Knowledge – Scientific reason for ancient Indian punishment

Do you remember those GOOD old Indian school punishments?

Holding the earlobes with arms crossed over your chests, bending the knees and then sit and then stand (sit-ups) and so on till the time our teacher tell us to stop?

Ever you thought why the traditional Indian school teachers would give this particular punishment? I believe even majority of the teachers who grant this punishment to their students do not know the reason behind it.

This form of punishment has been in practice in India since the Gurukul time and was given to the students who were weak in studies. It is very different that today teachers grant this punishment for any mistake and not only for studies. But originally it was meant for weak students only.

The logic behind this punishment is, it’s very interesting to know that this particular posture increases the blood flow to the memory cells in brain and synchronizes the right and left side of the brain to improve function and promote calmness, sharpens intelligence, also helps learning difficulties and behavioral problems.


Probably we have forgotten this ancient method of increasing memory power, but the western countries are now using it regularly and they are recommending this posture or exercise to treat many diseases.