One of the mottos of DAV is to promote humanity. Also, students are uncomfortable with the smell of non-vegetarian food. Even the maids would not feel comfortable wiping off bits of nonveg food from the floor.Nivedita Ganguli, Principal,DAV International SchoolMajority of the students studying in our school are vegetarian. Some also belong to the Jain community. So nonvegetarian food is not allowed inside the campus as we do not want to hurt anyone’s sentiments.MP Chandran,Executive Director, JG InternationalWe do not allow nonvegetarian food in tiffin as the school is managed by a Jain trust. While many students eat nonveg food, we have to follow rules the trust follows. There is nothing wrong in following vegetarianism.Mrugen ShahVice Principal, Prakash SchoolOnly the foreign students are allowed to bring in non-vegetarian food. Even the canteen does not sell non-vegetarian food. The trustee of the school is also a pure vegetarian and thus we follow the same policy for the students as well.Nashy Chauhan,Director Anand Niketan School, SatelliteSeventh Day Adventist as a sect promotes vegetarianism. Secondly, majority of the people in Gujarat are vegetarian. We provide vegetarian food to students of primary and secondary classes, keeping its nutritional value in mind.G Emmanuel,Principal 7th Day Adventist schoolMaharaja Agrasen, in its school diary, has clearly stated that students are not allowed to bring nonvegetarian food inside the school premises. However, Shobha Tyagi, the principal of the school, refused to comment on the matter.Students should bring nutritious, homecooked food. Only vegetarian food is allowed. Some food items are discouraged because of high amount of preservatives, sodium and fat.”Unmesh Dixit,OSD of DPS, BopalAs a rule, no nonvegetarian food is allowed in tiffin in our school since we have many Hindu students. Even in our office functions, we avoid non-vegetarian food.David Colaco,sports teacher Mount Carmel schoolMajority of the students are Hindus and so our food table has been designed accordingly. All our students bring in vegetarian food only. Though we do not have a policy in this regard, we have not faced any issue so far.Pratiksha ParikhDirector, Tripada Group of SchoolsMajority of the students are Jains and so we do not allow non-vegetarian food. In the past, parents have created ruckus over this and we are careful now. But we do not enforce a strict check.Ashish Desai,trustee, Nirman School‘TEACH THEM HOW TO CELEBRATE FOOD DIVERSITY’Japan, China, S Korea, and N Korea are mono-cultural nations where society is homogeneous. India is heterogeneous where people from different cultures live together. By making children eat one kind of food in private life, and another in public life, we are sowing seeds of double- standards at a very early stage.Pravin Mishra,Faculty member, MICAThese days, even uttering ‘egg’ draws weird reactions as if the student has done something inhuman. By restricting non-vegetarian food in tiffin, schools contribute to promoting stereotypical thinking. This way, students would never get to know about other cultures. Heterogeneity should be promoted in schools.Dr Neha Shah,Associate Prof, LJIMS