In a last-minute decision, the National Museum has barred non-vegetarian dishes from being served at Historical Gastronomica, a weeklong exhibition-cum-event on culinary history that offers “the Indus dining experience” through an “ethno-archaeological kitchen of the Harappan culture” on the museum lawn from February 19 to 25. On Tuesday, however, the museum cited unspecified rules and asked OSMS to not serve non-vegetarian food during the event. Asked about the rules cited by the museum, Nath said: “Actually, there is no rule as such. On why the government cleared and advertised the non-vegetarian menu in the first place, Nath claimed that the OSMS did not discuss the issue in detail. “Their Harappan menu is very well researched but they should not have opted for the non-veg dishes.

Source: Indian Express February 19, 2020 23:03 UTC