Cattle races and Jallikattu: the return of the festivals

Cattle races and Jallikattu: the return of the festivals

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Government of India today modified its own notification of 2011 paving way to the return of desi festivals as Jallikattu, Bull races and Bullock-cart races. The notification dated 7 January 2016 exempts...
‘Jallikattu’, the bull taming sport :  Will it be back?

‘Jallikattu’, the bull taming sport : Will it be back?

The ‘Jallikattu’, the popular bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu may come back shortly. According to newspaper reports, Mr Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment has assured the people of Tamil Nadu on 17th June 2015, that the Government of India...