500 വര്‍ഷം അവള്‍ ഉറങ്ങുകയായിരുന്നു....
500 വര്‍ഷം മഞ്ഞില്‍ ഉറഞ്ഞുകിടന്ന
പെണ്‍കുട്ടി ഏകദേശം പതിനഞ്ച്
വയസുള്ളപ്പോഴായി
രുന്നിരിക്കണം ദുരാചാരത്തിന്‍റെ
ഭാഗമായി ഇന്കന്മാര്‍
അവളെ ബലികൊടുത്തത്.
അര്ജന്റീനയിലെ 22,000 അടി ഉയരത്തിലുള്ള
ലുല്ലൈലാക്കോ പര്‍വതത്തിന്‍
മുകളിലെത്തിച്ചായിരുന്നു
ബലി നല്കിയത്. പാര്‍വതത്തിന്
മുകളിലെ തണുത്തുറഞ്ഞ
അന്തരീക്ഷത്തില് അവളുടെ ശരീരവും 500
വര്‍ഷത്തോളം ഉറഞ്ഞു കിടന്നു.
അര്ജന്റീനയും പെറുവും സംയുക്തമായ
പര്യവേഷണത്തില് 1997ലാണ്
പുരാവസ്തു ഗവേഷകര് ഈ
ഇന്കാ പെണ്കുട്ടിയുടെ ശരീരം കണ്ടെത്തിയത്.
ആഴ്ച്ചകള്ക്ക് മുമ്പ്
മരിച്ചയാളുടെ ആന്തരാവയവങ്ങള്
പോലെയായിരുന്നു ഈ
പെണ്കുട്ടിയുടെ ആന്തരിക
അവയവങ്ങളും. ഇതാണ് ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞരെ ഏറെ അത്ഭുതപ്പെടുത്
ിയത്.
അഞ്ഞൂറ് വര്ഷമായി ഉറങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു
കുട്ടിയെ ഓര്മ്മിപ്പിക്ക
ുന്നുണ്ട് ഈ പെണ്കുട്ടിയുടെ
ശരീരം. പര്‍വതത്തിന്‍ മുകളിലെ തണുത്ത് വരണ്ട
കാലാവസ്ഥയാണ് പെണ്കുട്ടിയുടെ
മൃതദേഹത്തെ മമ്മിക്ക്
സമാനമായി സംരക്ഷിച്ചതെന്നാണ്
കരുതപ്പെടുന്നത്. ഈ
വര്ഷങ്ങള്ക്കി ടയിലെപ്പോഴോ മിന്നലേറ്റ്
ശരീരത്തിന്റെ ഒരു ഭാഗം കരിഞ്ഞു
പോവുകയും ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.
ദുരാചാരങ്ങളുടേയ
ും അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങള
ുടേയും ഫലമായി കുട്ടികളെ കുരുതി ക രീതി ഇന്കാ സംസ്ക്കാരത്തില
ുണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
ഇത്തരം കുരുതികളെ കാപാകൊച്ച
എന്നാണവര് പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നത്.
ലഭ്യമായതില്
ഏറ്റവും പരിശുദ്ധമായ വസ്തുവെന്ന പേരിലാണ്രേത
കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ ബലി നല്കിയിരുന്നത്.
ഏറ്റവും ഉയര്ന്ന
കൊടുമുടിയിലെത്തിച്ചായിരുന്നു
ബലി നല്കുന്നത്.
തങ്ങളുടെ ഗ്രാമങ്ങള്ക്ക് ഈ കൊടുമുടികള്ക്ക് മുകളിലിരുന്ന്
ബലി നല്കുന്ന കുട്ടികള്
കാവലിരിക്കുമെന്നായിരുന്നു
അവരുടെ വിശ്വാസം.
1450നും 1480നും ഇടയിലുള്ള
ഒരുവര്ഷത്തിലായിരുന്നു ഈ പെണ്കുട്ടിയെ ബലി നല്കിയതെന്നാണ്
ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞര് കണക്കു
കൂട്ടുന്നത്.
"The Maiden", as she is known. Died, age 15 -- sacrificed to Pachamama, the Inca earth goddess, about 500 years ago. She was discovered, as an extraordinarily well preserved mummy, in 1999 near the 6,739 meter (about 22,000 feet) summit of Llullaillaco, in Argentina.
This is Figure 1A from the article. Mummies of two other children were also discovered there. One of them was analyzed by the same methods discussed here, and was negative on all tests.
Previous radiological examination of the Maiden had revealed various lesions, including in the lungs. Visual inspection revealed nasal mucus under the nostrils.
