India is called the vegetarian kingdom. Although there is no exact figure on the proportion of vegetarian population, ranging from 30% to 60%, it is still huge for India with a population of more than 654.38 billion. Walking into restaurants in India, you will find that there are basically vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes on the menu, and many restaurants are even vegan restaurants, which also gives us a glimpse of the special status of vegetarians in this country.

So why are so many people vegetarian in India? Is it because they are poor and backward and can't afford meat? However, many upper-class families and populations in India are also vegetarians; For those Indians who run around the world, they are still unmoved by food and are always pursuing their own vegetarianism.

There are many reasons for the large vegetarian population in India, most of which are due to Indian religious culture.

82% people in India believe in Hinduism, while other sects such as Buddhism and Jainism believe in "non-violence" and "no killing", giving priority to vegetarianism. As a part of the doctrine of "not killing", vegetarianism first appeared in the Vedas, and Mahatma Gandhi later developed the idea of "non-violence and non-cooperation" on this basis. Gandhi believed that eating meat can make people strong, but at the same time, it can also arouse cruel beast, and then hurt others.