Traditions & Customs of Ancient Indian Culture and Their Role in COVID 19 Pandemic Prevention and Control
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2020.v32i02.003Keywords:
COVID19, Pandemics, Sanatan Sanskriti, Ayurveda, Yoga, Social Distancing, Indian NamaskarAbstract
The truth of COVID 19 Pandemic is that it has already changed the demography of many countries, still changing the Climate & Environment and will continue to change the Global Economy for quite some time. The simple good personal hygiene and physical distancing measures were identified as one of the most effective protections against COVID 19. The Indian way of living has many scientific principles inherited in it to combat infectious diseases. We follow the Sanatan Sanskriti concepts traditionally, sometimes not even realizing the rationale behind it. This article tries to explore the correlation between the preventive measures and our traditional Sanatan practices. The pandemic has shaken the globe and time has come to rethink and move back to basics of our ancient traditions for a sustainable future. There is a need to promote our cultural practices and avoid running behind the ultra-modern ways of living so that the world learns to combat and live with the COVID 19.
Downloads
References
World Health Organization. COVID 19 Public Health Emergency of. (2020) PHEIC, I. C. Global research and innovation forum: towards a research roadmap
Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India. Official website. https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ accessed on 02/06/20
World Health Organization. Modes of transmission of virus causing COVID-19: implications for IPC precaution recommendations. Scientific brief available online at https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/modes-of-transmission-of-virus-causing-covid-19-implications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations. Accessed on 02/06/20
CDC Atlanta , available online at website https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html accessed on 03/06/20
Yatharth Sandesh, published online, 12 Aug, 2017(Hindi) Ancient Bhartiya Culture, available online at https://www.yatharthsandesh.com/blog/detailsnw/361. Accessed on 19/05/20
Ministry of Health & FW, Government of India, Consolidated Travel Advisory for Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Yogasutra of Patanjali, available online at https://patanjaliyogasutra.in/article/patanjali-yog-sutra/ accessed on 20/05/20
Isha foundations Patanjali yogasutra. Available online at https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/wisdom/article/patanjali-yoga-sutras-true-nature. accessed on 20/05/20
The Concept of Shaucha or Cleanliness in Hindu Dharma. March 23, 2020. Nithin Sridhar. Available online at https://www.cisindus.org/2020/03/23/the-concept-of-shaucha-or-cleanliness-in-hindu-dharma/ accessed on 19/05/20
Learning-Living manu smriti 10.63 : dharma in summary available online at http://www.learning-living.com/2017/11/manu-smriti-1063-dharma-in-summary.html accessed on 20/05/20
Manusmriti the Laws of Manu – Introduction accessed online at https://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/hinduism/dharma/manusmriti.asp accessed on 18/05/20
Bihar Yoga official website available at https://www.biharyoga.net/ accessed on 21/05/20
Yoga for Health , accessed online at https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000876.htm accessed on 18/05/20
Ayurveda: A Brief Introduction and Guide available online at https://www.ayurveda.com/resources/articles/ayurveda-a-brief-introduction-and-guide accessed on 22/05/20
Ayurveda’s immunity boosting measures for self-care during COVID 19 crisis. Ministry of AYUSH available at https://main.ayush.gov.in/about-us/about-the-ministry accessed on 25/05/20
Ministry of Culture, Government of India official website page, available online at https://www.indiaculture.nic.in accessed on 21/05/20
Social Distancing. Keep Your Distance to Slow the Spread. CDC Atlanta. Available online at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/social-distancing.html accessed on 23/05/20
What is the Caste System in India? Accessed online from https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-caste-system-of-india.html accessed on 29/05/20
The caste system. Ancient civilizations. Available online at https://www.ushistory.org/civ/8b.asp. accessed on 30/05/20
What is India's caste system? Available online at official website of BBC news. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35650616. accessed on 21/05/20
The caste system image, adapted from. https://www.dw.com/en/indias-caste-system-weakened-but-still-influential/a-39718124 accessed on 23/05/20
Sanatan-Dharma (Hinduism) is the Best Religion to Stop Coronavirus. Available online at. https://eternalreligion.org/sanatan-dharma-hinduism-is-the-best-religion-to-stop-coronovirus/ accessed on 25/05/20
CDC Atlanta USA. Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others. How to Protect Yourself & Others. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) available online at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html accessed on 25/05/20
Government of India. Advisory on use of Homemade Protective Cover for Face & Mouth. Issued by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India_ April 3, 2020
CDC Atlanta. Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html accessed on 25/05/20
What Indians Ate in the 12th Century. LHI Team available at https://www.livehistoryindia.com/snapshort-histories/2018/11/30/what-indians-ate-in-the-12th-century accessed on 25/05/20
Bhaktivedanta database available online at https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/17/8/ accessed on 25/05/20
Amanda Morris. Vitamin D Levels Appear to Play Role in COVID-19 Mortality Rates. May 7, 2020 // https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2020/05/vitamin-d-levels-appear-to-play-role-in-covid-19-mortality-rates.html accessed on 29/05/20
Petre Cristian Ilie, Simina Stefanescu, Lee Smith. The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality. DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-21211/v1accesssed online at https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-21211/v1 accessed on 30/05/20
Nair R, Maseeh A. Vitamin D: The "sunshine" vitamin. J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2012;3(2):118?126. doi:10.4103/0976-500X.95506
COMMUNITY//October 25, 2018, Sanatan Dharma- The Way of Living, India's gift to the world By Nikhil Chandwani, Nikhil Chandwan https://thriveglobal.com/stories/sanatan-dharma-the-way-of-living/ accessed on 29/05/20
Cultures of India. Indian Culture And Traditions accessed online at https://goaman.weebly.com/ accessed on 29/05/20
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
License
Copyright (c) 2020 Indian Journal of Community Health
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