The key new step in this work was to apply a method that is just emerging: total analysis of all the proteins, or "shotgun proteomics". This is done by mass spectrometry; as with so many modern methods, it provides a "computer full" of data that is beyond ordinary comprehension. In this case, analysis of the proteins from the Maiden's mouth showed proteins of the immune system, which would be expected for someone with an active infection. Some of these proteins were characteristic of mycobacterial infections. Mycobacteria include the species that causes tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
With evidence of lung damage and evidence of infection, perhaps mycobacterial, the authors did an additional test. They looked at the DNA in the same samples from the Maiden. Preliminary DNA analysis seems to show DNA from mycobacteria, but is insufficient to point to a specific member of the group. All the evidence together suggests that the Maiden had an active mycobacterial infection.
An important point is the value of having the different kinds of evidence. DNA evidence is "in vogue", but simply finding DNA from an organism would be insufficient to indicate active disease. Many people carry the TB bacterium, for example, without active disease. The key contribution here is the protein work: analyzing the proteins from the mouth shows that there is an immune reaction to a pathogen. They then couple the protein findings with the radiological examination of the lung and the DNA evidence to suggest a diagnosis.courtesy: http://bbruner.org
Narendra Modi visit Sivagiri
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the golden jubilee of Sree Narayana Dharma Meemamsa Parishad by lighting lamp at Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.I am proud to be associated with RSS: Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi said that he was proud of the fact that he has had a long association with the RSS. Addressing the crowd at Sree Narayana Mutt at nearby Sivagiri Modi said, “I am proud of the fact that I have been associated with RSS. I have imbibed good values from the RSS.” He also said that he had place for everyone in his heart. Modi devoted most of his speech to the role played by spiritual leaders like Sree Narayana Guru in preparing the ground for the national movement and freedom struggle, saying if their ideals had been fully carried out, many problems faced by the country now could have been resolved. Stating that India today is a "youthful" country where 65 per cent of the population is aged under 35, he said this factor is the nation's biggest asset for it to forge ahead.
Sivagiri cannot be communalized, says Chandy
Radical outfit Popular Front of India has terrorist links
KANNUR:
Popular Front of India, a Kerala-based confederation of Muslim organizations, is suspected to have terror links, Kerala police said on Wednesday.
Twenty-one alleged activists of the radical outfit have been taken into custody in connection with seizure of country-made bombs and a sword.
The police says the activists, aged between 20 and 25 years, have a criminal background and are accused in some cases, including murder.
Two country-made bombs, a sword, raw material for making bombs, some pamphlets in the name of PFI, an identity card of a person who worked in Iran, some foreign currency and a human dummy were recovered by the police yesterday during a raid in an under construction building allegedly used as a training centre at Narath in Kannur district.
The activists have been questioned and their mobile call details are being verified, the police said.
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Thrissur pooram 2013
THRISSUR: Thousands of people, including foreign tourists, gathered in Thrissur on Sunday to witness cultural programmes associated with ‘Thrissur Pooram’, billed as the “mother of all festivals” in Kerala.
Sunday is the grand finale of the festival where hundreds of foreign tourists are present to witness it. The festival, which lasts close to 36 hours, will end in the wee hours of Monday with a fireworks display.
The most keenly watched event of the festival was the parading of more than 50 elephants and a fireworks spectacle on Sunday.Thrissur pooram 2013 Video
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Water crisis in Hostel: Karyavattom campus research students bathing in front of college gate
No action against Ganesh on news report
Mar 13, 2013
TVPM: Action cannot be taken against Minister Ganesh Kumar on the basis of the news report, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
“Ganesh’s wife Yamini Thankachy came to see me. But no complaint was lodged, then how can I accept it when it is not given,” Chandy told reporters in reply to a question.
It was informed at the UDF meet attended by Chief Whip P C George that the news carried in the daily was wrong.
There is nothing unusual in Madhani’s speech. That was only a speech delivered during his daughter’s nikah.
Italian marines happy not to return to India for trial
Keywords: Italian marines, Indian fishermen killing, Italian marines case, Italy refusal, Enrica Lexie, Supreme Court judgment, India-Italy ties, U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea
Italy's decision on marines unacceptable, says Chandy
TVPM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday termed as unacceptable Italy's decision not to send its two marines to India, who were being tried for killing two fishermen. He said he will take up the issue with the external affairs ministry. The Supreme Court in February allowed Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Indian fishermen to return to Italy to vote in the Feb 24-25 national elections. It had earlier allowed them to go home for Christmas. "I am reaching Delhi (Tuesday) night and I will take this issue up with the external affairs ministry. We are also looking to take up this issue legally," Chandy told IANS after Italy announced that the marines will not be returning to India. The Italian government claimed that New Delhi "does not have jurisdiction over the case". Chandy said: "You should see the earnestness in how Kerala pursued this case in the... courts and also in the apex court in the country. Our stand remains the same that they should stand trial here according to the Indian law." In no way would this would be acceptable to Kerala, he said. The apex court had ruled that the case need not be tried in Kerala, instead a special court be set up in Delhi. The two marines have been at the centre of a year-long international row for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen Ajesh Binki and Gelastine after mistaking them for pirates near the Kerala coast in February 2012. Italy claims the incident occurred in international waters and has been trying to get Latorre and Girone tried in Italian courts, while India contends the shooting occurred in its own territory.
