If Abhinav Goswami has his way, America will soon experience the amazing gifts of ancient India — extraordinary health, ethical A2 dairy products, Vedic education and more.
“I had achieved what many would regard as the ultimate dream — a job as a data scientist in Apple,” recounts Abhinav Goswami. “My kids were going to top-rated schools and we were living in one of the most beautiful homes of San Ramon, California.” But destiny was calling. One day in 2017, when Abhinav sat in his 8'X8' cubicle after a two-hour commute which he would need to retrace when he went back home in the evening, he suddenly realized with a jolt that this was not the dream he had dreamed. “We were drinking milk that came from genetically-modified, obese cows that were not allowed to graze freely; we were worried about the linkages between dairy products and cancer; we were anxious about all the harmful pesticides and fertilizers in our food; there was no connection between us and the communities around us or with nature; this was not the world I wanted to live in!”
He wondered why the modern education system was turning out hordes of youngsters who felt no bond with nature and only focussed on material desires. His whole life flashed before him; his family name Goswami (meaning both “protector of cows” and “one who had conquered the senses”) beckoned to him with a deep significance. In ancient India, indigenous cows were the centre of the economy; they were wealth; and in fact, they even played an important part in maintaining the educational system. Their milk was used to make delicious curds, butter, buttermilk, ghee and other dairy products which kept the population nourished and happy. For students, it was extra important to have enough quantities of milk and curds. Cow dung was used as fuel, fertilizer, plastering material (which kept houses cool in summer and warm in winter), anti-bacterial cleaner and more. The cow’s urine was used in myriad health-giving Ayurvedic products. In addition to all the material gifts they bestow, cows also have a deeply spiritual presence, which has been acknowledged by many. The deep bonds between cows and their owner’s families was a given.
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