In case you didn't know,a lot of Hindus do eat beef. It is not much of a difficulty to get beef in India. The Vedas, a a sacred book of the Hindus, are full of descriptions of beef consumption after wars, victories, marriages, etc.
What you are aware of is stereotype. About a twentieth of Hindus object to consuming beef, though. And this practice started in the 1500s, when India was under Muslim rule.
You are correct. It is news to me to hear that "a lot" of practicing devout Hindus eat beef.
The devout Hindus who I am friends with here do not any meat at all.
I do know Hindus by birth and culture only who attribute their bovine laced diets to "becoming Westernized."
CarrotAndStick wrote: "...About a twentieth of Hindus object to consuming beef, though. And this practice started in the 1500s, when India was under Muslim rule..."
Please cite a valid and linked source for both of your statements quoted above.
The only place I could get beef was in New Delhi and I was in that turd world country 3 months.