Punishment to Rapist

1.       One needs to distinguish between Paraphiliac and non-paraphiliac rapists. Paraphiliac rapists have excessive sexual desire. Paraphiliac offenders commit sex offences because they are sexually aroused by the act. On the other hand, non-paraphiliac sex offenders are instigated by violations or ego-hurt or for taking revenge.

2.       False allegations of rapes can occur in situations like: if one of the partners in live-in relationship refuses to marry, if two consensual partners are caught in the sexual act by the society, someone exploits secrete of the other person.

3.       Under the influence of alcohol one loses intellect and may end up in raping somebody if instigated.

4.       Chemical castration is reversible and the effect of the injection lasts only 3-6 months. The injections are costly and need to be given by medical doctors.

5.       Chemical castration in the long run leads to thinning of the bone (osteoporosis), feminine characteristic and increased tendency for cardiovascular diseases.

6.       Chemical castration drugs are not safe and healthy.

7.     In long run influential people convicted for chemical castration will start paying bribes to doctors and get a water injection in place of chemical castration injection.

8.       Chemical castration does not mean dissolving the male organ with a chemical. It only means reducing the blood testosterone levels to that of pre-puberty levels.

9.        Non-injectible oral drugs which block the action of testosterone are costlier and need to be taken every day. Therefore, they cannot be a part of chemical castration as punishment.

10.       Surgical removal of testis will remove sexual desire permanently and the same can only be given as a punishment in patients who are spending life-term in the prison.

11. Depoprovera is another injection which can be given every three months to patients with paraphiliac sexual abnormality.

12. Deprivation of sex and non-fulfillment of sexual desires is one of the main causes of rapes.

13.   If female commercial sex workers are banned in the society, the incidents of rape will increase as sexually deprived people with strong sexual urges will end up raping the minors.

 14.  People under the influence of alcohol and drugs will keep raping the girls if not treated and counseled in time. 

 Dr K K Aggarwal is Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee, President Heart Care Foundation of India and National Vice President Elect IMA

MTNL Perfect Health Mela 2011 to Focus on Science behind Rituals

18th MTNL Perfect Health Mela 2011 will be held from 14th to 23rd October 2011 at NDMC Grounds Laxmi Bai Nagar, New Delhi.

The Mela is being organised by Heart Care Foundation of India jointly with Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Delhi, MTNL, NDMC, MCD, LIC, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, Coca Cola India Ltd., World Fellowship of Religions, etc.

The Mela attended by over 300,000 people creates health awareness about all aspects of health among people from all walks of life and all ages, incorporating all pathies under one roof through the medium of infotainment. The Mela is the right mix of health picnic, exhibition, competition and infotainment.

Addressing a press conference Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy Awardee, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India and MTNL Perfect Health Mela said that the theme this year will be science behind mythology.

Member of Parliament and Former International Cricketer Sh. Kirti Azad and eminent National Kavi Sh. Gajendra Solanki said that mela will provide young budding artists an opportunity to test their talent. They said that the  healthy competitions to be held in the mela will bring the best out of these participating children.

Sh. Deepak Chanduka, GM Marketing (Corporate Office) and B K Badola GM Marketing operations, Dr N Tuli from MCD in a joint statement and said that every person should aim to live up to the age of 100 years and live healthy and active till the last moment of life. They further said that these events will provide the right opportunities to the public to know how to live healthy up to that age of 100. The entry to the event will be free.

The success behind Anna Wave

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Lage Rahon Anna Bhai: The science behind what makes a wave?

As we have been witnessing over the last few days, there is an ‘Anna wave’ in the country. People of all ages, from all walks of life have come out on the streets in large numbers in support of Anna. Till about few months back, Anna was a relatively unknown name to most people. Since then, he has become the biggest name in the country.  A new term has been coined. Just like Gandhigiri, Annagiri is the talk of the town.

What is the reason for this wave of support? Why has there been such an upsurge of people?

The success of a wave depends on the subject and on the principle of critical mass being achieved.

If the chosen issue is based on the principles of truthfulness, non violence and sarvodaya (welfare for all) it can turn into a wave.

Now for a wave to spread across the entire nation, it must cover one percent of the population. This can be explained by the 100th-monkey phenomenon, as explained by Deepak Chopra.

