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Bharatiyata and Vegetarianism

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Bharatiyata specifies the true spirit of India. It is a term with great inner explanation . India is a land of vast diversity in living, language, geography .... but  with a great unity in its culture too.  That is the sole of Bharata- Bharatiyata. We are taught to pay respect to elders, affection to younger, respect to all the entity of creation from the childhood itself by our parents. Hospitality to the visitors (atithi), Respect to women , living for the matter of Dharma, maintaining Artha and Kama and to attain Moksha. Indian Cultural heritage is being reflected in its traditions . We will talk about various specialties of it in  coming discussions. 
1. Vegetarianism - A path to live in nature with a simple living and High thinking. Indian wisdom advises to extract as much you need for your need {tena tyaktena bhunjita} and not much than that from the nature. It emphasizes on Ahimsa ,  ' Ahimsa parama dharma '  as told by Buddha. It is the background of  Vegetarianism. It is the cause that highest percentage of vegetarians of the globe live in India.
For detail go to the page Vegetarianism