Jallikattu, an ancient sport has many references in Sangam literature to Eru Thazhuvuthal (hugging the bull). Even the British colonial administrators have documented about Jallikattu a sport played continuously down the ages.The sport is witnessing united voices supporting Jallikattu across various sections of the society. With controversies and heated discussions […]
Jallikattu
In May 2014, the Supreme Court upheld the Central Government notification from 2011 that included bulls in a list of creatures that cannot be used as performing animals; thus banned ‘jallikattu’ (bull taming) in Tamil Nadu. This heroic game with agrarian origin has the purpose of making the youth brave […]