11/13/2026
“They eat a lot of meat there, do they?”
Actually, they do.
A lot of people picture India as one big vegetarian country. India is home to Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, and about 1 in 5 people there isn’t Hindu.
In India’s national health survey (NFHS-5), 83% of men and 71% of women said they eat chicken, fish or meat at least sometimes.
So the meat gets eaten, and the bones go to artisan families who hand-carve them into beads, a craft passed down for generations.
That’s Grace packing them into Bone Bead Bazaar bundles: 13 strands for $13.13, no two alike.
Send this to the friend who thinks all of India is vegetarian.