2019 shall be remembered as the year that honoured unsung heroes from the crowd of commons. After inspiring story of Odisha’s Padma Shri ‘Chai Wala’ who imparts free education to poor kids from his meagre earnings from tea stall, here comes another epitome of humankind, Friederike Irina Bruning who was[Read More…]
Tag: Gau Rakshak
BJP leader Bukkal Nawab, Muslim women tie rakhi to cows asserting ‘Gau raksha’
On the eve of Raksha Bandhan, few Muslim women and BJP leader Bukkal Nawab, who is also the chairman of National Shia society, tied rakhi to cows near Lord Shiva temple at Kudiya Ghat, Lucknow. Performing Gau-puja, the BJP MLC pledged ‘cow protection’ as his primary duty. Bukkal Nawab said that[Read More…]
Of Gau Raksha, Gau Rakshaks, and Hinduism
As a child, I have seen the “Mot”, an oxen-pulled leather bucket used for irrigating the fields when pumping-sets was rare and the tube well was still unheard of. The Mot was made either of cow or bullock hide. It was continuously dipped in the well and we drank from[Read More…]
Men beaten by gau rakshaks had valid permits for transport of cows
The five men who were beaten up by gau rakshaks on Jaipur-Delhi highway near Behror on Saturday had valid permits for transport of cows and calves, said a family member of one of the injured men. “My brother bought three cows for Rs 75,000 from an animal flea market in[Read More…]
Death of cows not due to carelessness: Rajasthan government
Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje issued notice to authorities after light was shed on the state of cows in the state—the first state in India to have a designated cow ministry. According to a report in India Today, hundreds of cows are perishing due to malnutrition, and their carcasses forced[Read More…]