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I am a cow lady

Author Shoba Narayan on coming up with a book on the cows.

From a personal journey to a brief history of the holy quadruped in India, The Cows of Bangalore and How I Came to Own One is the love affair of one woman and cows. Here its author, the ever sunny Shoba Narayan speaks to Kaveree Bamzai about what inspired her to write the book.

What is the book about?

I bought a cow. And donated its male calf. That's what the book is about.

What inspired you to write this book?

The cow, actually. People think that cows are passive quiet animals, but underneath that stillness, is an

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