Comments on: The beef against beef in multi-cultural India

By: Anniyan

Anniyan — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:38:25 +0000

Do not bring that ‘sippai kalagam’ kind of a freedom struggle hurting incident again in the silent society. As simple as possible.

By: pokapipe

pokapipe — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:28:53 +0000

Is like many things in many religion. If you will invite new religion of holy brick or holy toothbrush you can worship these things. There are many religion with many rituals, ceremonies and many stranges things. And every religion claim that it is only one right and true religion.

By: glovergirl

glovergirl — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:56:36 +0000

Is the Holy Cow the same as the Golden Calf in the OT where we find it as a idol of Baal worship? Just saying…

By: pokapipe

pokapipe — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:38:46 +0000

Democracy doesn´t means dictatorship of majority. Democracy means respect belief, personal ideas, religion of minority. If you don´t want eat beef I respect that but you cannot prohibit somebody who wants. This is democracy.
If eating beef provoke somebody means that person have problem. In India exist theocracy not democracy. This sad case show how religion still have big influence to Indian society. Please grow up!!!

By: hanmireddy123

hanmireddy123 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:08:24 +0000

The proponents of beef festival first start doing it in their houses. Instead of provocating majority students in the university. The university is not a place to build your body but mind. Mind it!

By: RahulSrivastava

RahulSrivastava — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:23:39 +0000

@David I would like to know your views regarding “Pork” and do you think if both “Pork” and “beef” are added to menu at Osmania it would really make our democracy strong ??? isn’t this addition not too much especially if it hurts sentiments of majority people in this country ?? is Democracy only meant for MINORITY community.. doesn’t Democracy means what majority of citizen want ?? If handful of people want pork and majority opposes it what is “UNDEMOCRATIC” about it ?

By: abhi1498

abhi1498 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:33:39 +0000

The cow in India has remained holy. It is a fact that beef eating was mentioned in Rig Veda, the oldest pre Hinduism Vedic literature. The cow slowly became a sort of currency in India, Gau Dhan as it was called. As Vedic religion changed to Hinduism and the ancient civilization became more mature if not corrupt, Hindus, the upper caste Hindus started venerating the cows and beef eating almost vanished from the upper strata of caste hierarchy. The depressed castes with their familial trade associated with labor continued to eat beef in India.

Asking for beef in community center is like an Oriental student asking for real hot Dog in American community center. It’s just plain politics where beef is being used by Dalit students to show their resurgence.