The beef over beef: A student protest devolves in India
In a nation raised on bovine milk, where bullocks pulled ploughs and manure fueled hearths, a respect for cattle and proscription on beef is fundamental--even McDonalds eschews beef in India. That centrality of animals to the agrarian economy led to Dharma spiritual tenets rooted in the veneration of life and ahimsa, or nonviolence that are unwavering. Today, 300 million of India’s Hindus and Jains constitute the largest proportion of ...