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TopicVegetarianism

Topic: Vegetarianism

Nishikant Dubey’s CIA agent remark for Biju Patnaik insult to his patriotism

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Hitlerite vegetarianism is not virtue. India’s food debates need more science, less sentiment

Vegetarianism is as much a fad as prohibition. To say that man by nature is vegetarian is baseless and misguiding, wrote Tahir Siddiqui in 1953.

Ordered veg, got non-veg biryani, says woman in video. Noida cops call in eatery staff for questioning

DCP (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Avasthy says police have taken suo motu cognisance of the matter. So far, no FIR has been lodged, and the woman hasn’t given a statement.

Pet or Pashu—ancient India knew which animals to eat. Then Manu made vegetarianism ideal

Manu has said: ‘A man who eats the meat of a particular animal is called an eater of that animal’s meat, whereas a fish-eater is an eater of every animal’s meat’.

People who use food to show off imagined moral superiority aren’t just wrong but also idiots

The notion of food purity is essentially an offshoot of the even more offensive idea of caste purity. And it really has no place in today’s India.

Indian food is our soft power abroad. Sadly, it has become too politicised these days

The moment they start claiming moral superiority and imposing their preferences on others, they take us one step closer to a totalitarian state where it's not just the right to free speech—what comes out of your mouth—but lunch and dinner as well—what goes into your mouth—that is taken away from citizens.

Zomato’s pure veg fleet is a non-issue. It respects a vegetarian’s choice, you should too

Zomato's 'pure veg' policy cannot lead to discrimination, especially after the decision of separate-coloured fleets has been rolled back. Now, go back to ordering what you want.

Zomato rolls back green uniform for its ‘pure veg fleet’ after customers call it ‘casteist’

Food delivery company says this will ensure that their red uniform delivery partners aren't associated with non-vegetarian food & aren't barred from entering societies on any special days.

‘Vegetarians only’ posters in IIT Bombay hostel sparks debate on choice, purity and casteism

Student group APPSC points out that the attempt to create a separate space for eating vegetarian food was to reinforce the superiority of Brahmins.

On Camera

Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.