"The firm handshake in business and the air-kissing in social settings seem to be under threat globally! While these greetings are practiced universally, in today’s world they both involve touching, an act which spreads the threatening H1N1 virus. Parts of the world are trying to steer clear of these two greetings by shifting to either verbal greetings or shoulder greeting (placing a gentle hand on the other person’s shoulder) to avoid physical contact and the spread of this virus. In India, we have the elegant “Namaste” (rated by the Time magazine as the most graceful way to greet), which may soon emerge as the greeting of choice!"
Thanks for emailing the tip... Conan O'Brien of The Tonight Show has been elegantly using the Namaste gesture long before H1N1 scare... It is big in the west
ReplyDeleteHello Shital,
ReplyDeleteJust read your article Namaste is Back in the Economic Times dated 16th OCt 2009.
I thought you would find this article interesting.Do go thru this link.
http://www.hindujagruti.org/hinduism/knowledge/article/why-namaskar-and-not-a-hand-shake.html
Regards,
Komala