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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Path_between_sugar_canes_%285216462193%29.jpg Similar Document also available for view or download at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/290825034/On-Revival-of-Soma-plant-of-Rig-Veda Abstract An ancient plant was described as a god amongst plants in the Rig Veda, an ancient sacred text of Indo-Aryans. The proper identification of this plant has been lost to mankind since ancient times. Scholars have made several diverse attempts to identify what this plant might be but none of the proposals come near the original Soma plant. In the present note a possible identification of this plant is made with a likely extinct variety of a sugar cane plant. It is suggested how an existing varieties may be genetically modified to yield a variety close to original Soma 1. Introduction There was a plant of earth that grew around the Himalayas known as Soma. It was regarded by ancient Indo-Aryans as godly plant. Ancient Indo-Aryans...

Cannabis is an ILLEGAL substance in India. However it was not so very long ago. From time to time humans have indulged in behavior and beliefs that defy all logic and commonsense. While in the past it was on insisting that the earth is flat, in modern times it is on insisting that Marijuana be illegal and it be classified as a substance that is more dangerous than not just alcohol but also opium and its derivatives. Needless to say besides the crime that this has created it has led to denying its possible medical benefits to many including war veterans suffering form PTSD and children suffering from epilepsy. The classification is so severe that it even hampers modern research into cannabis. Needless to say this goes against a vast body of modern scientific studies and literature on the subject. For example see: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/its-official-marijuana-is-medicine/Content?oid=4381482 However recently the move to change has begun to quote from a r...