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  Tulsi , ( Ocimum sanctum ) also called Holy Basil , is a flowering plant of the mint family ( Lamiaceae ) grown for its aromatic leaves and medicinal values. The plant is widely used in Indian families for various rituals too. For its many healing properties, it is widely used in Ayurvedic and folk medicines.  Of all the herbs used within Ayurveda, Tulsi is pre-eminent. Many scientific researches have now confirmed that it has high beneficial effects. There are mounting evidences to prove that Tulsi can address physical, chemical, metabolic and psychological stress through a unique combination of pharmacological actions.  RELIGIOUS BELIEFS Tulsi is considered as a sacred plant in Hindu religion  and it has always been  given a lot of importance in our Indian culture . Its importance is clearly mentioned in religious scriptures. In the ancient Vedic Bhagavata Purana text, Tulsi, called “Queen of Herbs,” is noted as the plant embodiment of Lakshmi, wife of Vishnu and the goddess

  In a democratic country, voice influences government priorities, provides an important corrective to public policy, and encourages  consensus building on key issues of national concern. Voice cannot be suppressed for long. Social media has proved it. Everyday people keep raising their voice on new issues through new hashtags on Twitter. But is that the voice and opinion of whole of India? Recently, a trend was noticed by me on Twitter #CensorWebSeries . People demanded for Censor Board to be formed by the Central Government for control of web series being made in India. The concern was that the youth of the society was being badly affected by the violence and vulgarity shown on the web series that are run on multiple digital platforms and their content are full of violence and obscenity. People were of the opinion that there is a lack of sex education in our society and the way the web series are serving sexual contents to the youth, can have harmful impact on them.    OTT platf