Seminar Report'2012 Colour Therapy

Seminar Report2012 Colour Therapy
1. INTRODUCTION
From the beginning of time, people have recognized the healing power of colour. The Vedas and quantum physics agree that all matter is made up of energy vibrations at the most fundamental level. If we look through a prism we will see that everything in the world is surrounded by colour. We all depend on light for our existence. For example, without the sun we would have no plants to give us the nutrition which we need, we would have no trees to absorb the toxins and produce oxygen. As we get and maintain our health from the sun, we also benefit from the interrelated element of the light which is the color. Colours are manifestation of cosmic powers: the powers which are responsible for life. Our ancestors diligently devised rules to understand the potentials of colours. The colours work like generators of energy in the bodies. The sun is an unending source of energy for the creatures of the earth. If this system would fault and the planet earth is deprived of the sunlight, every form of life flora and fauna would also perish. We cannot ignore this fact that the sunlight plays a pivotal role in our diet. All our food items have colours in them. Each colour affects the brain differently. For example the very bright, intense hues and shiny colors affect the most primitive, deep part of the brain known as the limbic system. Some people see the color red when they are angry and this reflects the connection between the physical reaction to colors and emotions. Colour therapy involves the use of energy vibrations of color in treating specific ailments and helps in balancing the natural rhythms of the body through identifying what color the body feels a need for, to create a balanced energy level. Every colour has its own therapeutic value and each one can be used to treat a particular physical or emotional problem resulting from an unbalanced level of vital energy. There are many ways of working with colour; the most effective is to place the treating color either over the whole body or on a particular spot that is suffering from a disease. Another method is for the colour practitioner to simply lay a scarf with the color needed for healing, on the area to be healed. The body should start to change its energy to match the vibrational energy of the healing colour allowing for a more balanced state. Colours have such curative property which provides health to both types of patients. Colours are the means of purging our densities, cleansing our mind, feelings and finishing our inner darkness.
Dept. of Chemical Engg. NITK, Surathkal
2. COLOURS
In 1666 Sir Isaac Newton expounded the Principles of Gravitation and Theory of Colours. When the sunlight or the light waves according to this theory, pass through a prism, they disperse according to their frequencies into seven bands and this grouping of waves as colours. All the other colours are shades of these seven bands of violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. Colour, in actual fact is that quality of the light which it expresses after mixing with darkness or colour is simply light of different wavelengths, and each wavelength resonates with different energy centers of our body and aspects of our life. Colour can be therapeutic as well as diagnostic. Our eyes are more sensitive for yellow and green colours and interestingly the sunlight also boosts yellow and green more than other colours. Colours witnessed in a spectrum are only the visible part of the spectrum. The waves, which have wave lengths shorter than violet waves cannot be seen by our eyes e.g. ultra-violet rays, x-rays, gamma rays etc. Similarly the waves of larger wavelengths than the red also cannot be seen e.g. infra-red and microwaves. It is not so that everybody can witness the colours other than the seven colours of the spectrum. There are people who can witness even the invisible waves of the electromagnetic spectrum. We see an object black because it absorbs all the waves of the light and we see an object white because it reflects all the waves of the light. We see an object red because it reflects the waves of the red colour only and absorbs all the other waves. 3. HEALTH AND COLOURS The light, heat and color of vibrant rainbow waves create effective vibration not only in human but animal tissues as well. This frequency creates effects on the tissues. Specific colours affect specific glands. The details of which are as follows:
ORGANS 1) BRAIN 2) EYES 3) THROAT 4) LUNGS 5) HEART 6) LIVER 7) TESTIS 8) OVARY 9) KIDNEY
COLOUR VIOLET INDIGO BLUE BLUE GREEN YELLOW ORANGE ORANGE RED
Proper usage of colours restores the immune system of the patients. A premature born baby kept in the incubator in adequately supplied oxygen and violet light completes his growth swiftly. The sun light contains certain minerals and gases, which are the chief constituent of the human food that provides us energy. If food and light both are supplemented the energy could be increased many folds. All the colours are present in the sun light and all our needs are associated
with these colours and if the sun light could be stored in our biological system then the needs of
the food could be fulfilled by consuming energy from that store directly. Sun is an important
source for the extraction of Vitamin D". Sunlight contains vitamins other than Vitamin D as well and every vitamin is related to some color.
VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN B VITAMIN C VITAMIN D

VITAMIN E
COLOUR YELLOW COLOR GREEN COLOR LEMON COLOR VIOLET COLOR

VIOLET COLOR
VITAMIN K
DARK BLUE COLOR
The best way of absorbing colors is to use fruits, vegetables and citrus things. The sunlight is directly absorbed in fruits and vegetables but we have to take care of color balance in our diet, by over cooking and frying a lot the colors in nutrition are lost.
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4. THE ASTRAL BODY Energy centers are not located in every part of the body but it keeps on circulating the entire body, from head to toe and discharges. Our body emits light just like the stars in the cosmos. Our body is enveloped in another body of lights, which is called the astral body by the spiritual masters. The astral body is composed of those basic waves or the rays that are responsible for the commencement of the existence of a being. This body, the body of lights remains glued to the physical body of ours but the reflection of the lights of this body spreads up to nine inches around our physical body. Torch with batteries could be a close example of this thing. The bulb in the torch is the astral body, which is the actual source of light in the torch. The beam or the torch spreads not only outwardly but it is also directed inwardly. The reflection of the astral body spreads up to nine inches around the body. Just as a star emits light in the system of galaxies, our body too emits light. Probably the reflection of the astral body is being termed as aura by the scientists who are doing researches in this regard. The astral body cannot be sighted by mean of any material gadgets but its reflection can be observed because of the fact that the reflection involves materiality to some extent. Health, delight, sorrow and even the whole human life depends upon the astral body. If the astral body is healthy one stays healthy and if the astral body is not healthy then the physical body can never be healthy. All the urges pertaining to life is transfer to the physical body from the astral body. Form and shape of the astral body depends upon the volume and the potential of the energy that is surrounding us. This energy after circulation all around us is earthed through our feet. In this way a large amount of the discharged energy remains stored in our feet. Proper exchange of the energy earthed from the feet and the energy found in the earth beneath our feet is very important for the health of a person. If the extra-accumulated energy in the feet is not discharged properly then one may become unconscious. Astral body remains in a state of perpetual variation but sometimes, the lights of the astral body become static. And when the lights of the astral body become still for few moments, one becomes connected with one's soul and this enables him to witness even the unseen things existing around.
Sometimes we happen to come across such lively people whose astral body appears to be filling up the whole room. And then there are people whose astral bodies are shrunk, distorted or colourless. When such a person enters a place the whole atmosphere becomes unpleasant. Then there are people who enjoy such an air around them that everybody who so ever comes in contact with them is impressed because of the, charismatic effect of their personality. This can happen either in positive or negative manner but this is certain that a person with a powerful aura or strong astral body dominates the person with the weaker one, or in other words one accepts the hue of others personality. 5. THE COLOUR POINTS/ CHAKRAS
The human body and the earth, according to Book of Hopi, the Red Indian tribe of the North America resemble a lot in their structural formation. Both have their own axes around which all their movements revolve. The axis of all the activities and movements of human body is the backbone. There are certain points on this axis upon which the health and well being of a person depends. According to the teachings of Vedas and Yoga, the health of the physical body its movements and other activities all depend upon certain points of energy found in the human body. These energy points are called as colour points or chakras. The colours of the energy centers in the body are given as:
When a colour or chakra is balanced, it manifests the positive aspects and when it is out of balance, the negative aspects show up. When the negative energies accumulate over a period of time, they show up as physical symptoms. Crown chakra/Colour violet Related to the brain and pineal gland Positive aspects: A reverence for all life, self-sacrificing in the service of others, an ability to see the appropriate route for the benefit of the higher self, idealism. Negative aspects: No concern for others, feelings of superiority, lack of contact with reality. Physical ailments: Dizziness, mental disorders like depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease Colour indigo Related to eyes, lower head, sinuses and pituitary gland.
