Classified Quote by B. R. Ambedkar

Hindus and Westerners alike see in the meat-eating taboos of India a triumph of morals over appetite. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of cultural…

— Marvin Harris

There is one taboo against meat-eating. It divides Hindus into vegetarians and flesh eaters. There is another taboo which is against beef eating. It…

— B. R. Ambedkar

The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc.

— Swami Vivekananda

Hindu is a geographical identity, or at the most a cultural one - not a religion. There is no set of beliefs that everyone…

— Jaggi Vasudev

In India, people adhere to diverse cultures and traditions.

— M. K. Stalin

Too early religious advancement of the Hindus and that superfineness in everything which made them cling to higher alternatives, have reduced them to what…

— Swami Vivekananda

Food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture.

— Mark Kurlansky

I grew up in India during the 1960s and '70s in a meat-eating Hindu family. Only my mother and my grandparents were vegetarians. The…

— Amitava Kumar

Once you become an elaborate and well-developed culture, anything from Rome or the Etruscans, for that matter, the food starts to become a representation…

— Mario Batali

I would rather know about different cultures, read about them, and understand them than just blindly follow their rituals. All cultures in India have…

— Sidharth Malhotra

It's wrong to say in India that a certain community is targeted while Hindus are allowed to flourish. This is wrong. Every community is…

— Payal Rohatgi

A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions.

— Vikas Khanna