Hmm, today's ET says Advani's is coming up with Swadeshi 2.0 to counter economic crisis......also,see "Will we overcome?" in Kafila<http://kafila.org/>
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM, NUAIMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > They call it Mellow Yellow? Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:48am EST > > By Matthias Williams > > NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A hardline Hindu organization, known for its > opposition to "corrupting" Western food imports, is planning to launch a new > soft drink made from cow's urine, often seen as sacred in parts of India. > > The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or National Volunteer Corps, said > the bovine beverage is undergoing laboratory tests for the next 2 to 3 > months but did not give a specific date for its commercial release. > > The flavor is not yet known, but the RSS said the liquid produced by > Hinduism's revered holy cows is being mixed with products such as aloe vera > and gooseberry to fight diseases such as diabetes and cancer. > > Many Hindus consider cow urine to have medicinal properties and it is often > drunk in religious festivals. > > The organization, which aims to transform India's secular society and > establish the supremacy of a Hindu majority, said it had not decided on a > name or a price for the drink. > > "Cow urine offers a cure for around 70 to 80 incurable diseases like > diabetes. All are curable by cow urine," Om Prakash, the head of the RSS Cow > Protection Department, told Reuters by phone. > > Prakash, who is based in Hardwar, one of four holy Hindu cities on the > river Ganges where the world's largest religious gathering takes place, said > the product will be sold nationwide but did not rule out international > success. > > "It is useful for the whole country and the world as well. It will be done > through shops and through corporates," he said. > > The Hindu group has campaigned against foreign imports such as Pepsi and > Coca Cola in the past, which it sees as a corrupting influence and a tool of > Western imperialism. > > The RSS was temporarily banned after a Hindu mob tore down a mosque in 1992 > which lead to bloody religious riots. > > The Shiv Sena, a hardline Hindu political party also known for attacking > what it sees as threats to Indian culture such as Valentine's Day, started a > similar initiative last year to appeal to its powerbase in Mumbai. > > To promote the food of the native Marathi culture, the Shiv Sena said it > was "making a chain like McDonalds" to sell a popular local fried snack > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