Positive aspects: Highly intuitive, faithful, clear sighted, has integrity, orderly mind. Negative aspects: Inability to trust intuition, scattered mind, inconsiderate, blinkered vision. Physical ailments: Headaches, migraines, visual defects, sinus problems, ear defects. Throat chakra/Colour blue Related to throat, lungs and thyroid gland Positive aspects: Loyal, trustworthy, tactful, calm Negative aspects: Unfaithful, self-righteous, cold Physical ailments: Asthma, mouth ulcers, sore throat, thyroid problems Heart chakra/Colour green Related to heart, breasts and thymus gland Positive aspects: Compassionate, generous, balanced, loving Negative aspects: Jealous, miserly, bitter. Physical ailments: Heart diseases, diseases of immune system (AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome, allergies), breast cancer.
Solar plexus chakra/Colour yellow Related to liver, spleen, stomach, small intestine and pancreas Positive aspects: Confident, alert, optimistic, good-humored. Negative aspects: Over analytical, sarcastic, pessimistic. Physical ailments: Diabetes, peptic ulcers, gallstones, liver disease Sacral chakra/Colour orange Related to uterus, prostate, large intestine and ovaries and testes Positive aspects: Sociable, creative, joyous, independent. Negative aspects: Destructive, despondent Physical ailments:irritable bowel syndrome, lower back pain, prostatic and testicular diseases, ovarian cysts.
Base chakra/Colour red Related to kidneys, bladder, hips, legs and adrenal gland (The kidneys are formed within the pelvis and here they link with the base chakra energy, although prior to birth they rise to the position higher in the body with which we are more familiar) Positive aspects: Assertive, courageous, pioneering Negative aspects: Insecure, aggressive Physical ailments: Constipation, diarrhoea, piles, colitis, frequent urination, cold fingers and toes, hypertension, kidney stones, impotence
6. PROPERTIES OF COLOURS
Colours have been broadly classified into three categories of hot, cool and moderate. Red, orange and yellow and all their shades are hot colours. The blue, sky blue and violet are cool colours whereas the green is neither hot nor cool. If the disease is considered to be the result of excessive heat in the body system then the cool colours are applied, for instance in fevers and for burn cases the colour blue is applied. And, if the disease is due to lack or heat or is a result of coldness in the body system then for the hot colours are used for the treatment for example, low blood pressure and paralysis demand red. Violet Violet relates to self-knowledge and spiritual awareness. This colour is known as one of the cool colours. It has a calming effect on us and is, therefore, helpful for those people experiencing difficulties in sleep or stress. However, it can be contra-indicated for those suffering from depressive disorders. Violet, being the colour relating to our spiritual connection, can be helpful for meditation. Indigo Indigo relates to self-responsibility that is, being responsible for ones own life. It enhances our ability to see things from a higher viewpoint rather than purely for satisfaction of the ego or ones material comfort. Indigo is a sedative and helps in opening up intuitive powers. It is the colour of divine knowledge and the higher mind. It is suitable for more quiet places like bedrooms, treatment rooms, and study, but not for areas of entertainment.
Blue Blue relates to self-expression. It signifies speech, communication and the ability to express our needs and requirements. It enhances the spirit of truth and purpose. It is a calming, relaxing and healing colour, though not as sedating as indigo. It can be used to create a relaxed, constructive communication space. It can be used in all areas except those used for physical activity or play. Green This colour relates to self-love and the ability to give and take unconditionally. Green is a balancing colour, in the middle of the visible spectrum. The higher three colours are known as the cool colours and are calming in effect while the lower three are known as the warm colours and have a stimulating effect. Green is the balance between these two. At the end of a colour therapy treatment, the therapist generally uses green as a balancing colour. It can be helpful in times of stress. If one has experienced a trauma, a green silk wrap around the shoulders can have a strong therapeutic effect
Yellow Yellow relates to self-worth, how we feel about ourselves, and about the way others perceive us. It is closely linked to self-confidence. It is the colour of the intellect. It can be very helpful with study and tasks where concentration is required. Using a yellow-coloured paper to study for exams can enhance memory and retention. This is the reason why lawyers use yellow legal pads, as they need to remember all the details. Orange Orange is related to self respect. It refers to the ability to give us the freedom to be ourselves and to respect our own boundaries and requirements, and by the same token, to respect the boundaries of others. Orange is the colour of creativity. It stimulates and energizes us, and is
warming. Orange is the colour of fun and sociability, and can be used in any activity area. It is not ideal for bedrooms or areas of possible stress. Red Red relates to our awareness of ourselves as human beings and our place on earth. Red gives us courage and strength. It is stimulating and energizing. Therefore, it is helpful for getting over tiredness and lethargy and to boost sluggish circulation. Red, in its most positive sense, is the colour for courage, strength and pioneering spirit. However, it is also the colour of anger and violence. It is energizing and excites the emotions, and can stimulate the appetite. Therefore, it is often used in restaurants. Red can be used in any activity area, but needs careful choice of tone, depth, and the space in which it is to be used. It can make a space look smaller and can be claustrophobic or oppressive. However, used well, red and its variations can make a space feel warm and cozy. Other Colours White White contains the entire spectrum in itself. It stands for purity and strength. It is cleansing and purifying for the entire system. It enhances the effect of any other colour used along with it. It gives strength and encourages inner creativity.
