A video that has gone viral on social media brought a cruel Indian tradition to light, wherein a person gets every strand of hair pulled from their head by hand until they go bald. The tradition is followed by people who are devotees of an ancient Indian religion called Jainism. My entire family feels proud that a girl from our family is renouncing the materialistic world," he added. According to the Pew Research Centre, Jains are more highly educated and wealthier than the rest of India's population. The Jains believe that eating a root vegetable kills a plant completely, which is seen as an act of violence.

Source: The Times April 27, 2022 10:31 UTC