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Trudging the dust track, Gouri Shukla makes a position for mute bovine relatives in our lives...

If I tell you to visualise a typical Indian farmer; in no time will you get the image of a person, in a wornout dhoti and sadra (kurta), whose weathered hands and face show years of hard work, sweat and blood which make him look years ahead of his age. Along with deep concern for his crops, which are like his own artistic creation for him, and fierce love for his land which he reveres as ‘Dharti-ma'!

However, one cannot visualise the Indian farmer without his set of bullocks, which are not only indispensable for him but are his assets and bring wealth and prosperity to his family.

Today, India stands at the threshold of becoming a 'Superpower'! It is the seventh largest economy and is a force to reckon with, in world politics and economy. Inspite of this advancement and development, one reality about India has remained unchanged, the fact that a majority of India still lives in villages, and yet contributes to its strength, the comparatively stable 'rural economy'. (If unconvinced checkout our Stock Market)

We who live in bustling metros and lead comfortable lives, so much more facilitated by modern amenities and technology, tend to forget the dependency of our metros on villages. Most of us, who have never had a closer view of the simple and peaceful rural life are hardly aware of the customs, legends, festivals, traditions and culture, of which we and our forefathers have been a part of …

This August 28, farmers all over Maharashtra and in some parts of Madhya Pradesh celebrate ‘Bail Pola’, a one-day festival, a tradition of thanking and worshipping our cattlefolk, unknown to most of us staying in cities…

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