Black Black stands for protection, grounding and strength. It activates the feminine energies of the body. It has a calming effect, especially for emotionally vulnerable individuals. Black should be used sparingly, and always in a combination with other colours, especially white. When used along with white, it balances the polarities of the individual, and gives a sense of calm and control. Brown
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It stands for grounding and establishing. It calms and grounds emotions, and facilitates an objective view of life. It helps in awakening common sense and discrimination. It can be effectively used to manage hyperactivity in children and adults alike. While putting colour therapy to use, one must remember that no colour is inherently good or bad. It is the use of the appropriate colour at the required time that brings forth results. Overuse of any colour will certainly cause imbalance. For example, while using yellow may improve your childs concentration and retention power, too much of it will cause diarrhea. So, always consult a trained therapist and use the colours as directed, to get the best results.
7. How Does Colour Therapy Work?

Colour therapy has two basic methods by which it can affect our body. It can function directly on our physical body or but it can also work more subtly on the different energetics of the body as well, for example through the aura. 7.1 Physical Effects Each colour has its properties and so different colours can achieve different effects on the same area of the body, but the same colour can also have different effects on different areas of the body as well. All of these effects originate from the specific properties belonging to that colour. For example green tends to promote balance, if it is shone on the thymus gland it will aid in the regulation of T cell production. Whereas if it is shone on a tumor it tends to have an adverse effect, the tumor grows. Colours are a very powerful treatment medium especially if used directly in the form of coloured light, and as such they can have very powerful results if used in the appropriate way. If misused however, they can have sideeffects. 7.2 Energetic Effects Colour therapy also works at a more subtle level - the energetic system of the human body. There are many forms and theories about how this system works. It should be noted
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that none of these diagrams are mathematically or physically accurate; they are just a diagrammatic representation. 7.2.1 Weak Magnetic Field Theory This is the older of the two theories and it believes that there is a minute magnetic field around the human body. Thus the body can be considered a large, yet ironically very weak magnet. The North Pole is at the head and the South Pole at the feet. This theory is believed to be true because of a simple physical law - a wire carrying a current of electricity induces a magnetic field around itself. The human body of course doesn't have wires running through it, but it does have nerves which are active all the time in one way or another. Nerves quite literally pass an electronic impulse along their fibers to the target cells. This postulated magnetic field is probably far more complex than what appears in this diagram which serves only as a rough guide. Also in the human body a myriad of various chemical reactions occur by means of electron transfer; in simple terms any movement of electrons is considered electricity. Considering the scale at which these reactions occur (atomic or molecular at best) there wouldn't be much electricity generated, however since a very large number of reactions occur, together they can generate a decent amount of electron movement and therefore also a weak magnetic field. So when we move into areas of high electromagnetic noise (computer crammed offices with neon lights, living under power lines etc.) it affects us negatively because it disrupts these magnetic fields which are inherent to our bodies. Just as those magnetic fields are created by electron movement from biochemical reactions, the reverse can also happen. If the magnetic fields are altered strongly enough the biochemical reactions creating the magnetic fields of our bodies will be disrupted as well.
