Even in Mughal era there was complete ban on cow slaughter. The day any Mughal emperor ignores this, the people of India would have overthrown him. Beef was a popular food for the British living in India. British people liked Beef so much that they made it compulsory in their regime in almost all non-veg restaurants to serve beef as a cuisine. British forced one section of muslim especially quereshi to slaughter cows just to satisfy their taste. When quereshi were objecting, sensing holy belief of Hindus in India, british lured them paying money and even committed atrocities if they were unable to fulfill their demand. When the slaughter became a widespread practice, muslims made it a prestige issue, as if it was their birth right to slaughter Indian cows.It is believed that muslim instigated by their maulvis, started sacrificing cows during Bakr-Id instead of goats, also led to rift between Hindus and muslims.
Robert Clive – the so called Founder of the British Empire in India who was twice the Governor of Bengal too – on entering India was astonished and amazed to see the success of the agricultural system here. He went on researching the reasons for the success of the Indian agriculture and discovered the root – The Holy Indian Cow. Robert Clive decided to break the backbone of agriculture in India – the holy cows have to be targeted. And thus was opened the first slaughterhouse of cows in India in 1760 by Robert Clive at Kolkata. It had a capacity to kill 30,000 cows per day. And anyone can guess within a year’s time how many cows would have been killed. And within a century India had very little cattle left to sustain its agricultural needs. And Britain as an alternative started offering artificial manure, and in this manner urea, phosphate etc started getting imported from England. Indian agriculture had started becoming dependent on west invented artificial products and was forced to give up home grown natural practices.
One of the most important reasons is that cows have been the backbones of Indian families and the Indian agricultural system ever since the dawn of this ancient Hindu civilization. Apart from the extensively used Cow’s milk which the ancient Indians used to collect only after the calf has had its share, the most important use of Cows was in Agriculture. Without Cow the Indian agriculture in those days was as good as gone, and this was one of the prime reasons why Hindus being nature worshipers also worshiped Cow. Cow’s urine was a natural pesticide, cow manure was a natural fertilizer. Cattle in ancient India had ensured that Indian civilization did not need any artificial pesticides or artificial fertilizers, both of which are extremely harmful for the farm soil and degrade soil quality over time.
Vedic texts mention gau mata holy cow as a living god who give so much to the mankind in return for almost nothing. The cow is a sacred animal in the Hindu religion. Dairy products are extensively used in Hindu culture and are one of the most essential nutritional components of Hindu meals. Panchagavya, a mixture of five products of cow milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung is consumed in yagya rituals. The mixture is also smeared on ulcers as a healing product.
The cow is so merciful she is freely giving us her milk which contains all the vitamins, proteins and other nutrients necessary for human body. If people drink milk there is absolutely no need for animal killing and no possibility of their diets being deficient in any way.Unarguably proven in medical experiments in Canada, US and UK that one can survive simply by drinking milk. There are many patients whose body cannot intake edible food, rely on drinking milk and stay healthy. Indian cow milk is a complete food
Not only the Vedas are against animal slaughter but also vehemently oppose and prohibit cow slaughter.Yajurveda forbids killing of cows, for they provide energizing food for human beings.
Here are few examples from Vedas:
Ghrtam duhaanaamaditim janaayaagne maa himsiheeh
Yajurveda 13.49
Do not kill cows and bulls who always deserve to be protected.
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Aare gohaa nrhaa vadho vo astu
Rigveda 7.56.17
In Rigveda cow slaughter has been declared a heinous crime equivalent to human murder and it has been said that those who commits this crime should be punished.
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Vimucchyadhvamaghnyaa devayaanaa aganma
Yajurveda 12.73
The Aghnya cows and bulls bring you prosperity
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Maa gaamanaagaamaditim vadhishta
Rigveda 8.101.15
Do not kill the cow. Cow is innocent and aditi – that ought not to be cut into pieces
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