus of the heart, I
bow to that supreme Lord Shiva and Parvati ( better half of Lord Shiva) together.
11. Nashe rog hare sab peera, japat nirantar hanumat beera – When a devotee chants this doha, it gives inner strength to fight
against the illness and disease. It is a doha ( a set of two sentence) of Hanumaan Chalisa – a devotional hymn devoted to Lord
Hanumaan.
12. Mangal bhav na amangal haari, dravahu sudashrath ajir bihari. Deen dayal biradu sambhari, harahu naath mam sankat bhaari
- O lord Ram, king Dashrath’s son Ram - You are abode of all good, auspicious for all causes, and destroyer of all that is bad.
Please be compassionate on me, This is a chopai from Ramayana. O Lord Ram, you are the protector of weak, destroy the
obstacles. Please take away the great danger (sankat) and pains prevailing on me.
3. Post COVID19 Global life
Now it is more than an year that COVID19 pandemic gripped the world – and still, daily several thousands of new infected
cases are being reported, worldwide, many are dying daily. But the good news is that peak in the number of cases of the world
seems to have passed, and the trend in on decline. People all over the world are talking that this fight against Corona virus is
going to be long, at least up to may be 1-2 years more, or up to when the all people in the world are vaccinated. Until then, we
have to live with the virus. So, the life up to then is not going to be same, the way it used to be before the pandemic. In fact, it
might be so that new standards and definitions might become the part of new life style – post COVID19 pandemic. Our world
might look something like this :
1. Always use face mask, and maintain social distancing, until this virus totally comes under control. Wash hands frequently.
2. Avoid eating junk food – rather eat fresh, home made, may be simple food – this will add to our immunity in a natural way.
3. Work from home, up to some extent, if and when possible.
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4. Don’t move out of house when not essential. Don’t travel unless it is absolutely essential.
5. Learn to live with, and be complacent with little less resources – as world economy has attained lows and it will take time to
recover. Governments will also need more money to support welfare schemes to support the needy and unemployed people.
Many people lost jobs – so more money will be needed to support them. So, we need meticulous planning for future, up to next
3-4 years at least – need to save our resource, money, up to maximum. Affluent people should cut on their extravaganza
expenditure, and contribute more and more towards funds to support the needy people.
6. Our lives will be more dependent on online resources, so we need to make them robust.
7. Avoid (if possible) attending social gatherings and functions, going to shopping Malls, gyms, clubs etc up to next 1-2 years.
8. The testing for COVID19, and to keep track of infected cases, in a very effective way, will have to be continued until we win
this war completely.
9. International cooperation in this fight is a MUST.
10. We all need to boost our immunity in a natural way – and as we discussed in above sections, Indian life-style can help a lot
in this context.
4. Relevance of Indian values, culture in post COVID19 pandemic global life
As is clear from the discussion in last two sections, the Indian values, culture and life style can be very relevant in post
COVID19 global life. Our philosophy of beliefs in humanity, food habbits, keeping happiness and humanity over monetary
factors, strong family values, faith in Ayurveda, Yoga, home remedies for a natural treatment of some small illnesses, some
daily life style like keeping shoes outside house, washing hands (and put used clothes in Sun for airing) before entering the
house (or before touching anything else), use of freshly cooked food, use of spices and herbs to boost immunity in a natural
way, service and charity, belief in spiritualty, Vasudhaivam Kutumbakam ( the whole earth is our family), Om Shanti (let
peace prevail everywhere), etc., are very much relevant for the post-COVID19 global life. Specially, point numbers 4, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 12, 15, 16, 26, 28, 31 of Section 2 above would be very useful in general, for people from any country across the world.
5. Lessons to be learnt!
The greatest lessons to be learnt from COVID19 pandemic are:
1. The most important thing in this world is – human life, the very existence of mankind, nothing else is more important. Life is
so beautiful, precious, and yet so uncertain! Today a person is alive – tomorrow she/he may die from a disease called COVID19,
whose notorious virus is so bloody contagious! During the lockdown period, in India (and elsewhere also), the ONLY
ESSENTIAL services that were open was – grocery and medical shops. That means, everything else in NOT ESSENTIAL for
our existence. So, it’s time that we rethink about our priorities in life – work, work and only work, and money – these are NOT
the ONLY things that matter in life. Spending and good quality and quantity of time in life, with our beloved ones, is much
more important than that. I think it’s high time, that we redefine our so-called work culture – and we should start paying more
time for our family and health.
