'Indian food is our soft power abroad. Sadly, it has become too politicised these days' 

As a shetty my community is known to run pure veg south Indian restaurants in western and southern India, but we are strict meat eaters. Our clients are both vegetarians and meat-eating communities. We have never had any vegetarian come up and ask if the cook who is making the meal is vegetarian. Most Indians have always respected each other's eating habits. Gujjus and Jains have always lived in their gettos of Mumbai where meat eaters were kept away. Since they are a wealthy community, they still have monopoly in all prime neighborhoods of Mumbai. A friend who works in Lodha builders told us that in one of their luxury towers in Lower Parel, flats above the 30th floor were bought mostly by Jain diamond merchants on one condition that no meat-eating families will be sold flats above the 30th floor. I know of a Jain woman who would not even eat in a vegetarian's house because they eat pyaaz and lasan. That's India...full of contradictions. Sorry Veer but thoda over analysis ho gaya. These behaviors always existed in our country for centuries.

Yes, understood Mr Sanghvi. Vegetarians must not have any rights. But enforcing Halal on everything for everyone is a sign of secular India.

why don't you make an article about Halal meat?

Horse meat ban n dog meat ban happens in many western developed countries where they are culturally or emotionally connected to the animal! Why should they decide what other people should eat?? Because majority of their population feels a certain way about those animals!!

Pure Veg has been a thing all in 90s and 2000s when I was growing up in india. This was never a big problem. I don't understand why is Vir trying to put fuel to fire. It almost seems some journos are just instigators for troubles and make situation worse. The targeting is very region specific issues but he makes it seems that the country is down into chaos.

why can't you say the same "personal preference" for burkha wearing by women of Islam- as required by the elders of the family. Can you stand up for the principle here as well? You would not, we know.

Biased to the extreme….

Politicised journos are crying over politicised food.

Everything is a problem for you sir.

Halal certified items have flooded the market and crowded out non-halal items. That is what forcing your choice upon others looks like.

A lot of lower caste people in Punjab and many other states are vegetarian!

This is the only #SharpEdge video that I feel Vir is absolutely wrong. Vegetarian food is increasingly seen in scientific studies to be healthy. Its bias in your mind that you analyze the way you did. Sorry disagree.

Atleast European,Americans, Islamists loyal to her nation or religion. But many indian neither loyal to India neither development neither ancestors.

Please make a video on halal meat, which we non veg Hindus are being forced to eat.

Mr Sanghvi actually you are creating a issue where non exist. There are vegetarian in every caste religion and every country. There has always been a market for veg food. Now you extrapolate a market demand move by a company with caste religion and Hinduism. This is ridiculous at another level. Don't connect all the issues together

Rather than the word "Pure" use "Only or 100% Vegetarian" Indian English has many words that might mean different in various contexts

Vegetarianism implies kindness, compassion, non-differentiation and humanism

If anyone wants pure veg and the company wants to provide that what are the problem 🤔

Not to consume anything which is closer to us in terms of evolution, is a civilizational wisdom which has deep spiritual origin. This wisdom behind vegetarianism is reduced in this video as 'religious logic'. If you must consume non-veg food you can limit yourself to the fish, because it is an animal life that is farthest from humankind in terms evolution. As cows are very close to us in terms of evolution and show almost human like emotion, it is like cannibalism and strongly rejected.

Pashu Bali or animal sacrifice in Hindu temples has been banned by passing laws, sale of meat is banned during Hindu festivals. Basically Vegetarian Hinduism is being promoted today as the only valid form of Hinduism which is very sad because Hinduism is very diverse religion.

Both, Rama and Krishna were Kshatriyas and therefore non vegetarian

If Halal is okay, not accepting/refusing halal is also okay.

Have You Gone Bonkers Or What. Vir You Have Lost it, Man!!

Ok saying that someone cooking meat next door doesn't affect you is like saying someone having a rave party in the apartment above yours shouldn't affect you. What kind of isolation and insulation do you have in your average Indian home? I am all for people eating whatever they want. If you want to eat beef/horse/dog, please do. But don't make ridiculous arguments like this. I have seen my mother feel uncomfortable about our neighbors cooking fish because she doesn't like the smell. She lives with it and didn't complain, but let's not pretend it doesn't exist. Just because it doesn't bother me, I have no right to say it shouldn't bother my mother either! That's intolerance as well.

Pure veg hasn't come to mean anything special! Something coveted by people who believe in Hindutva?!?! No! It is just something coveted by vegetarians who know they can order anything in such a restaurant, it is convenient. The one politicising it needlessly is you Sanghvi.

Is this about Zomato or beef? The outcry against vegetarian is the new mob rule. Cooking meat generates an aroma that is not welcome by many.

Forget about the insects. The plant that we eat itself is a life.

Its not discrimination don't cut animal throat . Its not right way . Its not about hindutva its all about cruelty.

Very accurately described the presidents of RWA s 😂

I’m not sure there is anything constitutionally wrong with beef bans. Contrary to common belief, it does not have genesis in Hinduism. It has its genesis in the fact that in our still largely rural country, the cow is a household animal for which people naturally develop feelings of affection, much like people develop affection for pets like cats and dogs. And for that reason, beef is banned in India just like dog meat is banned in several countries.

I hope Zomato will do away with halal/non halal bias. That is a religiously sanctioned untouchability and bigotry.

