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Another Textbook Row: 'Non-vegetarians Lie, Cheat and Commit Sex Crime

  •   Fri, Nov 16 2012 09:37:22 PM

Another Textbook Row: 'Non-vegetarians Lie, Cheat and Commit Sex Crimes'

New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI): Yet another textbook in a CBSE school has sparked a controversy by allegedly insinuating that non-vegetarians lie, cheat and commit crimes, with the government terming it as "unfortunate" and asking state bodies to remain alert about such content and monitor them.

"Sensitivities of communities have to be kept in mind. I think its unfortunate, an occasional aberration happens. But what I would request is that the state body should always be on alert just like how NCERT is on alert and monitor the content... that is what we can advocate from this ministry," HRD minister MM Pallam Raju told reporters while replying to queries on the class VI textbook.

CBSE on the other hand said they prescribe textbook only from class IX onwards and it is the school which decides on which books to prescribe for students in other classes.

The minister's reaction came after media reports highlighted the content of the textbook of a CBSE school.

The book titled New Healthway: Health, Hygiene, Physiology, Safety, Sex Education, Games and Exercises reportedly said that non-vegetarians "easily cheat, tell lies, they forget promises, they are dishonest and tell bad words, steal, fight and turn to violence and commit sex crimes."

The development came close on the heels of the ministry asking NCERT to present a report about some "objectionable" references in a CBSE textbook about Nadar community in Tamil Nadu.

State chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday demanded removal of "objectionable" references in a letter to the Prime Minister.

Ministry officials, however, said that Raju, who had earlier received representations in this regard, has already asked NCERT for a report soon.

The NCERT textbook committee is currently examining the issue.

In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the chief minister said the "incorrect" details in the textbook of class IX were "very misleading and may leave a wrong impression in the minds of the students" about the community.

"The Nadars are said to be descendants of those who ruled the Cheran, Cholan and Pandyan Kingdoms... the Nadar Community is not a lower caste as mentioned in the CBSE book. Rather, they have been rulers of South India at one point of time", the chief minister said.
  

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  • Dr Kusuma Kumair G MBBS DGO DNB , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Tue, Nov 20 2012

    may be true also My husband after shifting to vegetarian diet has become much better Pepsi and chicken biriyani were his favourite food before now after he has started konji and vegetables he seems to be better dont know why though

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  • Vinod, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2012

    I think now all the non vegeterians should be sooper angry and hungry and eat up all the vegeterains.
    I know its silly comment... but could not be more silly!

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  • Shanthi, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2012

    Eat only fruits and leaves make somebody real vegetarian. No killing plants they have life.

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  • harini, india

    Sun, Nov 18 2012

    Mr shetty, I am a pure veg, but get angry like a lion. What should I eat?

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    May be half boil......!!!!
    Bird flue, swine flue, rat fever, monkey fever, pig fever....
    Cook properly in Mangalori style good for health....

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    ..Peter bai..read my comments once again...i written 'i may be wrong'...50-50 chance...Stupid is Mr.David who wrote the book & the central HRD dept who approved the book without analysing it..

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    God loves only vegetarians ! I would advise people of such mentality to visit Jeevdani Temple at Virar (Mumbai) where hundreds of sheeps are taken for sacrifice with garland, and kumkum on their head. Is this God/Goddess is vegetarian or non-vegetarian ? Mentality unstable writer of the book should be taken to this place.

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Ramesh S. decides vegitarian & non-vegitarian by a person's name ! Height of stupidity.

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  • R.T.SHETTY, MANGALORE

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    mr.joseph. how do u say humans r not animals. i have seen many humans who are worst than animals.as you know lion is nonveg.elephant is veg.you can see the difference.elephant is cool,kind,and the lion is arrogant an uncontrolled mind why?because of food.

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  • Ramnath Anmane, Mumbai/ Padubidri

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Forget about vegitarian and non-vegitarian, let us promote an Egalitarian society wherein all humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    India is one of the poorest countries in the world. The poverty in India isn't just psychological poverty. The poverty in India isn't just emotional poverty. The poverty in India isn't just social poverty. The poverty in India isn't just religious and cultural poverty. The poverty in India is an absolute poverty. The poverty in India involves poverty in every aspect of life. The Multidimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford University (which will appear in the upcoming UNDP human development report) shows that India is far poorer than Africa not just in number but also in intensity. The new poverty measure shows that 8 states out of the 29 states in India have more poor people than 26 poorest African countries combined.
    India's population growth rate is increasing by the day putting pressure on the limited resources. India is very poor in terms of education, in terms of economic improvement, infrastructure, health care, etc. High illiteracy rates continue to tear India into pieces. Majority of females in India today cannot even read and write.
    Although India has built up large amounts of foreign currency reserves, the current account deficit has deteriorated in recent months. This deterioration is a result of the overheating of the economy. Aggregate Supply cannot meet Aggregate demand so consumers are sucking in imports. Excluding workers’ remittances, India’s current account deficit is approaching 5% of GDP. Racism and inequality continue to destroy India and the rich get richer while the poor get poorer. India has one of the largest budget deficits in the developing world.
    Please highlight these issues in the school/college books in simple terms. Do not unnecessary feed politically toned baseless issues to the young mind.
    Jai Hind!

