Actress Meena husband RIP

[JackSeal]

[tennisluvrredux]

Veteran actress Meena was one of the most sought after heroines in all South Indian languages during the nineties. She got married to Bengaluru based businessman Vidyasagar in 2009 and the couple have a daughter Nainika who acted as Thalapathy Vijay's daughter in 'Theri'.

News has just broken out that Vidyasagar who was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai passed away due to severe lung infection. According to hospital sources he was suffering from lung disease for a few years and it was an allergy contracted by inhaling air infected by pigeon droppings. The infection got more severe after the entire family tested positive for COVID 19 in January this year. Although they recovered from Vidyasagar's condition, it is said to have worsened after that.

[tennisluvrredux]

Sad for Meena gaaru, one of the finest actresses of our times. Beauty with acting chops.

[no01]

ee pigeon droppings are very dangerous man....hyd and many cities apartments windows meeda pigeons untai and their wastes are very very harmful. Maa dad and mom both had continuous cough for many yrs...enduku thaggatam ledo ani chaala Dr's ki chupincharu. Finally one Dr said it could be pigeon droppings. So building chuttu oka net laaga cover chesam so that birds wont come inside....within couple months all cleared and no more lung related infections or cough

[Sarvapindi]

Oh my pigeons…

[mirchi_bajji]

allergy contracted by inhaling air infected by pigeon droppings - vammo idemti.

[Simple123]

5 minutes ago, no01 said:

ee pigeon droppings are very dangerous man....hyd and many cities apartments windows meeda pigeons untai and their wastes are very very harmful. Maa dad and mom both had continuous cough for many yrs...enduku thaggatam ledo ani chaala Dr's ki chupincharu. Finally one Dr said it could be pigeon droppings. So building chuttu oka net laaga cover chesam so that birds wont come inside....within couple months all cleared and no more lung related infections or cough

glad they are recovered and found root cause

[Spartan]

Our ancestors always cautioned about petting pigeons in closed homes.

Intiki manchidi kaadu ani cheppe vallu..but the rule was put on based on science.

chepte janalaki ardham kaadu ani, intiki manchidi kaadu ani chepparu and people followed it.

infections are the reason.

Pets should always be outside home, even canines.

[Swatkat]

14 minutes ago, no01 said:

ee pigeon droppings are very dangerous man....hyd and many cities apartments windows meeda pigeons untai and their wastes are very very harmful. Maa dad and mom both had continuous cough for many yrs...enduku thaggatam ledo ani chaala Dr's ki chupincharu. Finally one Dr said it could be pigeon droppings. So building chuttu oka net laaga cover chesam so that birds wont come inside....within couple months all cleared and no more lung related infections or cough

Pedhavallki ekuva serious idhi and he got covid after that andhuke passed away. 

[Swatkat]

4 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Our ancestors always cautioned about petting pigeons in closed homes.

Intiki manchidi kaadu ani cheppe vallu..but the rule was put on based on science.

chepte janalaki ardham kaadu ani, intiki manchidi kaadu ani chepparu and people followed it.

infections are the reason.

Pets should always be outside home, even canines.

Vallu cheppe prathidaniki scientific reason untadhi kani vallaki telidhu. 

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

8 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Our ancestors always cautioned about petting pigeons in closed homes.

Intiki manchidi kaadu ani cheppe vallu..but the rule was put on based on science.

chepte janalaki ardham kaadu ani, intiki manchidi kaadu ani chepparu and people followed it.

infections are the reason.

Pets should always be outside home, even canines.

me chadastham tagaleyya antunna @JackSeal

[Higher_Purpose]

God please save her from chillar naresh 🙏

[Anthasunyam]

22 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Our ancestors always cautioned about petting pigeons in closed homes.

Intiki manchidi kaadu ani cheppe vallu..but the rule was put on based on science.

chepte janalaki ardham kaadu ani, intiki manchidi kaadu ani chepparu and people followed it.

infections are the reason.

Pets should always be outside home, even canines.

Exactly, I was also about to say this. I also heard so many times people saying, dont pet pigeons. Ancestors used to say that petting pigeons is not good/auspicious.  Now we can see what it can be related to. Lot of our sayings from scriptures cannot be overlooked, they all have a very strong reason behind them.

[Ravi860]

23 minutes ago, Swatkat said:

Vallu cheppe prathidaniki scientific reason untadhi kani vallaki telidhu. 

Yes mana pedhavalu cheppe prethidhaniki scientific reason undi (insane to think of). Manam superstitions anukuntam anthe

[tennisluvrredux]

 

Why you shouldn’t feed city-pigeons

 

It’s the bird everyone recognises, which is not surprising. Not only are they found in great numbers throughout the city, but pigeons have also been a part of Indian culture and society for several centuries.

An integral part of a game called kabootar-baazi, the art of pigeon flying, was a pastime of the Mughal emperors. The game involved learning and developing the skills to control flocks of pigeons, flying away and landing back at the command of the controller. Months and years were spent training pigeons for competitions that were organised, where these skills were displayed and the victors respected across the community. During Akbar’s reign, pigeon-flying received royal patronage, and the ‘game’ is still played in parts of Old Delhi.

 

The rearing of such large flocks throughout history have left our cities infested with these feral birds. Pigeons are no longer wild species of birds. Feeding them, trading them and often releasing them is what disturbs the delicate ecological balance. There are dedicated feeding stations spread across the city,with shops selling pigeon feed coming up right next to them. Everything from corn and rice to leftover food, even cake and cookies, is fed.

This makes the birds highly dependent on human beings for survival, changes their eating habits drastically, and killing their natural instinct to forage for food (they are grain-and and fruit eating). This changes the dynamics of the food chain drastically, eating away into the food cycle of several other native species like the house sparrow that also has a similar diet.

Historical buildings and statues are subjected to bird excreta, which contains uric acid and can cause irreversible damage to buildings: sandstone and limestone are extremely susceptible to it. The corrosive effects may continue even after cleaning, which in turn leads to massive destruction of historical landmarks.

 

Pigeon excreta contains certain strains of the bacteria E. coli (Escherichia coli), which when introduced in the food or water supply, may lead to illnesses, making pigeons a regular carrier of these diseases. Traditional practices have often hurt us in ways unknown to human kind. To maintain a healthy ecological balance, it’s wise to avoid feeding pigeons.

The writer is the founder of NINOX - Owl About Nature, a nature-awareness initiative. He is the Delhi-NCR reviewer for Ebird, a Cornell University initiative, monitoring rare sightings of birds. He formerly led a programme at WWF India.