Fasting is an effective therapy to cleanse our bodies: Himani Shivpuri


By Rajesh Ahuja

As people in Northern and Western India celebrate the Chaitra Navratri,  artists from the world of film and television see fasting during the nine day festival as a means to cleanse their body and soul.

Actress Himani Shivpuri, who assays the role of Katori Amma in comedy show Happu Ki Ultan Paltan, says that fasting is an effective therapy to cleanse our bodies.


Actress Himani Shivpuri says that fasting is an effective therapy to cleanse our bodies 


Speaking about the celebration of Navratri in her house, Himani Shivpuri said, 'during Chaitra Navratri, many people fast in North and Western India. My mother and grandmother used to fast continuously for nine days because it’s a time to make progress in your spiritual practice and invoke the energy of the Mother Goddess or purify your body-mind. It used to be nine days of avoiding salt, lentils, onion, and garlic. Everything my mother cooked was Sattvic.

Now I follow the same rituals and rules of Navratri my mother and grandmother taught me. In these years, I have realised that fasting is an effective therapy to cleanse our bodies. When the body is cleansed, the mind becomes calmer and more peaceful because of the deep connection between the body and mind. Also, one diya or lamp is lighted throughout the nine days, and I take utmost care that there is enough ghee or oil in the diya all the time. I wish everyone a happy Chaitra Navratri.”

A veteran  film and television actor, Himani Shivpuri is known for her character roles in several popular films like Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Deewana Mastana and  Kuch Kuch Hota Hai .

She is currently grabbing eyeballs as Katori  Amma  in the  comedy  show  Happu  Ki  Ultan  Paltan,  being telecast on &TV from Monday to Friday at 10 pm.


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