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Gau Saketa

The Mandali Centre for Indigenous Cattle Conservation

Over centuries cattle has been at the centre of our civilisation spiritually, culturally and economically. Our scriptures, traditions and great epics i.e. Ramayana and Mahabharata have held cattle and especially cow in high regards, both for it and for the people who protect or donate it. For instance Lord Ramachandra was known for donating millions of cows to the needy and on other hand Lord Krishna has been known for protecting cows 'Go-Brahmana Hitayacha' as he is worshipped.

svasti prajAbhyaH paripAlayantAm |
nyAyena mArgeNa mahIM mahIshAm |
go brAhmaNebhyaH shubhamastu nityaM |
lokAH samastAH sukhino bhavaMtu ||

Let the subjects be governed and nourished by the rulers, who follow a path of justice. Let the cattle and the righteous people have goodness and let all people be happy says our religion, such is the cultural connect cattle had with our civilisation.

With westernisation our civilisation is just concentrating on the economical aspect of it ignoring the spiritual and cultural connection it has with our great cultural heritage and as a result we are seeing the depletion of our indigenous cattle species which are regarded as Kamadenu.

It is high time that our civilisation revisits this spiritual and cultural connection and preserve the indigenous cattle species which has for thousands of years helped the existence of our civilisation. With the motive of conservation of India's indigenous cattle species we desire to establish a Centre for Indigenous Cow Conservation.