Many people think that the cow in India is considered a deity. In fact, the cow is sacred, deeply revered, but has nothing to do with deities.
The veneration of the cow, like much in the lifestyle of modern India, comes from the Vedas. Vegetarianism, on the other hand, spread rapidly during the rise of Buddhism.
The majority of Hindus in the country and they do not eat beef, further in number are Muslims and Christians, who in turn refuse pork. In 2005, the ban on killing cows was enshrined in the constitutions of many states of India.
This provoked notable unrest, disputes and fights. Several cow safety activists were even slaughtered in the process. For one suspicion of killing a cow, the culprit himself may be executed. Selling and consuming cow meat leads to huge fines. One of the most popular Indian names is Govinda. Do you hear the consonance?
The word "beef" came to us from the Old Russian "beef", taken together with "go" (Sanskrit) from the Proto-Indo-European stem "gwous". It turns out that the meat of any large mammal and cloven-hoofed animal is called beef, and not just cow, as most Russians believe.
This explains the thesis that India is the largest exporter of beef. Beef, like the English word "beef", has a broader definition. Water buffaloes do not have the status of sainthood in India and it is due to their livestock that India came out on top. About ninety percent of all buffalo meat produced in India is exported.
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Mostly Muslims are engaged in this business. Recently, there have been talks about changing the attitude towards buffaloes too, but nothing has happened legally.