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Colour therapy aids in the regulation of these various biochemical reactions and thus it will also heal the magnetic fields surrounding us. The rays of light emanating from the bioptron can help directly in aiding the alteration of this magnetic field due to the nature of light - an interpolation of electronic and magnetic radiation. 7.2.2 Biophoton Theory This theory is much newer and extensive research, mostly in Germany, is being carried out to prove it. This theory pulls upon a similar physics principle to the one above, but slightly different. It also has to do with the electrons in our bodies; however it is not about electron transfer between atoms, but within an atom. When a chemical reaction occurs it is a well known fact that there is a transfer of energy between reactants. Usually in these systems a dynamic equilibrium exists which allows for the control of such mechanisms by means of precise energy preservation. Control mechanisms exist within our bodies to harness the energy released from one reactant (chemical) and make sure that as little as possible of this energy is lost to the surroundings, while transferring it to the appropriate target. For example our body uses glucose as a primary fuel source; however glucose isn't simply combusted into energy because there would be a large amount of energy wastage involved. Instead our body
organizes glucose breakdown into 2 major cycles with a total of about 18 steps through which the energy from the initial glucose molecule is removed. During processes such as oxidative phosphorylation (glucose breakdown) the energy which is being carried around can excite the electrons orbiting around certain atoms by giving them this energy to carry. As they carry the energy the electrons can begin to spin faster around the nucleus. As they do so, they will begin to occupy a slightly different orbital - the path along which the electrons travel. When the atoms reach their destination, they will offload the energy they are carrying, as this is done the excited electron from before will lose its extra energy and will begin to spin slower, thereby reoccupying its old orbital. However as it goes through this process of returning back down to its initial state it will release a tiny amount of radiation. The wavelength and frequency of this radiation will depend on which orbital it was on to begin with and which orbital it occupied when it was excited. This radiation is usually light. These emissions are very low energy, meaning that the light emitted is very weak.
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Sometimes discrepancies occur in the steps of various chemical reactions mentioned before and some of the steps may be skipped for various reasons. This is coupled with a slight loss of energy which can go on to the surrounding areas to cause biophoton emissions. The place where arguably the most reactions occur is near the DNA helix inside the nucleus of a cell. It is constantly unraveled and wound back up again to reveal the necessary genetic information for the growth and functioning of the cell. Thus many scientists have postulated that the cellular nucleus is the source of most biophoton emission. Free radicals are also thought to be a source of biophotons. These are chemicals which are very reactive and very willing to give away one of their electrons or take away an electron from their surroundings. Either way free radicals change the chemical composition of their surroundings. This might not sound too serious, but a single electron in the wrong place can cripple the glucose metabolism of a cell very severely. Thus free radicals are said to be unstable, since their actions cannot be predicted, other than knowing that they are always negative. Since free radicals are quite unstable they can release energy very often, in the form of biophotonic radiation. Thus cells which are sick, dying or otherwise impaired have a higher biophoton emission reading than healthy normally functioning cells.
8. DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES
Man is not merely the material body of flesh and bones. There is a subtle body enveloping this physical body of matter. We have two, dense and subtle bodies. The subtle body controls all the movements and actions of the physical body. For developing the capabilities of therapists; experts have determined different points of this subtle body, which can be seen only by those who have aroused their power of witnessing this subtle body of lights. When a therapist 1ooks at the patients he comes to know that which of the colours is in excess or is deficient in the patient. He also knows that whether the cause of disease is unbalancing of feelings and emotions or it is because of external effects like germs etc. Complicated concepts, negative feelings, and destructive acts and deeds produce spots in the subtle body of lights, which later on are displayed upon the physical body as wounds and boils that provide a sanctuary to germs and foreign bodies. If the body fluids become diluted than their original condition, then this state is termed as anemia or low blood pressure. And if the fluids become thick or absorb excess heat then this state is termed as high blood pressure. Bitterness in the body fluids indicates excess
production of bile. When the heat of the body fluids exceeds a limit and a burnt effect is produced, murkiness increases in the body system. Malfunctioning of spleen that results in default of blood production is because of the murky fluids. If the viscidity is produced in the body fluids, the phlegmatic diseases find their way in the body system. And if such particles find their way in the body fluids that consume the red blood corpuscles then this state is termed as cancer. When a therapist looks at a patient, he immediately notices the deficiency or excess of colour in the patient. He also comes to know that the excess or the deficiency of a colour or colours is because of the immoderate feelings and emotions or it is due to some external factors like germs, viruses or bacteria. Negative feelings, perverted emotions, complex thinking and impure thoughts result in destructive attitudes, which cause spots and patches in the subtle body of lights. These spots of the astral body become wounds and boils of the physical body allowing passage to germs of every kind into the body. One of the methods to determine the needed colour in the body is to study the colour of eyeballs, nails and the skin of the patient. For instance if a patient requires red colour , his eyeballs and nails would have bluish tinge, his skin would appear to be off colour and have dark shade under the eyes, whereas, deficiency of the blue would be indicated from redness in the eyes, nails and the skin. Sometimes a particular colour seems to exceed in a particular organ or at a single point in the body e.g. boils rashes, soar eyes, headache and paralysis etc. but actually this colour dominates the entire body system and the natural immune system draws our attention towards its excess by exhibiting its symptoms on one or two parts of the body. In such a case therapist is required to also keep this thing into his consideration. 9. METHODS OF TREATMENT Treatment using colours is so simple that even a man of common understanding can makes good use of this therapeutic system. It takes less time at an affordable cost, almost none to get well. The following methods can be used for treating diseases under this therapeutic system. Exposing body intermittently in the sunlight for brief intervals. Spectrum of the sunlight contains all the colours in it, and exposure of the body before the sunlight provides it a chance to absorb the colour required by it. Colours of the light are the actual remedy for the diseases.
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Have a glass bottle of the required colour. After cleansing it with hot water, fill it with distilled water or with water that has been sterilized by boiling. Let one fourth of the bottle remain empty. If the bottleof the required colour is not available take an ordinary transparent glass bottle and enwrap it in a cellophane paper of required colour in such a manner the bottle is covered from all sides using transparent adhesive tape.
Place this bottle in the sunlight, keeping it on a wooden surface for four to six hours. The best time to treat water with coloured rays is from 10am til14 pm. Accumulation of droplets in the empty surface of the bottle is an indication that the water has been charged enough. Keep the bottle properly secured with cork or stopper. If bottle of many colours are to be charged, do not place the close to another so that no bottle be over shadowed with a bottle or a different colour.
Dosage: For adults: 2-ounce chromatized water, for children: 1-ounce. For babies: ltable spoon and for infants one teaspoon
In treatment of the diseases under this therapeutic system, chromatized oil has also proved very effective. The method of preparing chromatized oil is to charge the flax or linseed oil under the sunrays for forty days in glass bottles of required colours or 200 hrs under the artificial light. For massaging the affected part of the body, this oil is used but for using on the head or as hair oil the sesame seed oil charged with sunrays using the glass bottles of sky blue colour is recommended. This oil is very effective to nullify the effects of heat in the blood, hearing of voices and sparks or black spots seen flying before the eyes.
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10. CONCLUSION
Besides making the world around us beautiful, colours do have another great significance as they have an impact on our health and wellbeing. Colour therapy identifies the impacts of colours on our body for the diagnosis of diseases as well as for the curing of ailments. Though this therapy method is not a recent one, considerable investigations and studies are yet to be carried out on this subject. Even though this therapeutic method is not a scientifically proved one, there are cases of successful recoveries reported in scientific journals. Though at present this method cannot be used as a substitute for the conventional treatment techniques, with advanced scientific research on this topic the possibility for such a replacement can never be ruled out in the future.
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11. REFERENCES
Faraaz Tanveer, June 2008, The Colours of Health, Live Positive: pages 42-45 Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi, The Text book of Colour Therapy http://www.lightandcolour.net/colour/how.html http://altered-state.com/index2.htm/healing/colortheraphy.htm http://www.color-medicine.com/ http://www.naturalhealthnz.net/therapies/colour-therapy.html
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Dept. of Chemical Engg. NITK, Surathkal