Kamdhenu The Wish Cow

SR No.: 032593
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Ahimsa Research Foundation
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 100
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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natural resources like water and energy. What needs to be understood here is that mere promotion of vegetarianism does not complete our job. It is essential to highlight the tremendous loss that occurs in various ways due to non-vegetarianism.
Owing to overindulgence in non-vegetarianism, Pakistan has indiscriminately slaughtered its bullocks necessary for farming, so much so that now it has had to call for tenders to import 4 lakh bullocks.
In our country too, the illegal slaughter-houses have adversely affected the cattle population and the production of dairy products, which calls for immediate attention.
Non-vegetarianism leads to a damaging effect on ecology and enhances the imbalance in the economy. Today, afraid of the ailments affecting them due to nonvegetarian food habits, the foreigners are fast turning towards vegetarian food. Yet their high-pitch promotion of forbidden food is like the speed of a super-fast train. A strong and galloping promotion of vegetarianism, opposition of non-vegetarianism and a campaign to highlight its disadvantages is the need of the day.
Maneka Gandhi's book - 'Heads and Tails' carries a detailed analysis of vegetarianism, jeevadaya, animal protection, India's export-import policy, ecology, vegetarianism and good health, abuse of animals and violence. In addition, while talking about 'Ahimsa Shops' which will stock only those items which are obtained or produced without causing violence, an ideal proposal for setting up 'Ahimsa Shop Chain Store' in the cities of our country has been made in this book.
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