
Superstitions about Animals
Animal fights, hunting and sacrifices were regular features in ancient India. The worship of divinities in animal forms, and as

Taamasik, Raajasik, and Sattvik food
Hinduism classifies foods in three groups: taamasik, raajasik, and sattvik, based on the effect they may have on an individual’s

Tapioca Sago
In 1860 the ruler of Travancore introduced tapioca sago or cassava i.e. sabudana in India. Now cultivated on about 3

Teaching Children Compassion
One of the most effective actions that can be taken to reverse world violence is to eradicate conditions that can

Temple/Devaswam Elephants
Wild elephants often die from railway accidents and electrocution. A larger number are poached. Calves are stolen, forcefully tamed and

Trapping Birds
Birds aid pollination and seed dispersal, and are predators and scavengers.The State of India’s Birds 2023 report found the population

Turkeys
Like the ostrich and the emu, the turkey is a poultry bird which is not native to India but imported

Turtles
Turtles are reptiles; the word is used to describe testudines or chelonians: turtles, tortoises and terrapins. There are 29 species

Vahanas of Hindu Deities
Hindu deities mount and travel on animals which are their vahana. They are always depicted with them. We must therefore

Veg and Non-Veg Symbols
Beauty Without Cruelty kept approaching the Government of India, pointing out that it was the right of consumers to know

Veganism
Vegans (pronounced vee-gn) do not consume (eat, or use in any other way) animal products at all. This entails abstinence

Vegetarian and Animal Religious Observances
Religion plays an important role in promoting vegetarianism by forbidding the consumption of non-vegetarian foods in and around many Hindu

Vegetarian Blood and Organ Donation
Fear, terror, bewilderment, panic, anger and helplessness are experienced by animals facing butchers who turn sheep to mutton, pigs to

Vegetarianism
From 1978 BWC appealed to the Government to make it mandatory for consumers to know whether packaged foods were veg

Vegetarianism and Religion
Emperor Constantine I, a 4th century Roman emperor is known for forcing his version of Christianity upon everyone. Vegetarian Christians

Vocabulary
People often use words without knowing their meanings. Language then becomes unmoored from reality, casting us adrift on seas of