~ It can be argued that what to consume, where and how is the internal matter of any organization. However, when an institution which enjoys undisputed credibility like The Hindu enforces such retrograde values, it is indeed food for thought. Newspapers like The Hindu were in the vanguard of the anti-colonial struggle and for generations of readers, it has built a legacy of trust. While discussing the above-mentioned circular in the social media, some journalist friends highlighted the freedom-fighting credentials of the newspaper. Is the idea of freedom limited to a political transfer of power, or does it also include cultural and social freedom? If eating certain kinds of impure foods is part of any individuals habitus, why should they be denied? The same newspaper reported that 70 percent of Hyderabadis are Non-Vegetatians2. Do we conclude that Hyderabad is a tamsik space dominated by the meat eating mlechhas like Muslims, Christians and Dalits? The same report mentions the Greening of meat and poultry processing Sector in India and MoUs being signed by the National Meat & Poultry Processing Board with the Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, and the National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad. Interestingly, sale and consumption of meat is banned in Tirumala to safeguard its Brahmanical purity but they have no qualms earning profits from the meat industry. ~ thanks, Sukumar Narayana, shailaja menon. thanks, Syam.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:33:32 +0000
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