The human civilization should no more be money and economy
centered –rather, it should be humanity centered!
Health, happiness, life, quality family-time – should be our top priority.
2. As is being telecast in TV News channels – air and water pollution is decreasing worldwide, the Himalaya are visible from
some cities in North India, the oil resources consumption has reduced to minimum. This is conserving our natural resources.
Birds are coming to water bodies. May be – this is nature’s own way of healing itself. Nature is breathing fresh, and smiling at
us – however scientifically and technologically developed we may be, Nature has shown through this pandemic, that She is still
stronger than mankind. Mankind has been torturing Nature so much – creating havoc for it, doing atrocities on her. So much
pollution of all kinds, overuse of natural resources, disturbing nature and intruding into its premises in such a vulgar mann er!
We had taken nature for granted! May be, she is punishing us for this torture, to recharge itself. May be mother Nature will
bounce back, if we give an opportunity to it for doing so! May be mother nature will come to a better, more pure form of natu ral
balance of life.
3. May be, the world that will come out after COVID19, will be a more beautiful and better place to live. Due to this pande mic,
we have learnt the value of life, health, and Nature – these three are the most important things in life. May be, we will start
giving maximum priority to these, post COVID19! In Indian Philosophy, there is a story of Sagar Manthan- found in our
scriptures Mahabharata, Bhagwata Purana and Vishnu Purana – story of Churning of Ocean, which explains the origin of
Amrit, the nectar of immortality. In the fight between asurs (demons) and Devas (Gods), the Ocean was churned, and at the end,
Dhanvantari, the Physician of Gods, appeared with a pot containing Amrit – to be distributed among Devas, drinking which one
can become Immortal. So, may be, this pandemic is like churning of Ocean, at the end of which a new, beautiful, peaceful,
happy world will emerge!
4. We need to be more generous, loving and caring, sensitive towards each other, respect humanity, shed-off our egos, live our
today to the fullest, be content, not run after money, celebrate our today and mankind, be kind to each other, not be selfish.
5. In Gita, it is written – whenever Dharma (Justice) suffers, God incarnates to fight over the evil. And in this fight, some good
people also have to sacrifice their lives – this is exactly what is happening now! And, those who are the fittest, will survive.
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6. As we have seen during this pandemic – that only things essential for human existence are – health and food. So, we should
put more emphasis on growing more food accessible to all, and to improve our healthcare infrastructure. Governments should
take initiatives towards this – and new schemes should be launched to make farming a more lucrative career among the youth,
so that more of them take
farming as profession
7. We need to be self-reliant.
6. Changes in International business ethics – need of the hour
The genuine request to all MNCs, businessmen, manufacturers etc – please don’t run after just making money. It is time that
they become little more generous, and shed-off the mad chase for the greater benefit and welfare of humanity – they should
reduce their margins of profit. This pandemic has shown to us, that the most important thing in life is – our health, our
existence! And we find, there are so many redundant, useless products in the market, a sincere request to the companies – rather
switch to making some natural and herbal products. More and more attention sho uld be paid towards manufacturing genuine,
natural, herbal healthcare products. After all - how much money do we need? Let the MNCs and businesses be
humanity - driven, in place of market - driven
7. New Medical Course (ALLOVEDA)
Keeping in view of the C19 global pandemic, and importance of Indian medicine system Ayurveda and Yoga, we propose a new
medical course, we call it ALLOVEDA – In MBBS, there will be a component based on Ayurveda and Yoga. In this new
course, the MBBS students will learn some essence of them, so that, when they become doctors, they will prescribe to their
patients - that Yoga should be done daily by all, and that we should eat healthy food, and that we should live healthy life style.
