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Why Indians love ‘ taking the piss! ‘

This is the first of two updates on India. Will finish my blog on India when time permits.

Only in India—-India’s Hindu nationalist movement is working on creating a new soft drink to rival Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The main ingredient? Cow urine.
Om Prakash, the head of the department, said the drink – called “gau jal”, or “cow water” – in Sanskrit was undergoing laboratory tests and would be launched “very soon, maybe by the end of this year”.  “Don’t worry, it won’t smell like urine and will be tasty too, it won’t be like carbonated drinks and would be devoid of any toxins.” Stating that several colas are harmful to the extent that they can be substituted for pesticides, he asserted that their soft drink with cow urine will not only be natural but cost-effective too. “In addition to this, it will prove and justify the high stature accorded to a cow in Indian culture.”—

That was 2009——-and yes—it is now available all over India.   In fact, “urine therapy” or the drinking of ones own urine, and/or cow’s urine has been in practice for some time—A growing cult of Hindu worshippers in India claim that drinking fresh cow urine will help cure them of all diseases – including cancer. “Only two things are pure in this universe, in this world. One is the water from the Holy Ganges river and the other is urine from mother holy cow,” Ramesh Gupta, a Hindu priest, said. The Hindu believers regard the cow as a holy animal and say her urine has divine healing properties, and that cow’s urine is a “divine gift from God”.

Now, there are even more items available in India containing cow’s urine, —eye drops, medicines for stomach ailments, toothpaste, bathing soaps, herbal powdered medicine, among other things, —There seems to be a lot of demand for these products and they have good sales.’  In fact, the current Prime Minister of India advocates the soda.  He is not the only Prime Minister to drink urine—In 1978, Prime Minister Morarji Desai, a longtime practitioner of “urine therapy”,  (although he drank his own urine and lived a very long life) espoused  the benefits of drinking urine. Desai stated that drinking urine was the perfect medical solution for the millions of Indians who cannot afford medical treatment. Interesting as it may seem, as Home Minister, Desai outlawed any portrayals of indecency (which included “kissing” scenes) in films and theatrical productions.  So what would I rather see—people drinking urine, or kissing????

Pleas read my next entry on India.

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6 Responses to “Why Indians love ‘ taking the piss! ‘”

  1. Ann Says:

    Ah Tony, are you taking the p..s!!! Think I stick to water -:)

  2. kevin scanlon Says:

    tony, glad to see you have no lost your sense of humour and fun. i was away for a few days and the spot has made great progress. so with turkey coming into view, it looks like you are making great progress. well done. kevin

  3. theworldjog Says:

    Sunday I finished my 50km day on the outskirts of Tabriz. 43047km run.
    I am hoping to cross to Turkey on Saturday. Iranians continue to be wonderful people, so helpful and friendly. I will miss them but have great expectations from the Turks :)

  4. tony Says:

    A very tough 48km today Monday. A late start and too long for breakfast plus many stops to talk to people, always nice but very time-consuming.
    The whole day was sent running into and out of Tabriz, a huge city with it’s suburbs it must be larger that. Dublin.
    A very nice and well manicured city even if not very pedestrian friendly.
    At the end of the day I ran by a large park which was well equipped with sporting and leisure facilities. Many families picnicking just because if was Monday evening.
    At last I got out of the city limits and wondered where I would sleep. It started to rain so I stopped in a very posh restaurant called Shahriyr restaurant. I just ordered soup and tea. Soon many diners came over to me. One of them a man called Said, his wife’s name I did not get and their 12 year old son Sam.
    Well Said invited me back to his workshop to sleep as they have an aluminium recycling business.
    Said also told me the family are emigrating to Melbourne, Australia in two months time.
    Thank you so much for your very kind help Said and family and good luck in Oz.
    This is the second time in Iran I had such luck finding a place to sleep because I stopped at the right place when rain came.
    Iranians are a very religious people which has made them a very brotherly and indeed sisterly people.
    253km to Bazargan and Turkey. Total 43,095km in 982 road days.

  5. Ann Says:

    Great that luck was on your side for a place to stay again. Iran is really special to you -:)

  6. Serena Says:

    Hilarious Tony! On the way to the fa today might treat myself!!

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I have always considered myself to be an average runner. In school, I was even bullied for I was a sports wimp. Through hard work, dedication, perseverance, self-belief and a strong mind I succeeded in not only running around the world but breaking four ultra running world records during my competitive career. Having previously cycled around the world I didn't start running until I was almost 30. Then I had a dream of running around the world. For many reasons, I waited for over 20 years. One reason was to establish my pedigree as an endurance athlete. I started and finished my world run as the current World Record-Holder for 48 Hours Indoor Track 426 kilometres (265 miles), a record I have held since 2007. I also broke and still hold the World Record for 48 hours on a Treadmill 405 kilometres (251 miles) in 2008. When I retired from competition, more pleasing than any of my world, European or Irish records I had the respect of my fellow athletes from all over the world - in my opinion, sports greatest reward - an achievement I am most proud of. Then I finally put myself out to pasture, to live my ultimate dream to run around the world! This blog was written on the road while I struggled to find places to sleep and to recover from running an average of 43.3 kilometres or 27 miles per day for 1,165 road days. There were many nights I typed this blog on a smart phone, so fatigued my eyes closed. Many journalists and endurance athletes have referred to my world run as the most difficult endurance challenge ever attempted. During my expedition I rarely had any support vehicles, running mostly with a backpack. In the more desolate areas I pushed my gear, food and water in a cart which I called Nirvana, then I sent her on ahead to run with my backpack once again over altitudes of almost 5,000 metres in the Andes. I stayed in remote villages where many people had never seen a white person before. I literally met the most wonderful people of this world in their own backyard and share many of those amazing experiences in this blog. My run around the world took 4 years. There were no short cuts, I ran every single metre on the road while seeking out the most comprehensive route across 41 countries, 5 continents, I used 50 pair of running shoes and my final footstep of the run was exactly 50,000 kilometres, (almost 31,000 miles) I eventually finished this tongue in cheek named world jog where I started, at the finish line of my city marathon. I started my global run with the Dublin Marathon on October 25th 2010 and finished with the Dublin Marathon on October 27th 2014 at 3 05pm! Thank you for your support, I hope you can share my unique way of seeing the world, the ultimate endurance challenge! Read more...

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