Holy Clean Energy Cow
by Dan Morrison
Tuesday November 25, 2008 at 12:39am, EST
“A gai che.” It was the first thing I learned to say in Gujarati. “This is a cow.” Gai, bhens (water buffalo), balad (ox) are everywhere. Meandering through urban traffic. Venturing down the high way. Filling the rural villages. These large bovines are a family’s lifeline, providing milk and all its byproducts ghee (butter), paneer (tofu-like cheese), etc.) for family use and to sell if there is excess. They are the power in the fields, and a mode of transport in the street.
