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  2. Cow protection movement - Wikipedia

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    Numerous cow protection-related riots broke out in the 1880s and 1890s in British India. The 1893 and 1894 cow killing riots started on the day of Eid-ul-Adha, a Muslim festival where animal sacrifices are a part of the celebration. Cow protection movement and related violence has been one of the sources of religious conflicts in India ...

  3. Cow vigilante violence in India - Wikipedia

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    Cow-protection groups see themselves as preventing cattle theft and smuggling, [9] protecting the cow or upholding the law in an Indian state which bans cow slaughter. According to a Reuters report, a total of 63 cow vigilante attacks had occurred in India between 2010 and mid 2017, most after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.

  4. Cattle slaughter in India - Wikipedia

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    [117] Gandhi considered cow protection as integral to Hindu beliefs, and called "cow protection to me is one of the most wonderful phenomena in human evolution" and "cow protection is the gift of Hinduism to the world, that it is not Tilak or mantra or caste rules that judge Hindus, but their ability to protect the cow". [117]

  5. Patrolling with India's cow protection vigilantes

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    In India where the cow is a sacred creature, a group of vigilante rescuers work through the night to ensure the safety of local cattle. The group watches for smugglers whom intend to take the ...

  6. India's far-right cow vigilantes bolster clout before high ...

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    Vishnu Dabad attributes his rise from poverty to powerful local politician to an animal: the cow. The 30-year-old is one of many Gau Rakshaks, or cow protectors: activists who have taken Indian ...

  7. Bhartiya Gau Raksha Dal - Wikipedia

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    In supporting the creation of new cattle protection groups, the organisation has set up more than 32 groups in different Indian states. The organisation has vigilante paramilitary links. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It has spearheaded a campaign against the killing of cattle, filing many complaints against those who were found to have participated in such acts ...

  8. Here is how to explain world economy with just two cows - AOL

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    Here is every type of economic system out there explained with cows: Posted by Mike Hosking From protests like the one above, all the way to teach world economy. Yes, you read it right.

  9. 1966 anti-cow slaughter riot - Wikipedia

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    The scope, extent, and status of cow slaughter in ancient India has been a subject of intense scholarly dispute. Marvin Harris notes the Vedic literature to be contradictory, with some stanzas suggesting ritual slaughter and meat consumption, while others suggesting a taboo on meat eating; however, Hindu literature relating to cow veneration became extremely common in the first millennium A.D ...