History of Young Indian Vegetarians

History of Young Indian Vegetarians

History of Young Indian Vegetarians I was born in Kenya where my father was a mechanical engineer and I had a happy childhood playing in open countryside. I was a Jain but I did not have a particularly religious upbringing. You inherit it in your genes, I may not have...

Challenging Pankaj Mishra

Written in 2012 Challenging Pankaj Mishra Pankaj Mishra is an author and journalist who writes negative articles on India. His book, ‘ From the Ruins of the Empire’ was launched at the London School of Economics in July 2012. I attended the meeting in...

OLD AFRICA MAGAZINE

OLD AFRICA MAGAZINE Oct/Nov 2012 Dear Editor I very much enjoyed reading the October-November issue. One theme that is emerging is that the early settlers seemed to enjoy hunting animals very much! It is a legacy that has brought about the near extinction of many...

The sacred rats of India

23 August 2012 The sacred rats of India Kartar Uppal is right there is a temple dedicated to rats  (letter, 22  August 2012 ) . However he has spiced up the story by saying that it is considered auspicious to eat food that been eaten by the rats first. Devotees go to...

Insult to injury

03 June 2012 Insult to injury I am writing to protest at the remarks Michael Winner made in ”Picasso, Bricusse, me-all the greats have eaten here” ( News Review, May 13) : ” Leslie ( Bricusse ) has so many residences he could single handedly house...

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