Arvind It is not correct when you say eating beef is almost unknown in India. I remember the Butchers in the Market would openly sell beef and mutton, while pork was sold by separate butchers. In Calcutta there was also a municipal or Government slaughter house for Cows. Most Hindus would not eat beef but there were many people of other religions including Muslims and Christians in Calcutta who would eat beef and, as far as I can remember, selling Beef was not forbidden and there was nothing secretive about selling Beef. Joyce -----Original Message----- ] On Behalf Of Arvind Kolhatkar Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:09 PM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Tales from the Raj As you know, eating beef is almost unknown in India. Those who do so have to be secretive about it as most Indians are very sensitive on this issue. Even Indians living in other countries normally avoid eating beef. Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, March 25, 2008. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 2971 (20080325) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com