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  • KGShenoy, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    This issue is a good Topic for medical research.Some reliable medical research institute must conduct a study on this topic with the cooperation of eminent professors in Medicine/ Psychiatry.May be there is some truth in those comments by the author of the books.Instead of getting upset with the author or the administration,it is better to investigate.

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    ..Ms.Janet..i think. may be writer also a non vegitarian...in the picture his name written as Mr.David..his name sounds like non vegitarian, maybe i am wrong..David the meat eater..

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  • janet, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    It is simple. May be the writer had a non vegetarian girl friend. she must have lied, cheated and ditched. Just to show his anger he must have wrote those words. It is really simple to understand.

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    ..Mr.Elias.....what is happening in Pakistan,middle east, rest of the countries these days..they are 100% non vegetarians..what & whom they are following...any Idea...Dont throw stone to others house, when your in a glass house...Its not about religion, its about diet..

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  • Kenneth, Shirva

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Luckily it happened in CBS Text book. Not in Karntaka Board.. otherwise we would have get different kinds of comments here

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  • A.Prabhu, Kudla

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Dilip sathai,
    Keep the laws of the pendulum on the clock and be member the law of gravity WOULDN'T have been discovered if NEWTON sat UNDER A COCONUT TREE.
    HITLER A VEGETARIAN MURDERED 6 MILLION JEWS .
    I THINK HIS UPPER BASE WAS NOT NORMAL !

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  • Dileep V. Sathe, Pune / MH

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    This is an important social issue and can be approached from various angles. I would like to resort to "history" because the conclusion in CHAND publishers concerned book can not be verified / denied in a physics laboratory - like determining the acceleration due to gravity by using a simple pendulum. Or in chemistry laboratory - like determining the normality of a base using acid-base titration.

    1) World wars of 20th century were between non-veg people on both sides. 2) Many past and recent terrorists and criminals were / are non-veg people - as per information from many newspapers and media. In view of these historical points, the concerned conclusion needs a thorough discussion.

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  • Shabir A., Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Why only non-vegetatians can do it and not Vegetarians?

    Are Veggies impotent???

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    To some extent may be it is true that non-vegetarians "easily cheat, tell lies, they forget promises, they are dishonest and tell bad words, steal, fight and turn to violence and commit sex crimes." But it doesn’t mean that vegetarians are honest, don’t steal, lie or forget and fight. We have many examples of pure vegetarians turned violent.

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  • Arun, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    I think the article meant for HUMOUR section of some magazine erroneously printed in CBSE Text Book. If eating Non-vegetarian induces a person to lie, cheat and commit crimes then you hardly find any vegetarian in India.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Modern education and it's unfortunate teaching!.Maybe the writer of this book bit in a semi condition?.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Dear Mr.R.T. SHETTY MANGALORE,

    LION AND ELEPHANT ARE ANIMALS. NOT HUMANS.

    HUMANS ARE EATING BOTH VEGETARIANS AND NON VEGETARIANS.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Could not help laughing reading the article and some of the comments. A.Pinto Kambla(her initials keep changing, her style of writing does not, impressed me a lot.)yep, show me a religion which is a 'true veggie', and yes a religion 'True' by heart? The 'search' continues. Mr. Ramesh, don't bruise an already 'fractured' society by such comments as yours!Mr Pallam Raju, this is what is meant by 'having your hands full' with nothing to eat! Carry on Sir!

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  • Naura, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Firstly,what an absurd matter to have an issue over!
    Secondly, S.Chand and publishers must be put to rigorous questioning! What were they even thinking? What is the ulterior motive here? What do they intend to do? Turn children against each other,too??
    A nasty,inhuman thing to do,then!

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  • wilson fernandes, mlore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    But, by then the damage is already done on the non-veg's,suspicions keep on arising every now and then for simple mistakes making fun of(non-vegeterians) which is quite humiliating.

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  • R.T.SHETTY, MANGALORE

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    i think 90% true.for example lion and elephant

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  • Ramesh, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    u forgot modi also is a vegeteranian... Brahmins are veg but hate the lower caste people... even in this 21st century ...
    Hitler was veg ..

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  • leena, managalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Even after 65 years of Independence, the citizens of India are not free to choose what they should eat and what they should not. There are issues and topics of greater concern which need immediate attention and to be included in the text books to make India the Super power. But here is a person generalizing every violence, cheating, sex crime etc are due to eating non-veg. What do we want our younger generation to be? where are we leading them? Are we really concerned of values that uphold the dignity of human beings irrespective of cast, creed, religion, culture, profession and food habits? OR are we trying to destroy our Mother India which is so beautiful and rich? let's offer greater things to our children and make India the super power and rich in non-violence, truth, justice,love, affection, peace and forgiveness through value based and integrated education system.

