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Women learn `natural cosmetology' trade

Staff Reporter

Training was given by Small Industries Service Institute and Mahatma Gandhi Yoga and Nature Cure Research Hospital Trust

CULMINATION: Mayor Sarubala R. Tondaiman gives away a certificate to a trainee in Tiruchi on Wednesday. The Assistant Director of Small Scale Industries, N. Sivalingam (second from left) and Santhana Mary (right extreme), Director of Mahatma Gandhi Y oga Nature Cure Research Hospital and College, look on. — PHOTO: R.M. RAJARATHINAM

TIRUCHI : The first batch of 78 women from different parts of the country, who underwent training in an innovative trade in `natural way cosmetology' imparted jointly by the Small Industries Service Institute (SISI) and the Mahatma Gandhi Yoga and Nature Cure Research Hospital Trust, Tiruchi, are quite confident of taking up entrepreneurship — starting beauty parlours or curing patients of ailments using herbal technology and medicines.

The women, hailing from Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Karur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Ramnathapuram districts, who collected herbs, also learnt the process of drying them in sunlight and the art of powdering them in the conventional grinder-stone.

The trainees got their certificates at a function held here on Wednesday.

One of the trainees, P. Vijaya, said that she was confident of starting a beauty parlour.

A hard practice in 18 yogasanas, which formed part of the training, gave her useful tips on hip-shaping, eyebrow and belly beautification and even weight reduction techniques, she said.

The Assistant Director of Small Scale Industries, SISI, Chennai, N. Sivalingam, said that with the growing awareness among the people of the utility of herbal medicines, which had no side-effects, the trainees' prospects of becoming successful entrepreneurs were bright. Bank loans were also available for the trade.

The Director of the college, Santhana Mary, said her institute had floated an exclusive association for popularising the values of herbal wealth and career prospects. Yogasanas prevented many a disease such as diabetes, hypertension and blood pressure. For male candidates, the institute offered a one-year diploma course in `yogic science and education'.

Distributing certificates to the trainees and candidates, Mayor Sarubala R. Tondaiman appreciated the efforts made by the women from different parts of the country in undergoing the training.

She called upon them to popularise the ancient values of herbal medicines among the masses.

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