Letter December 6, 1974

Regarding your question, actually it is a fact that ultimately everyone should preach and distribute books if they want to please me in the best way. Book distribution must be given stress always. If you do this sincerely, it is a fact that Krishna will supply everything else required. I blindly follow my guru maharaj. I do not know what is the result. So I am stressing on this point of book distribution. He told me this personally. Book distribution is bhagavata marga and temple worship is pancaratriki viddhi. Both are important for cultivating Vaisnavism but comparatively speaking bhagavata marga is more important than pancaratriki viddhi. As far as possible both should go on in parallel lines but still bhagavata marga is more important than the other. So you are all intelligent boys, so you should judge the desire of my guru maharaj and help me in that way.

I was distributing books at Saddleback College California when a student came to my table. I showed him the Bhagavad-gita and he was showing interest. While I was speaking to the student a man came and listened to my presentation. After I explained some of the teachings of the book I asked for a donation from the student. He said he had no money. Then the man who came and was listening asked me, "Are you a Hare Krsna?" I said, "Yes I am."
Then he told the student, "I'll cover this for you." He then gave me $20. Both of us were surprised. Then I said to the student, "That man is your unknown friend." Then the student thanked him for his kindness. The man then said to him, "These Hare Krsna's are good people, and they have a good philosophy." I offered a book to the man but he said he had them.


Vijaya das

Lokanatha: You explained yesterday.
Prabhupada: Sometimes Krsna is chastised by mother Yasoda. So how is that? The Supreme Personality of Godhead is being chastised by mother Yasoda?
Giriraja: He likes to be chastised. It's part of the relationship.
Prabhupada: Similarly, He likes to worship His devotee. Sometimes the father takes the child on his shoulder. Does it mean the child is more important than the father? They say the Valmiki Ramayana, there is no such incidence as Ramacandra worships Siva. It is later on, interpretation. But even if He does so, what is the wrong here?
Harikesa: That later-on Ramayana has caused some havoc.
Prabhupada: Hm?
Harikesa: That later-on interpretation?
Prabhupada: Yes, the Saivaites, they want to make Lord Siva the exalted Supreme Person. In South India there is good propaganda. That is always going on.
Lokanatha: When Lord Siva says in Puranas that mukti-pradapah sarvesam visnu... (sic)
Prabhupada: Hm?
Lokanatha: Purana, the same Lord Siva says there is no other liberated besides Visnu.
Devotee: ...engagement, one devotee commented that the reason that Lord Rama worshiped Lord Siva was because He wanted to kill Ravana and Ravana was a
devotee of Siva, so Lord Rama worshiped Siva in that respect.
Prabhupada: Hm? What is that?
Harikesa: He said that because Lord Siva was, ah, excuse me, Ravana was a devotee of Lord Siva, that in order that Lord Ramacandra could kill Ravana, He worshiped Siva.
Kirtanananda: He wanted to take permission of him, so they say. Rama wanted to take permission from Siva...
Prabhupada: So Siva is so rascal that he gave permission? That means they are trying to prove Siva is a rascal. (devotees laugh) Because he gave permission to kill his devotee. Then what is the use of his, of one becoming Siva's devotee? If such a rascal that one can take his permission to kill his devotee, so what is the use of becoming a devotee of such a rascal? Huh?
Harikesa: He protected Banasura.
Prabhupada: Huh? What is that? That means that proving that Siva is a rascal. He gave permission to kill his devotee. Then what is the use? Then nobody should become Siva's devotee. That is the conclusion. Because he gives permission to somebody else to kill his devotee. They are trying to prove Lord Siva is a rascal. What do you think? Huh? If I want your permission, please give me your permission, I shall kill your son, and if you say, "Yes, I give my permission," then are you not a rascal? By this example they are making Lord Siva a rascal, that he has no common sense even.
Indian man: (Hindi)
Prabhupada: No, if this proposition is there, that Lord Siva gives permission for killing his devotee, then who will become his devotee? Huh? Is it not?
Indian man: Yes.
Prabhupada: No sane man will become his devotee. All the manufactured foolish statements, just see. Any commonsense man will immediately say, "Then Siva is a rascal; he cannot give protection to his devotee." What do you think? Huh?
Kirtanananda: Of course, Srila Prabhupada, does one have to give protection to their devotee if they break the law? Just like if you have a child, and he murders someone, isn't he supposed to be punished? So if someone goes against the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even if you are a devotee, shouldn't Siva concur?
Prabhupada: No, no. That is another thing. This proposal, that because Lord Ramacandra approached Lord Siva to kill Ravana, and he gave permission, although Ravana was his great devotee. Then what is the use of becoming devotee of Lord Siva? He gives permission. Huh? Is that very reasonable proposal? If I ask your permission that I shall kill your son, will you give permission? No. Then? So Lord Siva gives permission to Lord Ramacandra, "Yes, You can kill Ravana," then what is the use of becoming his devotee?
Harikesa: I think Dr. Patel would say that it's not fair, you have fired the opposition.
Prabhupada: Eh?
Harikesa: It's not fair. You have completely destroyed the opposition. (Prabhupada laughs) There is no question of fight.
Prabhupada: The actual fact is that Lord Siva did not give permission, but he did not go to protect Ravana, because he knew that it was impossible to give him protection. That is summarized in Bengali, rakhe krsna mare ke, mare krsna rakhe ke. If Krsna kills somebody, wants to kill somebody, nobody can give him protection. That is the conclusion.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk -- December 23, 1975, Bombay



