Pink Revolution in India - A period in which the production of meat increases rapidly, including high export growth and better domestic production is known as the period of "Pink Revolution".
India retains its top spot as the world’s largest exporter of beef, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture .
The list of sports involving bull in India are,
JALLIKKATTU
Where to find: Tamil Nadu (popular in areas around Madurai)
History: Jallikkattu is a centuries old tradition. It is mentioned in ancient Tamil Alvar poetry written in 3000 B.C.
Preps: The Jallikkattu bulls are trained and bred well so that they become sturdy beasts. A strong bull is a pride of the farmer. Bulls are never killed or intentionally injured.
Issues: Supreme Court of India banned Jallikkattu in 2014 yet there are fans of Jallikkattu trying to preserve the tradition.
KALAYOTTAM
Where to find: Kerala (in places where rice is cultivated)
History: Seems to have originated around the same time as Jallikkattu.
Preps: The bulls are bred well that they can work better and faster but the bulls are not trained in combat. They are domesticated and treated like pets.
Issues: Since rice cultivation in Kerala has lost its popularity, there are not many Kalayottam events happening.
KAMBALA
Where to find: Coastal Karnataka
History: Major tournaments are organised for the last twenty years under the patronage of few aristocrats and Kambala Samiti. The tradition is believed to be about three hundred years old.
Preps: The buffaloes are domesticated and trained specially for the race. They are trained in swimming to develop stamina.
Issues: Animal lovers have campaigned against Kambala due to use of whips on the beasts. But the Kambala organizers declared the use of whips on buffaloes during the race as disqualifying.
BULLOCK CART RACES
Where to find: Punjab and Haryana
History: It has been prevalent in some villages in Punjab. Large scale organised fete is in vogue for around a decade.
Preps: Extensive training is given for both the bullocks and drivers. Some bulls are castrated so that they can be controlled.
Issues: Banned in the rural Olympics of India Kila Raipur fest due to accused animal cruelty. The tradition is going downhill since then.
DHIRIO
Where to find: Goa and Maharashtra
History: The sport has been a part of coastal life of Goa for about hundred years.
Preps: The bulls are trained and bred specially. The fight takes place in fenced area.
Issues: Banned in 1998. Yet there are small scale bull fights in villages like Caranzalem, Santa Cruz etc.
Credits for Sports listAlso Read >>> International Politics behind ban of Jallikattu and Other Bull Sports
All these sports were practiced as a cultural practice in various regions of India. Cows and Bulls were worshiped as gods by the people and people had abundant love and affection towards them. Apart from being a cultural practice, it had a scientific importance of keeping the bull stronger.
The bull which wins would bring prize money to its owner. Also, it will be used for breeding as it is considered disease free and believed to have stronger sperm and thus might give birth to a healthy calf.
After the ban of sport, people started selling it for slaughter and beef export. It eventually lead way to pink revolution in India.
How Our Current Prime Minister Modi Used Pink Revolution?
In fact, one of the major themes of the 2014 General Election campaign was a supposed “pink revolution” that the Congress was promoting, an insidious plan to help slaughter more cows and make money off their meat – a theme that fitted in neatly with the BJP’s evergreen charge of minority appeasement.
Here’s a translation of a speech delivered by Modi on April 2 in Nawada in Bihar, as part of his 2014 election campaign.
"I am coming from Dwarka city and Dwarka has a direct connection to the Yaduvanshis [referring to Bihar’s Yadav caste]. And because of this connection, I feel at home here. I am therefore shocked that the same Yadavs who worship Shri Krishna, who keeps cows as livestock, who serves the cow, it is their leaders who are in bed with the same people who proudly massacre animals.We’ve heard of the Green Revolution, we’ve heard of the White Revolution but today’s Delhi sarkar wants neither; they’ve taken up cudgels for a Pink Revolution. Do you know what that is? [points to crowd]. That’s their game; they’re keeping the country in the dark. I want to ask Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad Yadav: do you want to support the people who want to bring about a Pink Revolution? When you slaughter an animal, then the colour of its meat is pink. This is what they call a “Pink Revolution”. And the Centre said with pride that, last year, India has earned the most from exporting meat. Across the country side, our animals are getting slaughtered. Our livestock is getting stolen from our villages and taken to Bangladesh. Across India too, there are massive slaughterhouses in operation. And that’s not all. The Delhi sarkar will not give out subsidies to farmers or to Yadavs keeping cows but will give out subsidies to people who slaughter cows, who slaughter animals, who are destroying our rivers of milk, as long as they set up qatlkhanas [slaughterhouses]."
The next day, Modi flew to Ghaziabad, where he made the same speech, drumming up a sinister conspiracy to slaughter cows.
Do you think it is just for Beef export that the sports involving bulls were banned? There is a completely different side which we didn't see it coming. There is an International politics behind this. For a detailed article on other native breeds which were replaced by foreign breeds and how western Organisations conquered and used Indian market for their profit, read International Politics behind ban of Jallikattu and Other Bull Sports
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