In Ayurveda, some food items should not be eaten for particular diseases. Our motto of this new medical course would be
Not to fall sick
rather than taking medicines after falling sick. It would be a perfect, balanced
Fusion of Ayurveda and Allopathy
8. Request to opposition political parties – worldwide
During these unprecedentedly challenging and difficult times mankind is facing today, it is a genuine and honest request to a ll
opposition parties of Governments all over the world – please, it is not a time to fight with the Government, not a right time for
blame-game. Please cooperate with political parties in the Governments – offer them constructive, critical comments, positive
feedbacks. Nobody came from God’s house knowing that one day we will face this Corona pandemic! Nobody was born to the
earth, with the pre-requisite knowledge that how to fight this! It is a first-hand experience for all of us. At this hour,
Welfare of humanity
must be held above all. No leader of any country could foresee, that what face this pandemic would take tomorrow. It has been a
horrible experimental experience for all the leaders. And, leaders are not Gods – they don’t have any magic stick! So, let us not
criticize leaders. It is a time of cooperation. Cooperation at community level, state level, National level, Global level, and any
other level for that matter.
9. Homage and Gratitude to the frontline warriors
Several tens of thousands of frontline warriors – Doctors, other healthcare and cleaning personnel, Police, Media persons,
shopkeepers, and last but not the LEAST – the Governments leaders and officials, and any other person who may have
contributed in some or other capacity – have been involved in this fight against this notorious virus – working day and night!
We express our deepest sense of Gratitude to them – mankind will be indebted to them forever – it is because of them that we
are safe at home! Many doctors, healthcare personnel, police etc have lost their lives also, fighting in this bio-war – we pay our
tearful homage to them. They will be always remembered in the history of civilization as brave heroes, mankind would never
forget their sacrifices. In our India, on May 3, 2020, the Air Force showered flowers over hospitals, fly-past were carried out,
and Navy enlightened their ships – as a mark of thanksgiving and respect for these frontline warriors, as gesture to boost their
moral, on behalf the whole Nation. The whole country felt so united!
10. Special request
The ideas presented above in this paper, are out of my personal experiences, the way I have lived my life here so far. We learnt
it from our parents, our parents must have learnt it from their parents, and so on. This rich ancient Indian knowledge, cultural
and traditional heritage, human value system (HVS), Vedic knowledge etc has been disseminated in India across generations,
like this only. In fact, whatever I could compile here, is just a drop in the Ocean of knowledge, that our Ancient Indian
scriptures have in them. I remember, in summer vacations, we used to read Ramayana. My grandmother would read Bhagawat,
and we would with with her. Many serials on TV, based on these, like the great Ramayana, Mahabharata etc., have been
telecast on TV – we grew watching them. There are so many home remedies, in each and every part of my country – it is not
possible for me to include all of them here – it is simply beyond my capabilities. So, please don’t go on to patent them, and also,
it should be kept beyond the claims of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), by anybody else from other countries. This work i s
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just a humble endeavour in tune with the old-age Indian philosophy of caring and sharing, towards welfare of mankind, for a
better and happy world.
11. Future course of life & preparedness
It seems Corona will not leave us so easily. Please refer to Section 1.1, where we discussed about how mankind faced and came
out of some other pandemics of the world. Intermittent interventions, hygiene, social distancing, masks – these appear to be our
weapons against the Coronavirus.
We all need to become self reliant – since International supply chains will not work with usual efficiency – we will have to be
dependent on local manufacturers and consumers. This is the
Sustained Production Supply Chain (SPSC)
system, that is going to be relevant for the coming years. As our PM Modi also said - Vocal for Local (VFL) will be the mantra
for the economies to survive during next few years. We have to feed our people, at any cost. And we need money for that! I
understand that we are so much used to cheap, good looking products from some foreign countries, that alternatives look
tenebrous at the moment. But we have to come out of this mentality. Else our own citizens will starve. We will have to put more
emphasis on producing products on our own – electronic, clothes, toys, etc etc. at competitive prices maintaining the fine
quality. But, it will take some time. Consumers will have to be little patient. It will take some time initially, for our companies
and manufacturers, to produce and manufacture at the standards that we the consumers are used to! IT and software companies
in India should also accept and meet the challenges of making new apps – both smart and user friendly. For this to catalyze, we
will have to make our system and infrastructure conducive to manufacturing and production at huge scale. Affordable housing
for laborers in cities, and other facilities will have to be provided to them so as to make lives smooth for their families in cities.
