Vegetarian R Madhavan recalls living with family that slaughtered cows when he was a Canadian exchange student, was uncomfortable being naked during communal showers in the boys locker room: 'It was adharma for me'
- Posted on September 10, 2026
- By The Times of India
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Vegetarian R Madhavan recalls living with family that slaughtered cows when he was a Canadian exchange student, was uncomfortable being naked during communal showers in the boys locker room: 'It was adharma for me'
Long before R Madhavan became an actor, he spent time in Canada as an exchange student — an experience that exposed him to a way of life vastly different from the one he had grown up with in India. From living with families who “slaughtered cows for a living” despite being a strict vegetarian to navigating communal showers with his basketball teammates, Madhavan has described the experience as one that played an important role in shaping him.