“Long time back there was a monkey called Emo in a far off village in Japan. Monkeys at that time used to eat apples lying in the gardens full of dust. One day Emo by mistake washed the apple in the pond before eating. From then onwards he washed every apple he ate. The message went from one monkey to the second monkey and then to the third and so on. Many monkeys started washing apples before eating. After sometime, some neighboring monkeys from other villages also started washing their apples before eating. The day the 100th monkey washed the apple and ate it, a strange phenomenon was observed all over the country. Monkeys all over started washing apples before eating. The critical mass in that area therefore was 100. Once the critical mass was achieved, the information spread like wildfire to each and every monkey and everybody started washing apples before eating.”

In campaigning also the politicians make use of this principle and make sure that the critical mass is achieved to start with. In local political meetings also, the same principle of 1% critical mass is used. For a gathering of 1000 people, politicians make sure that they have minimum 10 of their own people are sitting in the audience to initiate clapping. When 10 people clap, the rest 990 will also follow and clap. Similarly, for a gathering of 2000 they will need 20 people and for 10,000 they will need 100 people.............more http://www.itimes.com/users/iti475269/blogs

About the author: Dr K K Aggarwal is Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee, President Heart Care Foundation of India, Dean Board of Medical Education Moolchand Medcity, Sr. Physician & Cardiologist, Chairman Ethics Committee Delhi Medical Council, Visiting professor Clinical Research DIPSAR, Past President Delhi Medical Association and Past Academic and Research Wing Heads IMA.

Lord Krishna the child, husband, preacher and the sanyasi: 4 ashram of life

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Reading about Krishna one understands the way of acquiring inner happiness. It can be understood by the four cycles of Krishna described in the Vedic literature: Krishna the Child, Krishna the Husband and Friend, Krishna the Preacher and Krishna the Sanyasi.

The childhood of Krishna describes the methodology and components of a child education.  Krishna, pure consciousness, was born as the eight child of Devki representing that during pregnancy one needs to follow the eight limbs of yoga to get a child with no disease.

A new born and during initial childhood, the child is full of pure consciousness that spreads love to everyone without any discrimination. The only thing the child during this period does is to steal and spread love and that is what Krishna as Makhan Chor depicts.

With time the child’s mental faculty starts developing distracting the child’s mind. During this phase of life the child needs to be taught to control the thoughts and mind by learning viveka (discrimination between good and bad) and doing abhyas or hard work. The episode of Krishna entering into the pond (thoughts) fighting with Kaliya (duality of mind) and controlling it represents the same. This also coincides with the time a child should be sent to the school.

The next phase of childhood is activation of intellect which in Krishna’s life is depicted as the questions in his mind “Radha kyun gori, main kyun kala?” The incident is during Krishna playing Holi with Gopis and Radha. This happens when the child gets an exposure to the worldly atmosphere and starts getting attached to it. This is the time for the child to be taught control of mind and intellect by one point concentration on the object of concentration. This is also the time when the child should be taught the purpose of life, and the aim for which he has to live in future ( usually adolescent by this time).

Krishna controls the intellect by winning over Indra (intellect) and raising Govardhan Parvat (turmoil of the mind) by one finger and saves the public from the rainy storm (wavering thoughts). One finger here indicates one point concentration on the object of concentration. Once the child is taught how to control the intellect, he or she complete spiritual education and learns about the true self.  Control of mind ( Kalia) and intellect ( Indra) leads the chilod to the next phase of life. In Krishna’s life it coincides with Ras Leela where Krishna is seen dancing with Radha and every Gopi. This also reflects the time for the internal ego to get killed and one acquires the qualities of humility. Killing of Kansa depicts the killing of ego. Once the ego is killed and humility is acquired Radha and flute are no more required and Krishna is now a perfect man and is ready to enter the next ashram of life called Grahasthashram. Radha (body) gets merged with consciousness and flute (humility) is a part of the nature. One now acquires a sudershan chakra or a weapon to take decisions and adopt the good and kill the evil.

Krishna is always depicted with a blue colour God with yellow clothes and a flute in his hands. Blue colour indicates everything is possible and yellow clothes indicate that one can acquire it provided one has the flute which is a hollow wood representing egoless nature.

