June 10, 2025 | Editorial Insight
Adulteration in India has gone far beyond just contaminated food—it has seeped into our thinking, relationships, and entire system. Whether it's stones in peanuts or detergent in milk, these are not just acts of fraud but symptoms of a profit-driven culture that society has come to accept.
A Crisis Deeper Than Taste: A Moral Breakdown
The silence of the consumer, the leniency of the authorities, and society’s “chalta hai” (it’s okay) attitude have together allowed this menace to grow unchecked. Today, adulteration is not just a health issue, but a moral crisis. It is slowly poisoning not just our bodies but our conscience and values.
Every bite we take now carries a sense of suspicion. Every product we use raises the question: is this real? But the biggest adulteration today is not in the food—it’s in our thinking, integrity, and systems.
Contaminated Products, Polluted Principles
Not just goods, but honesty, empathy, and ethics are being diluted. In a market where profits override principles, the lines between right and wrong are getting blurred.
“Unless we give space to truth and support honesty, every grain will be under suspicion and every meal will taste like poison.”
Adulteration reflects a systemic failure, where ethics are compromised at every level—by businesses, by authorities, and by consumers who choose to look away.
Adulteration in India has gone far beyond just contaminated food—it has seeped into our thinking, relationships, and entire system. Whether it's stones in peanuts or detergent in milk, these are not just acts of fraud but symptoms of a profit-driven culture that society has come to accept.
A Crisis Deeper Than Taste: A Moral Breakdown
The silence of the consumer, the leniency of the authorities, and society’s “chalta hai” (it’s okay) attitude have together allowed this menace to grow unchecked. Today, adulteration is not just a health issue, but a moral crisis. It is slowly poisoning not just our bodies but our conscience and values.
Every bite we take now carries a sense of suspicion. Every product we use raises the question: is this real? But the biggest adulteration today is not in the food—it’s in our thinking, integrity, and systems.
Contaminated Products, Polluted Principles
Not just goods, but honesty, empathy, and ethics are being diluted. In a market where profits override principles, the lines between right and wrong are getting blurred.
“Unless we give space to truth and support honesty, every grain will be under suspicion and every meal will taste like poison.”
Adulteration reflects a systemic failure, where ethics are compromised at every level—by businesses, by authorities, and by consumers who choose to look away.