In a recent viral video, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi allegedly claimed that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is the “biggest cheat” in the country for selling cows to slaughterhouses. This statement was made as BJP MP Maneka Gandhi recalls her visit to ISKCON’s Anantpur Gaushala (cowshed) in Andhra Pradesh where she could not find any cows that were either not giving milk or had calves. “There was no dry cow in the entire dairy. Not a single calf was there. It means all were sold”, she recounts. Gandhi, an animal rights activist, has often been vocal about the…
Author: Prachi Mittal
Prachi Mittal
Prachi is a literature student with a strong desire to read as much as she can about philosophy and psychology as well. Has always preferred animals over muggles. She loves to watch movies, and if you're kind and have a good sense of humor, she already likes you. She believes in the idea that it is important to understand the world first before one tries to change it. She is more interested in reading pieces of non-fiction and essays and loves some rare pieces of poetry like T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’, John Donne’s ‘A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning’ and everything in Arun Kolatkar’s ‘Jejuri’. You can also find her reading and writing about modernism, gender studies, and psychoanalysis.