My Thoughts

History and Importance of Cow 1) India has  150 million cows,  each of them giving an average of less than 200 litres of milk per year. If they could be fed and looked after, they can give 11,000 litres, as Israeli cows do. 2) The cow was elevated to divinity in the Rig Veda. In Book VI, Hymn XXVIII attributed to Rishi Bhardwaja extols the virtue of the cow. In Atharva Veda (Book X, Hymn X), the cow is formally designated as Vishnu, and `all that the Sun surveys'. 3) The cow, according to the Vedas, provides four products for human use:  (i)  Godugdha (cow milk) : As per Ayurveda, cow milk has fat, carbohydrates, minerals and Vitamin B, and even a capacity for body resistance to radiation and for regenerating brain cells.  (ii)  Goghruta (ghee) : The best ghee, it is, as per Ayurveda useful in many disorders. In yajna, it improves the air's oxygen level.  (iii)  Gomutra (urine) : Eight types of urine are used for medicinal purpose nowada...

Beef Ban – My thoughts I knew Indian Government would Ban Beef and was waiting for it being implemented and when I switched on my TV today, I was happy to see the Ban in Maharashtra. I welcome #BeefBan for only one reason and that is “Cow is sacred to me and my fellow Hindus in India”. So now I am asking these questions to myself because I will be questioned the moment I publish these post. 1.        Am I being religious and happy my God wouldn’t be slaughtered anymore? 2.        Am I being communal and happy that my fellow Christian and Muslim friends would not be able to eat Beef anymore? 3.        Do I really care about other lives? Do I care about all the animals on this planet? Let me start by saying – I am not religious and I am definitely not communal. I don’t visit temples, I have never read “Geeta” (Hindu Holy Book), and I don’t know a single “Aarti” or a “Shlokha...