Goshala : A Valuable Shelter the Goshala” - A modern day cowherdess’ story A goshala is an integral part of an ashram. The Art of Living International Headquarters in Bangalore, Goshala was set up with the aim of preserving pure breeds. From more than a hundred varieties of cows in India there are now only 30 varieties. The Goshala houses over a hundred indigenous cows of different breeds such as the Ongol from Andhra Pradesh, Kangayan from Tamil Nadu, the Gir from Gujarat and the Sahiwal from Punjab. According to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, for determining a healthy count for cows, the appropriate ratio is 20 cows per 100 people. Due to cattle not producing high milk yields, they are being slaughtered. This drops the number of cattle, affecting the genetic pool. Soon, there will be only a 5 cow ratio per 100 people. The goshala hopes to reverse this statistic. Conserving the Indian breeds’ germplasm, is something that needs to be taken up with greater dedication. Finding 100% pure bred cows is a difficult task due to so much trans-breeding. The Art of Living goshala also provides a model for reviving and promoting organic, zero budget farming, thereby diverting the Indian farmer from a life of hardship and debt. There is implicit truth in what the ancient Indian texts say: ‘If the cow is kept happy, the land is prosperous and the people are happy.’ It is a chain reaction. That’s ancient wisdom and The Art of Living is making this wisdom a reality.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:55:17 +0000
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