Indian teachers purify students with cow urine

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Sat Apr 21, 2:50 AM ET

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian teachers sprinkled cow urine on low-caste students to purify them and drive away evil, reports said on Saturday, in a country where millions of people remain oppressed at the bottom of the ancient Hindu caste system

Upper-caste headteacher Sharad Kaithade ordered the ritual after taking over from a lower-caste predecessor at a school in a remote village in the western state of Maharashtra earlier this month, the Times of India reported

He told an upper-caste colleague to spray cow urine in a cleansing ceremony as the students were taking an examination, wetting their faces and their answer sheets, the newspaper said.

[m&n 0]

That is disgusting. It is sad that people have to be condemned to a lifetime of abuse because of their social status.....that's inhumane.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I would like to welcome them to the 1700s.

[KHURRAM SERAJ 0]

so sad

[Nagishkaw 510]

That just pizzes me off!

[Scott & Lai 12]

That just pizzes me off!

[Amby 490]

That pisses me off too! I can't believe someone would even consider doing something so disgusting to children.

[peejay 327]

Just when you think life can't get any weirder...something else comes along to prove you wrong.

It's bad enough that these idiot teachers come up with this retarded ritual...but the students let them do it to them!

[Ban Hammer 14,301]

I would like to welcome them to the 1700s.

i think they need a much welcomed shower after this ritual.

[me_4_musa 1]

That just pizzes me off!

[Nagishkaw 510]

I would like to welcome them to the 1700s.

i think they need a much welcomed shower after this ritual.

Not the golden kind, either.

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Some of the people who believe in the benefits of cow urine actually live in the US... I know you can buy jars of cow urine in certain Indian stores in the Edison (NJ) area. Of course, you have to ask for it and they have to know you.. since it's not exactly legal. I know a guy who drinks the stuff every morning. Pretty disgusting.

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Golden shower anyone.

[Niels Bohr 72]

It happens a lot of countries.

Edited April 22, 2007 by consolemaster

[Ban Hammer 14,301]

Some of the people who believe in the benefits of cow urine actually live in the US... I know you can buy jars of cow urine in certain Indian stores in the Edison (NJ) area. Of course, you have to ask for it and they have to know you.. since it's not exactly legal. I know a guy who drinks the stuff every morning. Pretty disgusting.

i guess illegals collect it, as that's definitely a job americans won't do