Whenever Krishna is shown with a flute, the lady with him is Radha with blue sari and yellow colour, along with gopis (thoughts) dancing around them indicating that the thoughts of the mind are in symphony with each other and there is a union of mind, body and soul. Here the soul is represented by Krishna, mind by the flute, thoughts with the gopis and body with the Radha.

The second phase of Krishna’s life is shown as a perfect achiever and friend, which is evident from the story of Sudhama.

The third phase of Krishna’s life represent Krishna as an advisor, which shows his role in Mahabharata and his preaching in Bhagavad Gita. He teaches the message of Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Gnana Yoga and Raja Yoga for acquiring excellence in life and inner happiness.  

The last role of Krishna as a sanyasi is the end of Krishna’s life. The four cycles also coincide with the four ashrams of life.

To achieve inner happiness the message from Krishna’s life is to learn to make efforts to control the mind, to win over the intellect by one point concentration and to acquire qualities of humility and killing internal ego. With this only one can become a perfect man like Krishna.

About the author: Dr K K Aggarwal is Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee, President Heart Care Foundation of India, Dean Board of Medical Education Moolchand Medcity, Sr. Physician & Cardiologist, Chairman Ethics Committee Delhi Medical Council, Visiting professor Clinical Research DIPSAR, Past President Delhi Medical Association and Past Academic and Research Wing Heads IMA.

Satyagraha a Vedic way of protesting

The recent Anna movement has opened a pandora of alternatives for fighting justice. From time immemorial people have been fighting for justice.

Mahatma Gandhi fought a long battle against the British. His way of protest was based on non-violence utilizing the concept of Satyagraha. The Vedic concept of Satyagraha consists of satya, ahimsa and tapasya. ‘Satya’ implies openness, honesty and truthfulness involving the opinion of every person as a part of the truth. ‘Ahimsa’ refers to non-violence and treats the opponents with the same love as that of our own and ‘Tapasya’ is willingness to sacrifice. A Satyagrahi always provide a face saving way out for the opponents. The goal of a Satyagraha is to fight for the truth and justice and not to achieve victory over the opponents. Mahatma Gandhi defined Satyagraha as ‘satya’ means truth and ‘agraha’ means firmness. He said that if you are firm in the truth in the long run you are going to win.

During Gandhian times many others showed their way of protest. Rajguru, Chandrashekhar and Bhagat Singh took the path of violence and killed General Dyer. Most of the Indian movies including Rang De Basanti took inspiration from them. Jinnah way of protest was aimed in dividing the country and get Pakistan and Ambedkar’s way of protest was to get reservation for the backward people. Krishna way of protest was to hide himself, “rooth jana or to pretend as if he was upset” Strike is a modernized version of Satyagraha...................................more

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Gandhigiri: the Path of Satya, Non violence, Sarvodaya and Satyagraha

The science behind Anna movement based on Gandhigiri Gandhigiri always works, weather it was Mahatma Gandhi, the movie “Lago Raho Munnabhi” or the Gandhian Anna. The Gandhian principles were so framed that it always united the common man.The four basic principles Gandhi taught were of Satya (truthfulness); Ahimsa (non violence); Sarvodaya (welfare.... more     http://www.itimes.com/users/iti475269/blogs

Anna is within us

Time to awaken sleeping “Anna” in each one of us
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Buddha represents the “enlightened one”. Buddha is a state of mind and not a person. So is Anna today. He represents the corruption free state of mind. Anna represents the Satvic state of mind in each one of us which is not under the influence of Tamas or Rajas.Each one of us is controlled by .... more

#AskDrKK: A patient of CAD with bronchial asthma, how do you treat CAD without aspirin?

#DrKKAnswers: Being bronchial asthma we cannot give beta blockers. Aspirin also needs to be avoided in asthma. But we can give Clopidogrel, diltiazem, amlodipine and nitrates. 

AskDrKK: Which is better: Butter oil or hydrogenated oils?

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Is desi ghee (butter oil) better than vanaspati ghee?

Janmashthmi is celebrated as a festival of the birth of Krishna the “makhan chor” and on this day chappan bhogs (fifty six dishes) are served. Makhan in mythology symbolizes with spreading love but most ends up making dishes with butter and butter oil on that day.In any worship we use either uns.... more

#AskDrKK: What are the risk factors for osteoporosis in men

As per American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons the risk factors are

1.     Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol or using tobacco.

