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In conversation: Hindi poet Surender Sharma (left) and Heart Care Foundation of India president K.K. Aggarwal at a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. NEW DELHI: For popular Hindi poet Surender Sharma, laughter is the best medicine for a healthy body. Interacting with the media at a press conference here on Wednesday on the upcoming “MTNL Perfect Health Mela-2008”, Sharma said: “Twenty minutes of laughter a day can prevent heart attack. Laughter produces endorphins in the body that are good for health.” Sharma excels in reciting humorous anecdotes. “Since the age of 24 I have been participating in ‘Kavi Sammelans’. They are far better than what is dished out in soap operas and reality shows. I never thought much about Bollywood. What is the point in playing a chaprasi on the big screen. I derive great pleasure in reciting my lines in the gatherings of eminent poets,” he said with a mischievous smile. As some of the guests were merrily sipping hot cups of tea while he was speaking, Sharma in his characteristic deadpan expression said: “Earlier when a Brahmin was invited, he was first fed and then told to speak. But now it is just the opposite, people are busy eating and sipping tea while I am assigned the job of speaking to the media.” Heart Care Foundation of India president K.K. Aggarwal said the 10-day-long MTNL Perfect Health Mela will open at Sheikh Sarai Park on October 17. “We announced the dates early because we wanted all doctors and specialists to attend the Mela. Patients who cannot afford expensive treatment can approach us,” he added. Dr. Aggarwal said HCFI along with various departments of the Delhi Government will focus on various open competitions to create awareness about diseases and their prevention.
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