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Veneration of cow has been the unique feature of Indian
culture from the beginning of Indian Civilization as
revealed in the Vedas.
"Cow are
wealth" says Atharva Veda. "She is the Kamdhenu of
India" is the conviction of Gandhiji.
Despite such long continuing
heritage of cow veneration, the present day situation of cow
protection and welfare is very sad. It is a matter of
shame that though cow protection and welfare, and ban on cow
slaughter are parts of the Directive Principles of the Indian
Constitution since 45 years, no Central Law has been enacted
to effectively ban cow slaughter. The less said about
governmental support for cow protection & welfare, the
better.
To reverse this dismal
situation, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Vivekanand Research
& Training Institute and concerned Sarvodaya
Organizations have constituted "GOVIGYAN BHARATI"
to initiate a sustained educative campaign, based on a holistic
and scientific approach.
This holistic approach is to
be composed of a totality and combination of all the relevant
rationalistic and spiritual perspectives, with the objective of
developing practical and cost-effective model programmes of
cow protection, development and welfare.
Govigyan Bharati, while
evolving a multi-media, multi-locational database and network
centers, will also along side put in place demonstration - cum
- training centers where not only cow but also the men
directly involved in her protection development and welfare,
by way of economically beneficial transactions as a
systematically self-sustaining unit, which become visible
evidence of positive benefits of such programmes.
This holistic approach, if
sincerely worked out, can build a socio-economic order in
tropics based on recoverable and sustainable system delivering
ecological synergies which will not be limited only to cow,
but would extend to the entire biomass (including humans) of
our Mother Earth.
We very much welcome you to
become our partner in this noble task.
Yours
faithfully.
Kantisen C. Shroff
S. Ramakrishnan
Naredra Dube
| OBJECTIVES
OF GOVIGYAN BHARATI
1.
To bring awareness of Govigyan (i.e. scientific
dimensions of knowledge about cow) in India .
2. To establish research and training centres for
Govigyan at the national level.
3. To inculcate scientific attitude in Gopalak (cow
breeders ) and to train them in the latest techniques
of cow breeding.
4. To evolve national policy regarding cow breeding, cow
maintenance and cow protection and to try and implement
it through Panchayats, State Governments and
the Central Government.
5. To establish or have established through
others, village cow shelters (Panjrapole) and to
administer them or to have them administered.
6. To popularize cow milk, ghee etc., and to make
efforts to provide proper remuneration for these items.
7. To organize research and popularize making of organic manure from cow dung and urine.
8. To organize research and development in Gobar
gas
plants and to develop and popularize gadgets
which run on Gobar gas.
9. To carry out research and development of various
tools and implements which are driven by Bullock
power.
10. To carry out R&D in all aspects of cow carcass disposal to include
flaying, tanning ,leather business, bone fertilizers etc.
To develop village based leather industry.
11. Govigyan will attempt to provide all help to
cow related economy, social system and village
requirements. For the above purpose Govigyan will
carryout the following functions: -
- Will organize
seminars, conferences and symposia at local,
regional and national levels.
- Will publish
monthly or periodic publication and will give
it wide circulation.
- Will publish
and ciculate literature regarding Govigyan.
- Will
co-ordinate efforts to establish network
amongst cow protection and animal welfare
organizations.
- Will encourage
Govt. of India to make legislation
regarding cow protection and to ban cow
slaughter.
- Will take
appropriate action to ban export of meat.
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12. It will carry out
all such tasks which are necessary for development and
propagation of Govigyan. |
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