The other day, I heard in one of the VIHE ayurvedic lectures, that India does not grow that much Amla to substantiate Dabur's chyavanprash exports. My yoga teacher said, don't drink Dabur Honey. Perceptions. Trust is the basis of life. A doctor can cure a patient with a shirt button, another may die eating amlas, if they don't believe it is healing. For me amlas are synonymous with Chithappa, he buys so many amla candies, or keeps fresh amla at home all the time. An amla a day, keeps doctor away.
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Incidentally, yesteryear's heroine Amala is one of my favourites. She was bubbliness incarnate. One of my favourite scenes is in the movie Agni Nakshathram, where Prabhu catches Amala red handed trying to smoke in a party. Amala hides the burning cigarette in her jean pocket and Prabhu tells Amala towards the end after saving her face in front of her dad - Anjali, un pant pattika podhu! The way Amala jumps around is ultimate.
And I simply love the song Ninnukori varnam from Agni Nakshatram. A decade later, when music ma'm taught us Ninnukori varnam, starting with ga ga ri, I was on cloud nine as we all practiced in unison; in varying speeds, i felt mohanam was the most mesmerizing raga in this whole world. Mohanam indeed!
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