Jerry Persaud, Clip 2: Hindu Vegetarianism
Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Jerry Persaud
Date: Time Period: 1951 - 2013; 2013-05-06; Interview recorded: May 6, 2013
Material: Digital audio recording made using HTC Voice Recorder digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:05:27
Creator: Jerry Persaud interviewed by Pamela Kabir
Identifier: aql:21568 avr-jep-clip-000002
Description: Jerry Persaud refrains from eating meat for religious reasons four days a week. He discusses the significance of cows in the Hindu faith and how their milk can nourish outside their own species. He also talks about the benefits of the way people eat in Guyana, off of a leaf with their fingers rather then plates and utensils.
Creator :
Jerry Persaud interviewed by Pamela Kabir
Date :
Time Period: 1951 - 2013; 2013-05-06; Interview recorded: May 6, 2013
Summary/Description :
Jerry Persaud refrains from eating meat for religious reasons four days a week. He discusses the significance of cows in the Hindu faith and how their milk can nourish outside their own species. He also talks about the benefits of the way people eat in Guyana, off of a leaf with their fingers rather then plates and utensils.
Subject :
Hinduism; Vegetarianism; Manners and customs; Cooking
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens Village, Queens, NY; Guyana Guyana Queens Village (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using HTC Voice Recorder digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 0:05:27
Identifier :
aql:21568 avr-jep-clip-000002
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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