Lip Kiss is both a Cure and also a Crime in India

Lip Kiss is both a Cure and also a Crime in India
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Lip Kiss is a social denominator of a healthy and normal adult life but is also tagged now as an anti dote to depression and other psychological travails of the present day society.

Lip Kiss is a social denominator of a healthy and normal adult life but is also tagged now as an anti dote to depression and other psychological travails of the present day society.

Social scientists and psychologists say that there was nothing wrong in adults or married couple admiring or engaging in lip kiss. 'It provides relief from fatigue, stress and also an anti dote to depression of failures in love, exams, jobs and also family intrigues."
Wikipedia defines - Kiss as a touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object.Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace and good luck, among many others.The word originated from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), in turn from coss (“a kiss”).
The earliest reference to kissing-like behavior comes from the Vedas, Sanskrit scriptures that conceptualized Hinduism, Buddhism and the Jain religion, around 3,500 years ago. Affectionate mouth-to-mouth kissing was first described in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. References to Kiss, as a mark of respect and appreciation were cited even in Old Testament and also the Bible.
While there were hardly three to four types of Kissing in normal practice, the French have listed 20 and the Germans 30 types. On 14 February 2013, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat from Bangkok, Thailand held a kiss for 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds in a Valentine's Day "kissathon" for a new world record, which was verified by officials from Guinness World Records.
In 2007, two people were fined and jailed for a month for kissing and hugging in public in Dubai. In 2008, Singapore's Media Development Authority fined cable firm StarHub after it broadcast an advertisement showing two women kissing. In India, public display of affection is a criminal offence under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 with a punishment of imprisonment of up to three months, or a fine, or both.
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