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In our childhood, these tomatoes were called foreign eggplant, bilati beguna. And because it was foreign, nobody will touch it. In our childhood we'd never eat the tomato. It was rejected by the whole Indian Hindu culture

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"In our childhood, these tomatoes were called foreign eggplant, bilāti beguna. And because it was foreign, nobody will touch it. In our childhood we'd never eat the tomato. It was rejected by the whole Indian Hindu culture"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

In our childhood, these tomatoes were called foreign eggplant, bilāti beguna. And because it was foreign, nobody will touch it. In our childhood we'd never eat the tomato. It was rejected by the whole Indian Hindu culture.

Prabhupāda: Yes. If you have got these fruits, there is no need of purchasing.

Bhagavān: The tomatoes are supposed to be as good as oranges.

Prabhupāda: Hmm?

Bhagavān: The tomatoes are supposed to be as healthy as oranges.

Prabhupāda: Yes. In our childhood, these tomatoes were called foreign eggplant, bilāti beguna. And because it was foreign, nobody will touch it. In our childhood we'd never eat the tomato. It was rejected by the whole Indian Hindu culture.

Harikeśa: Tomatoes don't grow in India?

Prabhupāda: No. It was imported. Because it was imported, they would not touch. These mill cloth, because they were imported, it would . . . no gentleman will touch. No religious function would allow to use mill-made cloth. And so far medicine is concerned, they would never touch it. This is the difficulty. Then Macaulay sent a confidential report that if you want to keep Indians as Indian, you'll never be able to do like that. Then they will gradually introduce all this nonsense—drinking tea, drinking wine. "You are uncivilized. Whatever British are doing, they are civilized way." England's work in India. And they were given facilities, those who were English-educated. In this way, they first of all tried to make the whole Indian population Anglici . . . not possible to all. At least, those who are educated. So the so-called Indian-educated, they took it seriously. Just like our Bon Mahārāja: English way of living, with fork and . . . yes. He has taken it seriously. He is under impression, "Whatever is foreign." In this way Indian culture was killed. The Muhammadans, they had no such idea. They wanted to rule over, that's all. And the money was not going to outside. They were spending lavishly—in India. The money was in India, but these people, they're dispersing all the money, jewels and everything valuable, outside India. So they became poverty-stricken, and culturally conquered. (aside) Not so many. This will be enough.

Page Title:In our childhood, these tomatoes were called foreign eggplant, bilati beguna. And because it was foreign, nobody will touch it. In our childhood we'd never eat the tomato. It was rejected by the whole Indian Hindu culture
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-12, 01:50:50
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1