Articles by me / Published ArticlesMaharashtra is Butchering Democracy with its Meat Bans (DailyO) September 17, 2015 Written by 0 People of this great state are evidently being asked to give up their freedom quite systematically, one animal at a time…..It was serendipitous that I turned vegetarian earlier this year. I did not know then that in months to follow the Devendra Fadnavis government would thrust a vegetarian diet on me anyway.This was a good decision in hindsight because I prefer renouncing things willingly of my own volition rather than have them taken away from me. My “born again” vegetarian self watched the right to eat or sell beef within the state revoked with a feeling that at best be described as a yeasty combination of irritation and mild contempt.Recently when the sceptre of meat ban, out of consideration for the Jain community during Paryushan threatened to cast its shadow on my non-vegetarian brethren in the state, I realised that the road from here was only downhill. People of this great state of Maharashtra were evidently being asked to give up their freedom quite systematically, one animal at a time.Read MoreFurther Reading... On an Anniversary Trip to Bhutan – The Hindu June 5, 2026 Midlife Independence: Confident Women Embrace Singlehood March 10, 2026 The other Vienna – The Hindu June 5, 2026 Previous PostPahlaj Nihalani’s ‘Ode to Modi’ Is So Embarrassing, It Should Be Banned (DailyO) Next PostTime to Shame and Name Men (DailyO)
