Swamiji's quote about beef

[Guest guest]

This is in response to Vasanth’s email about Swamiji

and eating beef.

 

According to Swami Nikhalananda’s book “Vivekananda A

Biography” in the chapter “As a Wandering Monk”

Swamiji was asked about what he considered the most

glorious period of Indian history. He mentioned the

Vedic period when ‘five Brahmins used to polish off

one cow’. He advocated animal food for Hindus if they

were to cope at all with the rest of the world in the

present reign of power and find a place among the

other great nations, whether within or outside the

British Empire.

 

This must have taken place sometime in 1892 or early

93, and I think someplace in Southern India, probably

Trivandrum.

 

 

Somdev Roy