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Even Mangalore has proved that those who are aggressive, cause communal strife, involve in violence and crime rush every evening to the restaurants that serve meat and alcohol. Ironically they claim to be the custodians of Indian culture !!!

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  • Elias, mumbai

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Mr Gen Adolf Hitler was a veggie and the followers of Hitler in India are vegetarians.

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  • Romo Pinto, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    The person who wrote CBSE text book must be liar(vegetarian)

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    I am not surprised of something unusual and unexpected issues happening in India. What never happens around the world it happens only in India - like the Non-Veg. comment, like urinating on roadside, like spitting, like open natures call, breaking traffic rules, scams, cheats, frauds, non payment of taxes by Veg and Non Veg and so on. India should be proud of many issues which are unethical and uncultured. Though we talk high about our ancient culture, we say that we are the next super power, if the Govt looks at its own backyard, we have the worst infrastructure, worst traffic rules, worst buildings with full of violations, division of this country into Caste, creed, religion and many more. Though I am a Non-Veg by the comments in the Text book, I do not feel ashamed but would like to say that whoever has written the said line must be either an idiot, an eccentric and a mentally unstable human on this earth. We feel proud to talk of our age old civilisation but our today's people really civilised. Time to retrospect.

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  • Anthony, Mangalore/UsA

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    The person(s) who wrote or edited this book is brainless uneducated unethical person. Is he trying to say that in India all are non-vegetarian?

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  • Srini, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Any such generalization is utter nonsense. Do they have the research to back this. The whole world baring maybe 3% is non vegetarian. Does it mean the whole world is bad. There are other strong reasons why they could promote "Being Vegetarian". 1) 1 kg of animal meat needs 25 kgs of feed which means so much of land and water resources could have been used for directly for growing human foodgrains. 2)The other reason why in the West "being vegetarian" is being promoted is due to statistical evidence that those people have lesser health problems.

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  • radhakrishna, manipal

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Really funny...I am a veg but but don't believe this a bit...sometimes u wonder these kind of things are done intentionally ...if this is the new norm in our schools then we have a big problem...we should be focussing on math, science etc...morals should be taught at home...

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  • Jenna, Bithul/USA

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    India is number one in the world for vegetarianism... AND sex crimes(Haryana), bribery, corruption, cheating, looting, forgetting promises (our mostly elected vegetarian politicians), barbarically killing unborn females, and dowry deaths. Mostly vegetarians and we all veg Indians are numero uno in these matters in the world. All Hail Vegetarianism!!!

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Whole world is Non vegetarians laughing at this author of the text book S.Chand, may be mentally abnormal. Wants to destroy the vegetation like dynasaurs.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    As per statistics 93% World Population and 60% Indian Population are Non-vegetarians. Hence they are Liars, Cheats and Criminals. What a brainless joker these safronisers are?

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Removal of the objectionable content from the book is not a solution. This must not be used a Text book at all. The compilers of the has a hidden agenda. They must be questioned.

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  • Anand, Mangalore, Dubai

    Sat, Nov 17 2012

    Can't help but laugh IT OFF...

    One name that comes to mind almost immediately is the former spokesperson of the Congress party. A renowned name in the world of politics and a member of the parliament, from Rajasthan.

    He told lies, cheated & committed sex crimes with a senior female lawyer (allegedly to his wife)and apparently, he is a vegetarian. LMFAO. Take that, CBSE!!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    I don't agree with this...there are many vegetarians indulging in sex, cheating, lies etc. It's all depends on your thoughts processes. Here this book writer and publisher tried for spreading lies, hatred among communities.

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    This proves the standard of our Education Dept. The people involved in compiling this text book needs to be treated in a mental hospital.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    Astonishing to hear that the God is liking only vegetarians.

    What is the necessity and importance to God whether a person is vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

    God loves only the pure heart from humans. God has created all things for humans to utilize and enjoy because God doesn't want any sheep, lamb, ram, cow.chicken, pork or any creeping things because God never eat anything.

    Nithyanda Swamy is the best vegetarian cheater to his devotees.

    I think the text books were edited later un-noticeably by some fenatics after the approval.

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  • JerryMoras.com, Calgary, Canada

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    May be author was confused. Instead of viagra he must have referred meat.

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  • A.Pinto, Kambla

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    Please give me one, only one religion which was solely vegetarian I being a pure non vegetarian would love to join it.
    The editor, proofreader,author,and the minister for education resign THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO TASK.........
    ARE THEY TRYING TO START A COMMUNAL WAR VEG VS NON VEG?

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  • J N Lobo, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    This can happen only in India that is Bharat.

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  • Vivek, Udupi

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    Depends on who wrote the text and who approved it.
    There are so many white collar crimes, frauds happen in the country not only by the non-veg people

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Nov 16 2012

    Central cabinet Ministry is filled with brainless and uneducated people. They don't know what they are offering students to learn. I feel the word 'congressmen' should replace the word 'Non-vegetarians' in this context.

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