We have too many problems to fight about these stupid things

I don’t think its a discussion point or to worry.. just stop amplifying this as a national issue

I am non vegetarian but I will convert myself into vegetarian after your argument 😂

instead of pure veg they should use meat and egg free

its also a north/south issue. In the southern part of the country you will find even brahmins eating non-veg..

Shri Sanghvi is clearly too young to remember the ubiquitous 'pure vegetarian restaurant' signs outside mom-and-pop Bharateeya bhojana 'hotels' before the sophisticated aesthetic of Mc Donalds and Pizza Hut chains pushing 'enriched wheat fluor' took over.

This is "Pure Crap!".

How to manipulate your debate 😂😂😂

1. Vegetarians have been made to feel somehow ashamed; Hindus made to feel small, when all others..halal included are readily accepted. 2. Leftist ideology has labeled it as a casteist idea when it's more about preference. Even if it was so earlier, it's not applicable today. If people are free to eat non-veg and want to feel free to eat beef, what is the issue with others who prefer to be veg? 2. Pure veg actually shows a choice of veg food minus eggs and meat. Or food that has not come into contact with or cooked in oil used for non-veg. It's a term like lacto...eggitarian..vegan etc. attaching it to caste is when the problem started. 3. If every segment of society is catered for, why should veg people not be granted the same? 4. Everyone talks of minority rights. If veg people are a minority, don't they have rights? 5. Should non-veg pple force their choices on veg? Indians have traditionally been very accomodating of diverse choices, whether in clothes, customs or food. It's modern people raised with leftist ideology, who create schisms. Almost as if looking for a reason to create a ruckus and controversy. Ask any person from the older generation....they will have no issues with food choices and will go out of their way to be hospitable and cook to the guests' preference.

Cow slaughter should be strictly prohibited,. like it or not the land of BHARATA or India survived and flourished under Hindu dharmic fundamentals. Yes it's secular now, has been for a ,long time ,accommodated all faiths that doesn't mean some of the very principles of the land should be twisted for the same of secularism. While I strongly agree with the fact that fate of cows or cattles under the rule of BJP hasant improved,the status of GAU in Hindu Religion shouldn't be questioned.

Very well said and happy that you spoke about this . Thank you.

Some presstitutes treat India as an extremely poor country and a extremely rich coumtry ad per their convinience to push their opinion onto gullible janta - this is an example of that...

Sorry Sir. I don’t agree at all. Nowadays it is very cool to like biryani & snigger about preference for dal khichdi. I live in Chennai & every alternate eatery is a Biriyani joint. In a city like Madurai there are hardly one or two restaurants serving veg food within the city centre. It is not the ‘Hitler type uncles’ who call the shots but the lefties aided by movie directors with agenda who have slowly shifted the popularity of food preferences to biryani & liquor from khichdi & nimbu paani

I agree with most things in the video but not when he says that there are no logical reasons for vegetarianism. Inter alia, the ethical arguments are very compelling and the health benefits, proven.

Vir.. you are out of your mind.. there is a genuine market and sentiment among the people who wish to dine out. Why do you feel the need to link it to politics.. I am all for Pure Veg Mode..

How does caste apply in this case? Almost all bengalis for example... be it from high caste or any other caste or religious background eat non veg... esp fish! While many people from so called lower caste in Gujrat etc are vegetarian... The "caste" argument is a total bogus one by these "left liberal" who see a "conspiracy" in everything!

Self righteous mini hitler uncle types 😂😂 - so relatable!!

Guy has lost his mind fully!

You are being unfair to say that vegetarianism is the excuse for religious segregation. The main thing is that the smell of non vegetarian food can be triggering when most of us live in such close quarters.

Such issues require a societal change instead of a political or policy change.

Is this point of view approved by nira radia? Please stick to reviewing food that you get for free under the garb of journalism. Tough to take you seriously after hearing your tapes.

The decision by Zomato was deeply problematic and disturbing. This decision was faced with stiff resistance and public backlash online which resulted in its revocation. But this mirrored the social and political milieu that we live in. It launched the separate veg fleet on social media. It was viewed as imposing dietary habits of one cohort of society on the other section of society and tried to make the "other" look like the bad guys and outcasts. Now lets look at the numbers and facts that might explain this backlash. Vegetarians are a minorty in india across regions,faith,caste and class. The majority are non-vegetarians which includes both veg and non-veg among their ranks. It signifies that pure vegetarians are much shorter in number. Another study shows that vegetarians are comfortable eating with non vegetarians which explains why there was so much public uproar. Nowadays, there is a concerted attempt to regulate and moral police our personal life and choices like food,clothing,faith and even political choices. This bodes a very saddening picture of our social discourse and is at odds with the rights provided to the citizens by the constitution.

lots of bhakts in the comments section are crying because what he's saying is true

Radiagate

Mr .Bir _ , the GREAT SICULAR

Laws about safeguarding cows is in our constitution, isn’t it?🤔

Plants are also living organisms for example mushroom which is a fungus

What nonsense!!!!!

I'm a Pure Non-Vegetarian 😂

Yesterday I say a yellow carrot looking orange colour refused to buy Why it can’t it be green?

usual RR

SanghviJi aap bate badi acchi karte ho, lekin kya kare harmkhoro ko kaha samajh me ayega ki ek din ue sari bakchodi unhi par bhari padegi. Wo din bhi ayega jab yahi log bolenge are hamara desh ka ye haal kaise ho gaya.

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Wonderfully said

Thanks!

India........where cow slaughter is taboo but man slaughter is not.

I hope Zomato will do away with halal/non halal bias. That is a religiously sanctioned untouchability and bigotry.