Devotee (6): Srila Prabhupada, I was asked a question by a man. He asked that Lord Siva... Lord Ramacandra was praying to Lord Siva in the Ramayana, and so he's taking Lord Siva as being God. And we didn't have a clear answer to him.
Prabhupada: Hm?
Devotee (6): Could you just instruct us on this matter, why...
Prabhupada: Lord Ramacandra worshiped His devotees. Just like sometimes Krsna worships Radharani and touched His feet..., Her feet. That does not mean that Krsna... Just like Krsna was tolerating ear pulling by mother Yasoda. That does not mean that mother Yasoda is the Supreme. Hm? Krsna was carrying the wooden shoes of Nanda Maharaja. So that does not mean Nanda Maharaja is greater than Krsna. It is Krsna's pleasure. Just like sometimes a father takes the son on the shoulder, carries. Does it mean the father is inferior than the son? So this is third-class man's conclusion. They do not know what is Krsna, what is Rama. Krsna says that aham adir hi devanam [Bg 10.2]. So He is the origin of Lord Siva. So how Siva can be the Supreme? We have to consult sastra. Krsna does not say that Siva is Supreme. So if a third-class man says Siva is Supreme, we have to accept it? We are preaching Krsna consciousness. Whatever Krsna says, that is Supreme, not a third-class man's version. Is it clear? Yes. We should not take a third-class, fourth-class man's version. We should take from the sastra.


>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk -- October 5, 1975, Mauritius



The demon Ravana was a fierce figure before the demigods, but when he was before Lord Ramacandra he trembled and prayed to his deity, Lord Siva, but to no avail.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 3.18.13


The demon Ravana was very powerful, but when Krsna in the form of Lord Ramacandra desired to kill him, no one could protect him. Ravana was a great devotee of Lord Siva and was praying to Lord Siva, "Please come save me from this danger." But Lord Siva did not come. Then Parvati, Lord Siva's wife, asked Lord Siva, "What is this? He is such a great devotee and has served you so much, and now he is in danger and is asking your help. Why are you not going to help him?" Then Lord Siva replied, "My dear Parvati, what shall I do? I cannot give him protection. It is not possible. Why shall I go?"

>>> Ref. VedaBase => TQK 7: Dangerous Encounters



Lord Rama, the Personality of Godhead Himself, sometimes worshiped Lord Siva.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.24.30



Lord Ramacandra, whose lotus feet are worshiped by Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, had assumed the form of a human being.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 9.10.12



"[Lord Siva addressed his wife, Durga:] ‘O Varanana, I chant the holy name of Rama, Rama, Rama and thus enjoy this beautiful sound. This holy name of Ramacandra is equal to one thousand holy names of Lord Visnu.'


>>> Ref. VedaBase => Madhya 9.32
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In the San Diego ISKCON temple in USA, there was a gentleman called *Mr. Prakash*. He was a reserved type of person who would come regularly to the temple feasts but never really showed a lot of enthusiasm. 

