>>>>>>>>>>> I have spoken about this in this forum. Those who know Hindu scriptures told me, the religion does not prohibit Hindus to consume beef but social customs do. These customs were introduced when Jainism was gaining a lot of acceptance in "Hindu" India. So leaders of the community decided to "Borrow" this custom and made it part of Hinduism.
Sadly Indian politicians are very good at provoking common peace loving Hindus to resort to violence against Muslims on this issue. Too many times Muslims of India have been in the receiving end of mob violence over this non-issue.
One more time, it is "Ignorance" of Hindu history and tradition which causes so much harm in India (Also in Bangladesh). The only difference is politics are played by Muslim leaders most of the time in Bangladesh over non-issues. If local Muslims were more educated about actual teachings of Islam, they would have been more vocal in protecting innocent minority members of their communities.
Shalom!
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There are well researched interesting articles on HINDU holly cows and cow slaughter in India.
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There are very rigorously researched papers proving that cow was consumed extensively in ancient Vedic period. In India, the consumption of beef is more than that of goat mutton or chicken.
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Dear friends,
Please find attached an E Digest on the issues related to Cow, Beef etc. being brought in on the political arena. It is in PDF and Word format both. Hope you find it useful in the background of current debate on the issue.
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ram puniyani
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Preface
Cow slaughter, beef eating have been being brought up on regular basis by communal forces. This issue is used to browbeat the Muslim minorities in particular. Time and over again this issue in the form of inciting communal violence, inciting anti dalit killings, inciting the killing of someone in the trade of cow selling is targeted. The issue is now being used more often as a divisive communal agenda and the aim of this is very clear. It is a political tool in the hands of communal forces.
There are very rigorously researched papers proving that cow was consumed extensively in ancient Vedic period. In India, the consumption of beef is more than that of goat mutton or chicken. Many an Indian communities are eating beef. The latest law in M.P. is the worst in the line of the impositions by state. This law empowers the police to arrest any body suspected to be carrying, storing or eating beef.
This E Digest is a compilation of major essays, articles and interviews on the theme. The aim of this E Digest is to bring together all the amiable material on the topic.
Ram Puniyani
Contents
Page No
1. Cow and the Elusive Hindu Identity 04
- D.N. Jha
2. Commissar Sadhvi's Cow Agenda 14
- Ram Puniyani
3. The Dilemma of Cow Slaughter in India 17
- Anshul Kumar Pandey
4. Hindutva Politics and the holy Cow 21
- Manoj Joshi
5. 'Holy' Cow and 'Unholy' Dalit 24
- S. Anand
6. Holy Cow! Who Moved My Meat 35
- Divya Rajagopal
7. Cow in Contemporary Political Chessboard 37
- Ram Puniyani
8. Cow's Urine as Medicine: Faith's leap into blind alleys 39
- Ram Puniyani
9. Using the Cow 41
- Javed Anand
10. Tribute to the holy cow 43
- Jawed Naqvi
11. What a hypocrisy, Gau Mata! 46
- A.J. Philip
12. M.P.: Path way to Hindu Rashtra 50
- Ram Puniyani
13. Interview 52
'A Political tool' Interview with D.N. Jha
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