According to the article, why might Indians rationally choose not to eat cow even during times of starvation? Answer (I saw that on this question people weren't getting it correct so I hope this helps and I got an A on this)

Indians tend to not eat cows because of religion, history, cultural identity, and laws. Reverence for cows and a taboo against eating them are associated with the Hindu religion. Another reason as to why they don't eat cow is because of agriculture reasons. Cattle are essential to agriculture in India because they are used to plow fields, they provide manure for fertilizer, and they produce milk for food.