Mental peace is MUST so that one can work with full dedication and creativity. In fact, our economic package declared by the
Indian Government (that has provisions for the migrant laborers in villages to begin start-ups) and One Nation One Ration Card
(ONORC) policy, are a big jump towards this. WFH technologies will have to made more robust. Going to offices with 30%
attendance may be, will have to be continued, so as to maintain social distancing. Let’s try to make our immunity strong, so that
we may beat the virus. As we are getting some reports in the news – the virus is affecting many organs of the body, and it re-
appears again in the same person (of course not in all people). So, it is better that we are not infected. We will have to save our
children from the infection, at any cost – as in them lies our future! Perhaps Governments, system, and administration alone
won’t be able to contain this COVID19 pandemic – people, societies will have to play an important role, instead of depending
solely on the former.
12. A Note added
This work was communicated to a Springer (Indian) Journal in July end, 2020, but there was no response from the Journal
for about six months, so I withdrew my manuscript from that Journal. Therefore, to fill this gap, in what follows, we attempt to
summarise very briefly, the developments in COVID19 pandemic, for the period Aug 2020- February 2021. The number of
COVID19 infected cases worldwide seem to have passed the peak in January end/February beginning 2021, and daily new
cases have started to fall, as per the curve available at
worldmeters.com
Many countries have relaxed the lockdowns, with varying freedom, economies and businesses are reopening – otherwise people
would die of hunger! Anyway the virus is here to stay for quite some time – how long one can stay in-doors in lockdown? We
will have to learn to live with it. It is up to us, how carefully we maintain social distancing and hygiene, and how well we can
protect ourselves. Now it is a matter of survival of the fittest theory. Some countries have opened schools partially, some
planning to open. In India, the death rate has been low, and recovery rate higher, as compared to world average. Many countries
have witnessed a second/third waves, which is bound to happen, as is evident from the discussion in Section 1.4 (earlier
pandemics). Currently, some more dangerous strains of the coronavirus are found to begin infecting. But in India, daily new
cases to have fallen to less than about 1,000 (one thousand). As of now, USA tops the list of Coronavirus infections, and India
is second after the USA,
In India, life seems to have returned almost back to normal (Except few states) children have started going to schools, and
offices and other Institutes have also started working offline, in many states. Our economy is bouncing back too, and we have
regained a post-pandemic confidence that all is well. I think this has been made possible due to many factors - may be our better
immunity (due to whatever reasons!), continuous preventive measures, awareness programmes in mass media, highly
commendable efforts put by all the medical staff in hospitals, the of course not to mention about care taken by the people in
general. Many of us have been taking “kadha”, paying extra attention to hygiene care, wearing mask and using hand sanitizer,
inhaling steam and gargling with warm, salted water after coming back home from outdoor, and making many more immunity
boosting efforts in natural way (as explained earlier in the text). It is outcome of cumulative efforts of people, Government, and
authorities. Our PM always appears with mask in public. COVID19 message always appears on phone ringtone whenever we
dial phone to somebody.
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At present, many vaccines have come into the market, including India. It is beyond the scope of this work to comment on the
global status of this issue, but in India, the mood is upbeat. We are sure that we all will get vaccine, and that Made in India
Vaccine will be effective too. In fact, India is supplying Coronavirus vaccines to so many countries of the world.
13. Summary and concluding remarks
To summarize, in this work, we first presented a brief status of the situation in the world created by COVID19 pandemic, from
my perspective. In no way, it is a complete story, seeing the complexities, uncertainties, diversities involved in such a gra ve
issue as this pandemic, many more aspects and details may have been missed – I admit that it is beyond the scope of this work.
It also should be kept in mind that scientists are reporting that Coronavirus has been mutating, and we don’t know for sure, how
many strains of this are there at present.
