Similarly, the fertile South Gujarat has altogether different food habits from the North, which is dry and arid. During the pre-colonial period, the state was ruled by a number of small princely states, and areas that saw Mughal dominance. The first history of the state, Gujarat No Itihas, was written in Parsi. Today, when we say Gujarat is a vegetarian state, I recall my own experience. Among others who eat non-vegetarian food too, there is a moral cost attached, with meat or alcohol to be shunned on “auspicious” days.

Source: Indian Express November 21, 2021 22:00 UTC