OP ticket charge hike withdrawn
Apr 17, 2012
Health Minister V S Sivakumar has announced that the government is withdrawing the recent hike in OP ticket charges in government hospitals. This was the first file that the new Health Minister signed after assuming office. The old OP ticket rates (Rs.1) would continue, he said. It was just last week that the government had issued orders revising the OP ticket rates in government health-care facilities. While the BPL category patients were exempted, the OP ticket charge for APL category was hiked to Rs 5. However, this had sparked off widespread protests with opposition leader V S Achuthanandan leading the charge that this was an anti-people measure and that it was the government's responsibility to take care of the health of the people.
Health Minister V S Sivakumar has announced that the government is withdrawing the recent hike in OP ticket charges in government hospitals. This was the first file that the new Health Minister signed after assuming office. The old OP ticket rates (Rs.1) would continue, he said. It was just last week that the government had issued orders revising the OP ticket rates in government health-care facilities. While the BPL category patients were exempted, the OP ticket charge for APL category was hiked to Rs 5. However, this had sparked off widespread protests with opposition leader V S Achuthanandan leading the charge that this was an anti-people measure and that it was the government's responsibility to take care of the health of the people.Petrol pump operators threaten strike on April 23
Tuesday, April 17, 2012:
Thiruvananthapuram: Petrol pump operators today threatened to go on a one-day strike on April 23 demanding a hike in commission they get on fuel sales.
“It has been decided that all petrol pumps of public sector oil marketing companies in the country shall observe one day protest closure in the first instance from midnight of April 22-23 till the midnight of April 23-24,” Federation of All India Petroleum Traders (FAIPT) General Secretary Ajay Bansal said here.
Further, FAIPT, which claims to represent dealers of over 40,000 petrol pumps in the country, will go on an indefinite strike from midnight of April 29-30, if their demands are not met.
He said the oil ministry has not implemented recommendation of its own committee that was constituted to go into the issue of commission paid to dealers.
The committee headed by Joint Secretary (Marketing) in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had recommended a dealer commission of 0.39 paise per litre on petrol and 0.17 paise a litre on diesel. But the ministry gave only 0.27 paise for petrol and 0.15 paise for diesel.
“Our demand for 5% commission on the invoice value of petroleum products has been turned down by the committee without any proper reason,” he said.
Thiruvananthapuram: Petrol pump operators today threatened to go on a one-day strike on April 23 demanding a hike in commission they get on fuel sales.
Further, FAIPT, which claims to represent dealers of over 40,000 petrol pumps in the country, will go on an indefinite strike from midnight of April 29-30, if their demands are not met.
He said the oil ministry has not implemented recommendation of its own committee that was constituted to go into the issue of commission paid to dealers.
The committee headed by Joint Secretary (Marketing) in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had recommended a dealer commission of 0.39 paise per litre on petrol and 0.17 paise a litre on diesel. But the ministry gave only 0.27 paise for petrol and 0.15 paise for diesel.
“Our demand for 5% commission on the invoice value of petroleum products has been turned down by the committee without any proper reason,” he said.
Sabarimala temple to close after Athazhapuja tomorrow
Tuesday, April 17, 2012:
Pathanamthitta: The eight-day Vishu festival at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala which began on April 10 will draw to a close after the Athazhapuja on Wednesday.
The Temple Melsanthi N. Balamurali prepares ‘Vishukkani’ inside the sanctum sanctorum yesterday and darshan began at 4 a.m. on Saturday.The Vishukkani darshan will be held between 4 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The holy hillock witnessed a heavy rush as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh had arrived.
Pathanamthitta: The eight-day Vishu festival at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala which began on April 10 will draw to a close after the Athazhapuja on Wednesday.The Temple Melsanthi N. Balamurali prepares ‘Vishukkani’ inside the sanctum sanctorum yesterday and darshan began at 4 a.m. on Saturday.The Vishukkani darshan will be held between 4 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The holy hillock witnessed a heavy rush as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh had arrived.