Next, we presented status of this pandemic in India, and how India is fighting this battle. Following this, we gave a brief review
about the common life of an Indian – the way I have lived it so far. We also discussed about the lessons that the mankind may
learn from this, for the post-pandemic global life style, and how Indian life style could prove to be useful and beneficial in that.
Discussion on role of India at International level in this battle, lessons for the world from this pandemic, and some steps t o be
taken by the Governments, business houses and MNCs, post-COVID19 global life-style for coming 2-3 years, was also
analyzed.
Though due to hard work of scientists all over the world, we have many vaccines available now, but still, we all will have to be
very cautious for may be 1-2 years to come – maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, work from home whenever it is
possible, travel less, save more, etc. Vaccinations has started in many countries, including India (in India, National vaccination
program started on February 16, 2021). We are distributing free Vaccines to many less priviledged countries, as well as selling
Made in India Vaccine to other countries. In fact, Internationally, people are appreciating the Neighbour’s first policy of I ndia.
There is no panic in society and communities in our country. Situation seems to be under control, to a common man. Let’s not
forget that earlier also, there have been many pandemics in the world, that claimed millions of lives. We have come out of those
also. My paternal Aunt, my Buaji (my father’s sister) told me just few days back, that in about 1935, there was a pandemic in
India (as told to her by her elders when she was a child) that in our home state Haryana, villages were wiped out - bullock carts
full of dead bodies were set to fire (cremated), after removing the bullocks from the cart! But, we have survived – the mankind
survived, and so will we this time!
To conclude, this pandemic has taught us many lessons, and with these, we need to follow a healthy life-style, with more space
for humanity (than just money), sensitivity for Mother Nature, and need of becoming self-reliant. It is high time that MNCs
realize that just making more and more profit is NOT everything. Also, people in general should realize, that this mad race of
competition – for achieving success, more success, making money, more money, just working and working - should be given a
second thought! If we don’t have enough time to spend quality time with our beloved ones, to take proper care of our health, to
live the money that we are making – what is the use of that money?
We need to attain a just perfect synergy between tradition & modernity, culture & development – I am sure our current gen-X
can do this!
Hinduism is in fact a way of life - for us, our religion is Dharma, and Dharma means, something that is right and justified.
Personally, for me being religious means – that I will not do anything wrong, that I will never loose faith in myself and life, and
that I shall always be optimistic and positive in life. And, as per the Indian schools of beliefs, what is right will win in the end –
“Satyamaiv Jayate”. This belief keeps us going when the going gets tough!
A more detailed version of this work will be published elsewhere.
Disclaimer
As stated earlier, the ideas presented in this work are based on the story of life -style of the author. The author should not be
blamed for any adverse effects of the ideas presented here. One should try, test themselves, and then believe – it is the sole
responsibility of the readers. Some ideas presented here are also based on news in the mass media, and should not be used for
any political purpose. The purpose of discussing them here has been just to present the story of COVID19 as it has unfolded,
solely for academic and non-political motive.
Acknowledgements
My work place Gauhati University, Assam, has provided me my professional identity – I feel so honored to be a part of it. I feel
honored to be associated with Delhi University, IISc Bangalore, MIT USA, ICTP (Trieste) Italy, at different stages of my career.
I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude to our Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modiji, who has tackled this COVID19
pandemic in India so well, imposing lockdown at right time, with his wisdom, vision, and systematic planning. He has been a
true and continuous source of inspiration during this battle against COVID19. I also want to thank all my family members and
students, for rejuvenating & refreshing me with fresh ideas & energy. With whatever little knowledge I have been able to write
this article, I have gained mainly from my parents and other family members, my teachers and education. I am also enlightened
with some drops in ocean of knowledge, from articles and deliberations from various spiritual, Yoga and religious Gurus, in
particular - I would like to mention about Shri Sadguru ji, Baba Ramdev ji, Shri Devki Nandan ji Thakur, Sant Murlidhar ji,
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Swami Nityanada ji, Swami Brhmananda ji, Sant Murari Bapu ji, among many others. And finally, I thank my God, the supreme
power, for giving me enough strength, inspiration and courage to do this work. OM SHANTI.
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