KARKITAKA MAASAM (AADI in Tamil)

REJUVENATION OF BODY & MIND
Once again Kerala welcome Karkitaka maasam, which is meant for "Ramayanam". During this month Keralites rejuvenates their body with "Nourishing Karkitaka Kanji" a special gruel and their mind by reading Ezhuthachan's "Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu" daily. Meantime Bhoomi Malayalam land  nourishes itself by Varsham (Rains). Mallus usually rejuvenates their body & mind with certain regulations and traditional rejuvenation therapy. This kind of approach is essential to prepare our body to face the upcoming year with sound health.

SKIN DONATION

Like blood donation, eye donation, internal organ donation, skin also can be donated. Through media, it is learnt that a skin bank had been started at Chennai recently. Skin could be collected within 6 hours after death from the individual and preserved in controlled atmosphere in the bank for maximum five years. This will be a solution for those who have lost minor or major portion of skin owing to varied etiology especially severe form of burn