2. Not exercising regularly.
3. Having a low body-mass index.
4. Getting insufficient vitamin D and calcium.
5. Taking certain medications, including anticonvulsants, oral glucocorticoids or heparin.
6. Getting older.
7. Having a family history of fractures related to fragile bones.
8. Certain health conditions, including asthma, thyroid disorders or rheumatoid arthritis.
9. Having low levels of certain hormones, including testosterone or estrogen.

#AskDrKK: How to reduce smoking?

#DrKKAnswers: Do not smoke the 1^st cigarette in the first hour of waking. Smokers who smoke the 1^st cigarette within half an hour of waking are at 59% higher head and neck cancer risk and 79% elevated lung cancer risk compared with those who smoke 1^st cigarette after an hour of waking up

As per a study published in the journal cancer by Joshua E. Muscat, PhD, of Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey  those who started on their first cigarette 31 to 60 minutes after waking were at significantly elevated risk as well (42% and 31%, respectively).

While any smoking boosts cancer risks, an early start in the day is particularly risky because it signals stronger nicotine dependence.

1.       1^st study described results among 1,055 head and neck cancer patients and 795 controls. Cancers were 2.11-fold more likely with smoking within 30 minutes of waking and 1.63-fold more likely with a first cigarette within 31 to 60 minutes of waking.

2.        The other study described analysis of 4,775 newly-diagnosed lung cancer cases and 2,835 controls. Current smoking and greater number of cigarettes smoked per day were linked to higher lung cancer risk. There was 2.64-fold higher risk of cancer with smoking within 30 minutes of waking and 1.58-fold higher risk with smoking 31 to 60 minutes after waking.

#AskDrKK: Is smoking linked to atrial fibrillation?

#DrKKAnswers: Smoking increases the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, according to a study published in the journal HeartRhythm. The researchers found that n the risk of the abnormal heart rhythm was 1.32 times higher in former smokers and two times higher in current smokers, compared to people who never smoked.

The study looked at data from more than 15,000 people, aged 45 to 64, who were followed for an average of 13 years, and found that there were 876 atrial fibrillation events during that time.

#AskDrKK: How to tacckle high Homocysteine levels in Type 2 Diabetes

#DrKKAnswers: Folic acid supplementation decreases homocysteine (Hcy) levels in diabetics on metformin treatment, according to a study  published in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

The study found that eight weeks of 5 mg folic acid supplementation led to a significant decrease in levels of insulin, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c (16.2%, 20.5%, and 7.5%, respectively). There was also a substantial 21.2% drop in Hcy levels and a 7.5% reduction in FBG in the FA group when compared to the placebo group.

#AskDrKK: Can weight loss help diabetic sexual functions?

#DrKkAnswers: Weight loss improves the sexual health of obese men with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

A modest weight loss of five percent can lead to an easing of erectile dysfunction and improvement in  sexual desire within eight weeks and positive effects continue to improve in the next 12 months.

The typical weight reduction diet involves consuming low-calorie diet or a low-fat, high-protein, reduced-carbohydrate diet meant to decrease calorie intake by 600 calories a day.

Persistence is the key in any spiritual attainment

Rome was not built in a Day: With ‘Abhyas’ or constant practice, one can conquer all the obstacles in life. The sutra “Rome was not built in a day” has a deep spiritual meaning. In the path for self-realization, regular practice is the principle behind all paths: Bhakti, Karma or the Gnana marg. Persistence is the key in any spiritual attainment.

Regular hard work can also change one’s past bad karmic actions. All karmas irrespective of their nature should be converted into good karmas. This can be better understood by the following example. While painting a red coloured wall with green paint with the intention to make it green, it first gets converted into yellow colour. But repeated painting with green will ultimately make it green.

The red colour here can be compared to bad past karmas and green colour to good present karmas. By indulging in positive activities time and again, one can dissolve the impressions of the bad actions done in the past. To start with, there may be a reaction from the others (which is equivalent to the yellow colour in the above example) but if the person does not lose his confidence at that moment and continues with his good present karmas, he will ultimately end up in changing his bad past converting it into a good present and a better future. This requires continuous and repeated practice.

