The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Lessons from Here and There

by Sudha Murty

Indian

hospitality dictates that if any guest comes to your house, you must offer them something, no matter how poor you are. The Taittiriya Upanishad says, ‘Athiti devo bhava.’ This means that God comes home in the form of a guest. Indians believe that you must serve your guest, going out of your way if necessary. This man was no exception.

pakhala [leftover rice and water, an ordinary people’s delicacy],

From that day onward, I gave up drinking milk.

playing happily. After some time, the