(Geetesh Ujjainwal, Intern Journalist) Namaste is one of the most popular Indian customs and isn’t just restricted to the Indian territory anymore. But, what’s the significance? The Namaste, or namaskar, or ‘namaskar’ is one of the five forms of traditional greetings mentioned in the ancient Hindu scriptures, the Vedas. It translates to ‘I bow to you’, and greeting one another with it is a way of saying ‘May our minds meet’, indicated by the folded palms placed before the chest. The word Namaha can also be translated as ‘na ma’ (not mine), to signify the reductions of one’s ego in the presence of the other. Now it is also considered as one of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on 7th march urged people to get into the habit of greeting each other with a “namaste” instead of a regular handshake as one of the measures to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Before him, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had also encouraged his countrymen to adopt namaste instead of the handshake as a way to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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