Why is beating kids in India so normalised

Hi guys 21M here. I was just wondering why is beating kids in India considered to be so normal. And the bigger question is why do kids not reset their parents for long time. As someone who has been beaten by his mom, I love her so much😂. Even in my relatives family, I have seen the threat of beating as a form of discipline. Like now I think about it isn't this just straight up child abuse? And is beating a sign of bad parenting because like I feel I have been blessed to have such parents (couldn't have asked for better) but then should I judge my mom for all those flying slippers? Oh yeah just as a caveat- (a) I don't really know whether this behaviour is normalised- this is from my own experience and a lot of other anecdotes and even comedians joking about it (b) I don't know whether it's normalised in India only or is it prevalent in other parts of the world too especially the west