“A well-argued and soundly documented study...”

– Choice

“Not since Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses ... has a book caused such a violent reaction.”

– Observer

“While cow veneration and vegetarianism may be the hallmarks of Hinduism today, Mr. Jha compiles copious evidence that this has hardly always been the case.”

– New York Times

“A meticulously researched, strongly worded, persuasively articulated challenge to long-held religious beliefs, The Myth of the Holy Cow is a unique and iconoclastic contribution to the study of Hindu beliefs, practices, history and customs.”

– Wisconsin Bookwatch

“Jha draws on an amazingly wide range of material … an enlightening endeavour, demonstrating a critical understanding of a popular misconception.”

– Journal of Asian Studies

“The pen might still be, if not mightier than the nuclear arsenal, at least a weapon worth scanning for, like knives at airports, a weapon capable of subversion.”

– Times Literary Supplement

“This book may not please Hindu fundamentalists, but its research is impeccable.”

– The Telegraph, Calcutta, India