One day he had a severe heart attack and was rushed to hospital. During the surgery he almost passed away on four occasions. It was touch and go and he slipped into a coma. He remained that way for several weeks after.

Badrinaryana Prabhu is a senior ISKCON devotee and was hence requested by Mr Prakash's wife to please visit her husband even though he was in a coma and pray for him.

Badri prabhu dutifully obliged and several times went to his bedside and read from shastra and chanted to the unconscious Mr. Prakash.

One day Badri got a call from Mrs. Prakash saying “Please come quickly to the hospital. My husband has come out of the coma but he only wants to speak to you.”

Badri went there to find some relatives and hospital staff gathered around his bedside. When he saw Badri he began to speak. “Badri, four times they came, four times they came!”

The relatives present thought he was talking about them. “Yes, we came several times but you were in a coma!”

Mr. Prakash shook his head to indicate that was not what he was talking about. “No. Badri, four times they came!”

So then the hospital staff said, “Yes, we almost lost you four times! You were in a coma but somehow we saved you.”

Again he shook his head. “No. Badri, four times they came!”

Badri started to realize what he was referring to. “Who came prabhu? *The Visnudutas?*“

“No, it was the bad people *[Yamadutas]*! They came the first time to take me away. But I told them ‘I am simply dependent on Lord Krsna.’ So they went away.”

“Then they came a second time. Again I told them, ‘Do whatever you must, but I am simply depending on Lord Krsna.’ Again they went away.”

“Then they came the third time, and told me they would take me away. I told them again, ‘You do whatever you must do, but I am dependent on Lord Krsna.’ Again they left.”

“Then they came a fourth time. But this time some of the good people came (Visnudutas). When the bad people saw them they said ‘OK, we have no jurisdiction here’ and they left. Then I came out of my coma.”

He called Badri close and told him, *“Badri, before I was not serious. But now, 100%!”*

Mr. Prakash recovered and became one of the most enthusiastic and humble servants at the temple.

From this you can understand that what is happening during coma is completely different for a devotee than a *karmi*. Mr. Prakash was not initiated but he had some sense of dependence on Lord Krsna, so Krsna gave him the chance to increase his attachment.

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For some this true incident may enhance their love of God - for the skeptics maybe not...

But either way - I hope you find true happiness.

At the end of November we held an an istha ghosthi with the department leaders of our Swamibag temple in Dhaka/Bangladesh to prepare for the upcoming Prabhupada marathon. I appealed to everyone assembled to make some little extra endeavor for the marathon to distribute Prabhupada's books more widely, and we decided to read for a few minutes every morning after mangal artik from the wonderful book "The Nectar of Book Distribution" in order to help our devotees to cultivate Sankirtan consciousness.

I myself had promised to our two traveling Sankirtan parties to accompany them for some days. It would be nice for me to get out there and help to distribute some books, and I might be able to give some little inspiration to the devotees, demonstrating with my personal example that book distribution is indeed a very important service which is so pleasing to Srila Prabhupada.

We spent one week traveling from town to town, distributing Bhagavad Gita's.

In every place we could find congregational devotees or 'Krsna's friends' who eagerly welcomed us to stay overnight in their homes. Lilakanta Krsna Prabhu who is usually cooking for me had agreed to come along, ensuring that I would get my regular light and simple prasad without chili. Since book distribution is not firmly established throughout Bangladesh, the devotees of other yatra's don't mind us coming to their area to distribute. Infact they are even willing to take us to their congregational members and favorable people and introduce us, and we were selling lots of BG's to them. And at the same time they are learning the art of distributing books.

Fortunately Krsna was so kind to speak Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna during the Prabhupada marathon - this year Gita Jayanti falls on the 17th of December!

