Made of Cow bones

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A special investigative account of how businessmen use cow bones to make religious statues for higher profits. by Umesh patil & abhishek kumar

Her captivating smile froze even as her eyebrows arched and Preeti quietly asked us to repeat what we had uttered. We were inside one of the more glittering shopping malls of Delhi where Preeti had bought a striking necklace. Her smile deepened into a frown as we reluctantly repeated what we had uttered. With an expression of disgust bordering on revulsion, Preeti yanked off the necklace and went in search of a dustbin.

Preeti and her friends were convinced that the necklace and other trinkets that they had purchased were made of a special stone that made this new kind of artificial jewellery look so attractive and appealing. After almost two months of investigations that took us from Loni (Delhi) to Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur, we knew that the necklace that Preeti bought was made of animal bones. We also knew the shopkeeper who sold them and even the trader who supplied them had no idea as to which animal the bones belonged. We knew they could belong to a goat, a camel, a buffalo and even a cow. It is only when we pointed out to Preeti the reality behind the necklace that she was jolted and repulsed.

There are thousands of shoppers like Preeti who are buying not just artificial jewellery, but also idols of religious deities like Ganesha, Shiva, Laxmi and Buddha, besides religious symbols like OM and Trishul. This is Diwali time and hundreds of thousands of Indians must be buying such idols to install inside their houses for prayers and blessings. This special investigation by The Sunday Indian has revealed that businessmen chasing profits have used even cow bones to manufacture and sell such items.

The Sunday Indian is aware that Hindutva outfits might use this shocking revelation to look at conspiracy theories and start fulminating that Hinduism is in danger. Before they jump the gun, it must be pointed out that the people making idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses out of cow and buffalo bones, and the people selling them, are predominantly Hindu. Religion has nothing to do with it. It is all about maximising profits. In any case, as you read on, you will realise that The Sunday Indian had not planned to do a story like this. It actually stumbled onto our laps by accident.


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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).


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