Coronavirus - "Touch me not" 2
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Saying "I will not take her hand as long as I am scared of touch," a groom quickly exited the wedding hall.
Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]