I simply can't take this to be a coincidence! Surely Krsna would have known already five thousand years ago that He would have to request Srila Prabhupada
to take birth in this world to spread the knowledge of BG all over the world, and He would have known that the Western world would be Christian at this time, and Prabhupada would establish the book marathon during the month of December to use the Xmas madness to distribute more books. So maybe therefore Krsna chose to speak BG during the time of December - so it would help the devotees in the Eastern world to distribute lots of books for the Prabhupada marathon....! And in this part of the world Gita Jayanti is indeed an excellent line for book distribution. We try to inspire people to not only buy one BG, but many in order to distribute them to friends, neighbors, collegues and customers. In this way they can get Krsna's and Prabhupada's mercy during this month of Gita Jayanti - by engaging in book distribution themselves. And it really works! Many people bought five or ten books, and one cloth merchant even agreed to buy 108 BG's - the "lucky number"!
In great jubilation we carried the boxes of BG's into his house, performed artik to one book, and afterwards I signed it with "Always chant Hare Krishna and be happy"! Everybody was very joyful and fully satisfied.

Some evenings the devotees had arranged little programs for us, which were centered around book distribution. We would start with tulasi puja and Gaur artik kirtan, then I would give a little speech about the importance of Srila Prabhupada's books, finally requesting everyone to come forward to buy some BG's and offering to sign the book with blessings. Some programs we sold fourty BG's within one hour!

The devotees had arranged for ten thousand BG's thinking this would be enough for the Bangladeshi yatra for the whole marathon. But after two weeks these ten thousand books were already distributed - not only by our Swamibag devotees, but also by other yatras, who eagerly followed our example. So more BG's had to be ordered from Mayapur. After three weeks our traveling Sankirtan devotees had distributed more than four thousand BG's - an average of
more than two hundred per day....! And of course they also distributed smaller books and sets of SB and CC.

And of course all the Swamibag departments also are distributing lots of books -  the exact scores are not even recorded. Our temple property is decorated with nice posters promoting book distribution - downloaded from Vaisnavaseva Prabhu's desiretree website. It helps to cultivate Sankirtan consciousness.

Who would have ever thought that Bangladesh, being a Muslim country is one of the best places for book distribution on this planet....!


Your servant, Devaki dd

Dear Maharaja, Prabhu, Mataji, friend
Please accept my respectful obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The violent snowfall that happened in the Florence area on Friday, December 17 has not only paralyzed Villa Vrindavana but completely destroyed the tent-shelter where the cows were housed. From the photos attached you can realize the disaster. The good news is that thanks to the courage and determination of bhakta Roberto,Aravindha prabhu and Ekadasi prabhu, who worked in an extreme and dangerous situation, all the cows were rescued. At the moment it has been set up a very temporary accommodation but it needs to be improved asap. A project to build the new barn was already under consideration and soon we would have launched a fund raising campaign, but now the situation has deteriorated and we need to accelerate the procedures.

You could help us go out of this emergency:
- By offering your physical help to do the practical work of removing the old structure and securing the area.
- by sending donations for the construction of new barn (the figure is estimated at approximately   50,000) on postal account named - SURABHI - IBAN IT26 B076 0102 8000 0006 7770 438  SWIFT BPPIITRRXXX dedicated to the maintenance cows.
- by spreading the word among your friends and acquaintances and groups sensitive to the protection of animals.

Thanks for any help you wish to offer.

Parabhakti das - President Villa Vrindavana

NEWS:

The leadership training camp called ISKCON LEADS for the North zone was held at the capital - New Delhi, at the ISKCON temple (Greater Kailash) recently.

Around 40 devotees who went through a packed program for 4 days came out as strong advocates of "Simple living and High thinking" convinced of the right alternative Srila Prabhupada gave to the looming problems of the world.

The four days of interacitve sessions, videos, group discussions, presentations by participants and enthusiasm of the participants to know more about Daiva Varnasrama made the seminar successful.

H.G.Mohan rupa Prabhu, Temple President announced that the temple after going through the seminar will seriously consider of starting the farm project lead by the Delhi temple.

The seminar conducted under the auspices of ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry (IDVM) took the audience through a systematic course material prepared from instructions of Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON's Founder Acharya on the topics such as Education, Economy, Social organization, Village technologies, Starting a new community and Adopt a village program.

On the thrid day of the seminar, the participants were invited to speak on topics of their experience. H.G.Sundergopal Prabhu spoke on the efforts of rural preaching by the IYF.  H.G. Ramnetra Prabhu topic was titled - "Horrors of Dairy Industry".  Ramnetra Prabhu serving the the field of Cow protection past 15+ years, explained that the milk that we get in the market is actually not milk and that it is caustic soda so on and so forth.  His presentation of facts of "Formalin" being used in the dairy industry, etc opened up a pandoras box.