Self-realization and meditation are difficult processes. They involve attaining a thoughtless state, in other words, a state of experiencing the silence. All the paths for self realization are difficult, but with regular practice, one can achieve it without any problem. The path of Bhakti is often considered the path of choice for the majority of people as it is the easiest path to follow. The path of Bhakti involves a triad of “duty, devotion and discipline”. But any duty, devotion or discipline done only for a short time will not end in success, unless it is practiced over a longer period of time.

A classical example can be seen in Islam. Ramadan is a classical example of hard work leading to an atmosphere of brotherhood, love, compassion and truthfulness with significant reduction in negativity amongst the community. For one month, all the Muslims participate in a self-training programme to reduce negativity and build positivity in their lives. The classical discipline to be maintained is fasting. Fasting here does not mean only fasting food or water alone. It also means controlling negative thinking, negative speech, and indulging in any negative action.

The Bhagavad Gita has described the five gateways to hell as attachment, desire, anger, greed and ego. Controlling them requires practice. A month of observance of controlling one’s five senses and not indulging in the five gateways of hell trains one enough to make
these parameters a part of one’s life. The positive attitude practiced over one month tends to stitch it in one’s consciousness, and ultimately in a majority, becomes a part of one’s life.

The same practice is also there in Hindu religion during “Navratras”, but unfortunately, not all people observe this as dedicatedly as the Muslims. Any Muslim not observing Ramadan is not considered a true Muslim but such is not the case in Hinduism.

Apart from the internal journey to self-realization hard work plays a role even in day-to-day outer journeys be it married life, family life, social life or office life.

Hard work is the key to success provided one controls the above five gateways to hell and practices the triad of non-expectation, detachment and being non-judgmental. Attaching oneself with actions but detaching from the results is the key to both internal as well as external success.

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ASK Dr KK: What is TEMPI?

Dr KK Answers: TEMPI is a New Mysterious, Life-Threatening Blood Disease Affecting Kidneys.

Harvard doctors have identified 3 people with TEMPI, which worsens over time & causes painful fluid buildup around the kidneys, shortness of breath that can require oxygen, dilated blood vessels under the skin and spontaneous bleeding in the brain. (New England Journal of Medicine). It is not caused by cancer, infection, or by genetics. Has an abnormal antibody protein in blood.

Ask Dr KK: How to get rid of gas in the stomach?

1.       Eat slowly, chewing your food thoroughly

2.        Exercise regularly to help keep food moving.

3.        Deal with your stress

4.        Don't drink through a straw, and sip your beverages rather than gulp them.

5.        Avoid or limit consumption of foods and drinks that cause you discomfort.

6.        Avoid foods that contain sorbitol or other sugar alcohols (found in drinks, candy, gum and breath fresheners)

7.        Drink plenty of fluids to help move food through the colon.

8.        Substitute Rice for grains that produce gas.

9.        If you are lactose-intolerant try avoiding dairy product.

10. Use spices that are known to prevent or relieve gas such as asafetida, ginger, fennel, turmeric, peppermint, coriander, chamomile and sage.

Ask Dr KK : Which exercise protocol is better: aerobic, weight training or mix

Dr KK Answers: A combination of weight training and aerobic exercise is the best prescription for overweight patients with at risk for diabetes and heart disease.

Only aerobic exercise is also as good as it reduces weight and inches off the waistlines. Jut weight lifting alone has very little benefit.

According to a study published in the July 7th issue of American Journal of Cardiology, people in the weight-training group gained about 1.5 pounds and those in the aerobic group lost an average of 3 pounds and half an inch from their waists.

Those who did both weight and aerobic training dropped about 4 pounds and 1 waistline inch.  This group also saw a decrease in diastolic lower blood pressure and in a metabolic syndrome score.

Both the aerobic-only group and the combined-exercise group also lowered their levels of bad triglycerides.

Ask Dr KK: Why does the groom rides on a mare in the marriage?

Dr KK Answers:  In marriage riding on mare means controlling one’s senses. Horse represents senses and mare the uncontrolled senses. The first thing a groom has to learn  is to tighten his senses and that what reining the mare means . 

Ask Dr KK: What is the importance of gaining weight after the age of 18?

Even very modest gain of more than 5 kg after the age of 18 years in women and 20 years in men increases the risk of coronary heart diseases and type-2 diabetes at all levels of initial BMI

 (NEJM 1999:341.427).