That Indian PM That Advocated Drinking Urine

Did it help him? I recall that the guy drank a glass every day-are there any health benefits to this?

His name was Moraji Desai. I cannot say as to whether it helped him but he did live to be 98 years old.

A couple years after his term, I saw him at JFK airport as we were dropping off my uncle for an Air India flight. He was alone (no security). My father and uncle just walked up to him, said hi, and they chatted a bit. My uncle later told us that he flew regular coach. On the way home, my parents told me about his urine-drinking thing. I was disgusted.

Was it his own urine?

I once read that Gandhi was a proponent of drinking a glass of urine a day, too.

Well, that would be kinda like . . . masturbation.

Must have made for some head scratching when he’d be hosted during state visits. Balloon or flute?

Yes, it was his own urine. There’s a school of thought in Hinduism that advocates drinking some of your own urine every day. It’s a very small school.

I’ve read a LOT of books about Gandhi and him drinking urine has never been mentioned.