03-18-2008, 03:39 AM
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On that note I would like to bring up the topic of Jallikattu. It was recently in the limelight during this Pongal season because her highness, Maneka Gandhi managed to get it banned using her political clout. I think the ban was overturned and it was disregarded by the village folk anyway. Jallikattu happens to be very different from bull fighting sports of Europe in that, the bull is considered to be holy and is never grievously injured (the story is different for human participants of the sport however). The bull is also not killed in the end like in Spanish bullfighting where its done in with a sword.
On that note I would like to bring up the topic of Jallikattu. It was recently in the limelight during this Pongal season because her highness, Maneka Gandhi managed to get it banned using her political clout. I think the ban was overturned and it was disregarded by the village folk anyway. Jallikattu happens to be very different from bull fighting sports of Europe in that, the bull is considered to be holy and is never grievously injured (the story is different for human participants of the sport however). The bull is also not killed in the end like in Spanish bullfighting where its done in with a sword.