At the end of the four day seminar, the Varnasrama enthusiasts posed for a group photo outside the hall.

If you want such a seminar in your temple or in your congregation, write to us at: webmaster@iskconvarnasrama.com

your servant,

Bharat Chandra Dasa

Dear Friends,

Here in Warsaw, when the sankirtan devotees returned to the temple last evening, one of them told me that while crossing the street, he had gotten hit by a car going a couple of miles an hour. Didn't hurt him, but broke his book trolley. The driver was freaked out, crying and apologising profusely. The devotee assured her he wouldn't call the police, but insisted she take a cookbook and a Bhagavad-gita. She did, plus she paid for his broken trolley. He also made her promise to read at least the Introduction to the Gita and to cook one of the preps in the cookbook for Christmas -- both of which she promised enthusiastically, so grateful not to be in serious trouble. :)

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Yours in his service,
Mahadyuti dasa

There was a case of nuns in a court in Warsaw, Poland against ISKCON. Noting that ISKCON was spreading it's activities and gaining followers in Poland, a nun filed a case before a Judicial Magistrate praying that ISKCON should be banned because its followers were glorifying a Character called Krishna 'Who was loose in morals, having married 16,000 Gopikas'.

When the case came up for hearing the ISKCON defendant requested the Judge to ask the nun to repeat the oath she had taken when she was ordained as a nun. The Judge asked the nun to recite the oath loudly.She would not.

ISKCON man asked the Judge whether he could read it out for the nun. The Judge said go ahead. The pledge was in effect that 'she (the nun) is married to Jesus Christ'. ISKCON man said, "Your Lordship! Lord Krishna is alleged to have 'married' 16,000 women. There are more than a million nuns who assert that they are married to Jesus Christ. Between the two, Krishna and the nuns, who are loose characters?"

The Judge dismissed the case and allowed ISKCON to go its way.

Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles. They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow our own food.

Times of India

Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST



NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious neurological problems, kidney damage and skin diseases. A study conducted by Delhi-based NGO Consumer-Voice reveals that the amount of pesticides used in eatables in India is as much as 750 times the European standards. The survey collected sample data from various wholesale and retail shops in Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata.

"Out of five internationally-banned pesticides, four were found to be common in vegetables sold in the Indian markets. Banned pesticides were found in bitter gourd and spinach,'' said Sisir Ghosh, head of Consumer-Voice. The banned chemicals included chlordane, a potent central nervous system toxin, endrin, which can cause headache nausea and dizziness, and heptachor that can damage the liver and decrease fertility.

Officials said the tests conducted on vegetables at the government-approved and NABL-accredited laboratory, Arbro Analytical Division, revealed that the Indian ladies finger contained captan, a toxic pesticide, up to 15,000 parts per billion (ppb) whereas ladies finger in the EU has captan only up to 20 ppb. "Indian cauliflower can have malathion pesticide up to 150 times higher than the European standards,'' said an official.

The vegetables studied included potato, tomato, snake gourd, pumpkin, cabbage, cucumber and bottle gourd, among others. "We have informed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India about the excessive use of pesticides in fruits and vegetables that pose serious health hazards,'' said Ghosh. He added that strict monitoring from government agencies is required to check manufacture, import and use of banned pesticides. The pesticide residue limits have not been reviewed for the past 30 years, said Ghosh.

Earlier this month, the consumer organisation had conducted tests on fruits sold in Indian markets which again showed that 12 fruits, including bananas, apple and grapes, had high quantity of pesticides, violating both Indian and European Union standards. The chemical contents found in fruits were endosuplhan, captan, thiacloprid, parathion and DDT residues.

Article:

NEW DELHI: It is time to get careful while consuming fruits or vegetables. The lush and leafy green cabbage and the ''fresh'' apple may contain colours and chemicals that can lead to serious health problems.

