Gutka- A Silent Killer By Anitha Varughese‚ LCSW Gutka‚ a form of smokeless tobacco‚ is a cocktail of tobacco‚ nicotine‚ and carcinogens that contains many unhealthy additives such as magnesium carbonate and phenyl ethyl alcohol‚ along with harmful perfumery compounds including musk ketones and other injurious fragrance compounds (which are known to be dangerous in toiletries). Gutka use is one of the major causes of oral cancer in India‚ is one of India.s most serious social problems‚ and is also
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Swatantra Vidyalaya Harish Patel felt an avalanche of emotions rise inside him when h e walked around the five acre campus of Swatantra Vidyalaya1 on a Sunday morning in the winter of 2006 along with his friend Devang Desai. Both‚ Harish and Devang‚ had studied together in this school up to seventh standard some thirty odd years back. This was the first time they met each other and this was the first time they were coming to the school after the long gap. The school was established by Harish Patel’s
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Diwali Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad &
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Marathi: Big Newspapers Are Elephants By Robin Jeffrey To understand the Marathi press‚ one needs to appreciate two cities-Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona). Mumbai is the Manhattan of India-a buzzing‚ multi- lingual magnet of an island. As well as the industrial and commercial focus of India‚ it is the base for the advertising industry and for India’s two biggest newspaper chains‚ The Times of India and The Indian Express. Pune‚ on the other hand‚ is Maharashtra’s Boston (indeed‚ both have brahmins)
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M.Sc HTM students of WGSHA‚ Manipal University Celebrated Matribhasha Diwas on 21st February 2015 With Students and staff of Saralebettu Govt.Higher Primary School‚ Manipal To promote the usage of mother tongue among the students‚ MSc HTM students of Welcomgroup graduate School of Hotel Administration‚ Manipal University celebrated Matribhasha Diwas (Mother Tongue Day) at Saralebettu Govt.Higher Primary School‚ Manipal The purpose was to sensitize people about the need of the Mother Tongue for
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Kannada or English. Earlier‚ the language was being used as medium of instruction in few Marathi medium schools in Tamil Nadu. It was in use as language of rituals along with Sanskrit. Most importantly‚ it was language of literature. However‚ as observed by native speakers‚ the use of Thanjavur Marathi has now shrunk to become a community language spoken only at home by the descendents of the Thanjavur Marathi people. Younger generations are denying the use of language even at the household. There
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freedom fighter‚ activist‚ linguistic activist‚ poet‚ author Language Konkani Ethnicity Konkani Ravindra Kelekar (March 25‚ 1925 – August 27‚ 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language‚ though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.[3] A Gandhian activist‚ freedom fighter and a pioneer in the modern Konkani movement‚ he is a well known Konkani scholar‚ linguist‚ and creative thinker. Kelkar was a participant in the Indian freedom movement‚ Goa’s liberation movement
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DE LA SALLE LIPA Department of Social Sciences of the College of Education‚ Arts and Sciences SOCULFA COURSE 1st Semester AY 2012-2013 SOCULFA COURSE PROJECT DIWA NG LUNAN: MAPPING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF KAPENG BARAKO INTRODUCTION One of the most popular and in demand beverages in the world is coffee. It has been a regular part of the morning wake-up routine of almost every people and considered as a beverage to be savored and enjoyed. According to studies‚ the world consumes about 100
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Good morning Mrs Njapha‚ teachers‚ parents‚ students and to the class of 2016. It is really an honor for me to be addressing you at your speech day function today. When Mrs Lategan asked me to be the guest speaker at this function I was initially pretty nervous was I going to be funny‚ interesting or inspiring. Afterall the last time I spoke at a public function was at my sister’s wedding and considering they were family it wasn’t a tough crowd to please. Standing here on the podium gives me an immense
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Marathi Manual Language and Culture 1 Prepared by: Kelsea David Natalie Hardage Crista Lindsey Texas State University class of 2011 Academic Advisor Rahul Charkraborty 2 This manual was prepared to assist speech-language pathologists in their effective treatment of people with speech and language disorders who are bilingual or multilingual speakers of English and Marathi. This is‚ by no means‚ an exhaustive treatise of Maharashtrian culture or language but the information found here
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