10 Indian Superstitious beliefs And The Possible Logic Behind Them
India, a country where traditions breathe comfortably next to global technology. We find ourselves standing at the juncture where these two meet, sometimes restless, sometimes unconcerned. As a result there are times when we question age-old practices, while at others accept them unwittingly. It is definitely important to question to prevent a slow degradation of our society into anarchy but it is also important to look for answers and be receptive to answers that others may find. Attempts have been made time and again to prove that the rituals we label as superstitions were at one point carefully thought scientific procedures. With the passage of time and development of a hierarchical society, this knowledge became more and more esoteric and finally only the rituals were propagated not the reasoning behind them . Here is an attempt to decode the logic behind some of the age-old practices of our ancestors: 1.Plastering floor with cow dung is auspicious - It acts as a disinfectant Cow d...
