Vegetarian & Vegan

We assembled for dinner after the farewell at college. I was filling my plate from the array of vegetarian spread. Overlooking my plate, my PT master asked “Are you a vegetarian?” Close on his heels was the student leader. “Archana, taste this butter chicken, it’s yummy!” she said mischievously. I could have firmly said MYOB – Mind you own business (Keep your spoon in your soup). The etiquette and protocol of the occasion took the better of my anger. Looking straight but calm, I said, “I have deep love for animals and birds. Precisely why, I don’t want them on my ‘table’”.