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An onslaught on the culture of our country- not with
weapons but with unscientific western thinking
Dr. S.S.Jhaveri M.D., MRCP (EDIN)
It was not only the Hindu population of this country, which had acknowledged and adopted fresh milk and pure ghee as the sources of sound bealth, vigour and virility for millions of years; the migrant muslim population also had accepted these as the sources of energy and good health.
The trio of Chaka, Gulam and Kalu, Kikarsingh and Lambusingh, Gama and Gamu, Ahmedbux and Imambux, all these pairs of Ace wrestlers had spread the Glory of India all over the world in the field of wrestling till as late as 1940. Imambux and Gunga had wrestled non stop for five hours and had remained unbeaten. No other wrestler in the world could stand these ace wrestlers even for five minutes. Most of them were defeated in 10 to 15 seconds only.
These Indian wrestlers used to consume 30 litres of milk and 2 kg of pure ghee every day. The king of wrestling, the legendry Gama used to say that real energy is available only from fresh milk and pure ghee.
All these wrestlers used to rigorously excercise everyday and engage in wrestling bouts for an bour. Still they never used to pant. Whereas the western wrestlers who eat lot of meat and eggs pant in just ten minutes. The western wrestlers rest for a while every ten minutes while engaged in a bout, whereas Imambux and Gunga “Pahalwans" never rested or panted even during a non-stop five hours bout.
Fresh milk and pure ghee started vanishing from the country after 1940. And since then we have been losing in the world's wrestling arena. In India, no wrestler is able to retain the position of 'Bharat Kesari' for a continuous period of three years, as neither 30 litres of fresh milk and 2 kg of pure ghee is available to him, nor can he afford it financially.
It has to be noted that all the above referred world champion wrestlers were the jewels of princely states. They hailed from cities of ihe princely states such as Porbandur, Jamnagar, Indore, Gwalior and Patiala. No wrestler of British India could challange these wrestlers from princely states. Milk was available in princely states till the end of 19th century and particularly in Saurashtra @ 2 paise per litre. Ghee was available @ Rs. 12/- for 20 kg. till 1912. In 1995 cost for 20 kg pure cow ghee is about 2000/
In the history of this country, abattoirs were established for the first time in 1859, and cows were slaughtered in large numbers. Since then the availability of fresh milk and pure ghee in British India dwindled and the prices began to rise. There were no abattoirs in princely states and cow slaughter was strictly prohibited. Hence the availability of milk and ghee was maintained and prices also were low.
But the slaughter of cows in British India affected the princely states also. Their cattle wealth was clandestinely diverted to British India and as a result, the availability of fresh milk and pure ghee dwindled there also and the prices started rising. By the time second world war started in 1939, the price of fresh-milk rose to Rs. 4.50 per litre and pure ghee was sold at Rs.30/- per 20 kgs.
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