Even after Delhi high court pulled up the state government on the issue, few steps have been taken to curb the use of harmful chemicals at vegetable markets. ''The chemicals can cause gastric ulcer, liver problems and kidney failure. People must be careful and wash fruits and vegetables properly before use,'' said Dr M P Sharma of Rockland Hospital.

Experts said bottle gourd is often injected with chemical like oxytocin for faster growth that can cause abnormal growth and other complications in human beings.

''Fruits and vegetables are brought to Delhi from several parts of the country. To maintain their 'freshness' and get a better deal out of them, suppliers and hawkers apply synthetic colours on vegetables and fruits which contain heavy metals like mercury and lead. Vendors and hawkers apply these colours particularly on vegetables like okra, beans and bitter gourd,'' said Sugriv Dubey. He filed a PIL in HC on the issue following which the court sought explanation from the government on Thursday.

Fruit sellers use chemicals like copper sulphate and calcium carbide to ripen bananas and mangoes. Sources added that in farms, pesticides and herbicides are used to excess to get better yield.

A few sellers admit some of them put chemicals in vegetables. ''We have no other option. We purchase fruits and vegetables at high price. If we sell the over-ripened or dried up vegetables, no one will buy them,'' said a vendor.

When contacted, Delhi health minister Kiran Walia said the prevention of food and adulteration department has collected samples of fruits and vegetables from markets and those found guilty would be punished. The minister did not comment on the alleged shortage of field officers in the department. The department recently purchased more than 20 refrigerators to preserve samples collected during raids.

Sudesh T Sachdeva, a fruit merchant at the Azadpur Mandi, claimed fruit sellers here do not use chemicals to ripen fruit. ''At mandi, we do not apply any chemicals or colours. May be the farmers or the hawkers do it,'' he said.

The news of chemicals in vegetables and fruits has left Delhiites worried. ''I soak all fruits and vegetables in lukewarm water before use. We often find a ripe fruit with bitter pulp. This is definitely because chemicals are being used,'' said Promila Badhwar, a housewife.


Article:

NEW DELHI: How fresh and healthy are the vegetables that you consume daily? Not much, according to the Union health ministry.

In a bid to make them look garden fresh and ensure that they grow faster to reach markets, farmers are using chemicals at random that threaten to cause serious health hazards to consumers.

Expressing concern, minister of state for health Dinesh Trivedi has said, "Eating vegetables -- a must for good health -- may pose serious threat to health, causing nervous breakdowns, sterility and various neurotic complications because of their chemical content."

In a letter to Union health secretary K Sujatha Rao, Trivedi has called for immediate action against farmers involved in such unscrupulous acts.

The letter outlines that the health benefits of consuming green vegetables as a staple diet finds "a sharp contradiction in the present day context". Farmers are blatantly using hormone shots to help vegetables at a faster rate. "These hormones may cause irreparable damage to our health, if consumed over a period of time," Trivedi wrote.

Oxytocin is the most commonly-used hormone, which was earlier primarily prescribed for pregnant women.

However, the Schedule H drug has been banned since then.

"The hormone can be used only on animals, leave alone vegetables. The even more shocking element is that the public/authorities may also be aware of this Oxytocin. In local parlance, it has got many names starting from cocin and 'paani to dawai', and is available at almost all the general stores," the letter said.

Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone, which also acts as a neurotransmitter in brain. The hormone is used clinically to help begin or to continue labour, to control bleeding after delivery and to stimulate the secretion of breast milk.

"Researchers have proved that the indiscriminate use of Oxytocin injections by farmers has been causing health hazards. Oxytocin is being used by fruit and vegetable growers, who administer it to the plants and climbers which grow faster and get ready for sale," warned the letter.

The injection is mainly being administered to vegetables like pumpkin, watermelon, brinjal, gourd and cucumber.

Trivedi also pointed to the rampant use of chemicals like copper sulphates for artificially colouring both fruits and vegetables. The minister hoped that the adverse effects of these toxins are scrutinised and their wanton usuage monitored and looked into immediately.

Milch cows are also administered Oxytocin to augment production of milk.

Calcium carbide is used in fruits for ripening, but can harm eyes and lungs, besides causing severe irritating and burning sensation of skin. Also, it may lead to irritation in mouth and throat, and if inhaled can cause both coughing and wheezing.