January 2017 CARE FOR COWS DAKSHIN VRINDAVAN SAVED FROM SLAUGHTER NO MILK = NO HOME CALF SAVES MOTHER AROUND THE GAUSHALA
In service of Rajagopala (The guardian of Cows) Dakshin Vrindavan inspired by H.G. Kurma Rupa Dasa. Kurma Rupa Dasa, an adrent cow lover of vrindavan who inspired the founding of Dakshin Vrindavan. He was a foreigner who loved India and its culture and also a adherent devotee of Lord Krishna. He understood the importance of cows and tried to create as much awareness as possible. He stayed in Vrindavan and nurtured a lot of cows that were abandoned. DV Trustees: Ashwin S. Shankar rama Varma Kanchana Hariharan Deepak Shankar Prakash Srinivasan Jaya Parasuram Ramesh K Varma DV Staff: Rajesh (Volunteer) Nazeer, Radhe, Ramdhan, Ajay, Rahul Editor Ashwin S. Dakshin Vrindavan is a Non Profit charitable Trust registered in India Care for Cows Dakshin Vrindavan maintains abandoned cows, bulls, retired oxen, and orphaned calves. We rescue cows from pitiable conditions and slaughter houses.we are volunteers who offer our talents and resources to tend to the neglected cows living in India. We provide medical attention, nutritious food, clean water, and lifetime accommodation. At present we host a herd of over 70, but many more innocent cows urgently need shelter and care. Our Gaushala or Go sadan(cow orphanage) is located in Palakkad District of Kerala in the lap of Western Ghats. Though we are functioning for about four years, this is our first monthly newsletter and we plan to publish newsletters every month with the blessings of Rajagopala the supreme original cowherd boy. If you wish to subscribe to this newsletter contact us. Contact Us: Phone : +91-8050078977 Whatsapp : +91-8050078977 E mail Website : sampatkumar@dakshinvrindavan.org : http://www.dakshinvrindavan.org/ Fackbook : https://www.facebook.com/dakshinvrindavan/
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How it all began Many of our well-wishers ask me about the birth of Dakshin Vrindavan. We used to feed bananas and jaggery to cows of a nearby dairy farm. One day, when I was in my final year of law degree, I was there at the farm feeding the cows with bananas. That s when I heard the farmer negotiating the sale of the bull calf with a muslim who obviously would butcher it. I was very sad thinking about the fate of the happy bull calf that was near me. I had a look around and saw a photo of Siva nearby decorated with lamps and flowers, clearly indicating the completion of the puja by the owner. I went ahead and asked him So, Do you worship Shiva? Yes he answered smiling. I asked him, And you send his vehicle the Nandi to be slaughtered? It s not like that, I can t take care of useless bulls he said. You have just booked yourself a first class seat in the hell with this act i told him. He said, Well if you can take the calf, go ahead take it, I will give him to you. I paused! Frankly I didn t expect this. I clearly remember asking myself, Am I ready to commit myself to this bull for the rest of his life? Seeing the innocent liquid eyes of the young bull calf, I was sure of Balaram 1st resident and hence chief of the herd
what I should be doing. I took him in! And Dakshin Vrindavan was born! We named the Bull calf Balaram, He has a pure milk white skin colour which is akin to Lord Balarama. Before and After Balaram was extremely weak and malnourished when he came to us. We fed him thrice a day wih nutritious food and left him free to graze as much as he likes. He is a pampered boy in Dakshin Vrindavan. He acts as if he is the commander in chief of Dakshin vrindavan. He was the only lone member of Dakshin Vrindavan for about four months. We assertain that he is inspiration for us to resuce more cows and bulls. Our Second Rescue
We would like to summarise our history. For more details please visit our website http://www.dakshinvrindavan.org/
What do we do... Rescuing the Indian cows from slaughter houses We rescue cows from slaughter houses and from cruel transporters. We have a law stating that only 6 cows can be transported in a truck but so as to decrease the cost of transportation they are stuffed in. Apart from the difficulty for the cows like space, food and water, there is a risk of cow falling down/sitting which would result in the cow dying due to a stampede. To prevent the cows from falling down/sitting, chilies and tobacco are inserted into their anus and vagina while in transportation. The way in which cows are killed is very pathetic. They are hit by a hammer on head to increase the blood flow; before they are killed (it is believed that this would increase the taste of beef). The killing happens not in a blow, but by sawing the throat with a knife. Up: Their final journey to slaughter. Right up : Chilles inserted to eyes of the cows Down : Male calves piled up like goods for slaughter.
Providing nutritious food, medical care and love It is not humans who should decide the lifespan of animals. We make arrangements so that our saved cows enjoy a good life until their natural death. We also provide our rescued cows with perfect medical care and nutritious food. Most important factor at Dakshin Vrindavan is love and dedication from our volunteers and well-wishers. We take in cows with injuries like fractures, other health issues like Uterine prolapse.etc Our team are always in look out for such cows who need our help. We get Veternary doctors to help the cows and we help them recuperate. Health supplements are provided at this junture for faster recovery.. Spreading awareness and research on cow products Above: Shravan admitted due to leg fracture, cured by DV Spreading awareness is a very important factor and would require a lot of volunteering. Research to re discover the forgotten cow dung/urine based products which would provide extra income to farmers, even when a cow is dried of milk. This would prevent them from selling the cows when they are dried of milk. Dhoop made of pure cow dung. We make dhoop with cowdung mixed with ayurvedic herbs, Shastras says that they have a property to act as antidote to pollution and is highly soothing. Indian cow dung dosent small bad at all.. Cow dung pots are an exellent eco friendly way to reduce the use of plastic. and they are ready to plant pots. Also they act as a manure when planted in the gound unlike Plastic/clay pots. We are into research on more products on cow-dung/urine..
Chintamani Rescued Palakkad is a city situated on the border of Tamilnadu and Kerala in a Gap in Western Ghats which connects both the state. Palakkad is also where we have our shelter. One day as Ashwin Sampatkumar, the founder of Dakshin Vrindavan, was walking through the streets of Palakkad market, he spotted a cow that was feeding on garbage. He was truly sad seeing the bad state of the cow. He enquired about the whereabouts of the cow. The nearby hawkers said that they have been seeing the cow roaming on these streets for the past few months. As Ashwin could not find more details from the hawkers, he was disappointed. He brought a few fodders and fed the cow. He was sad but had not given up. So he asked one of the laborers to find out about the cow. The laborer was with the cow in the market for the entire day asking all the hawkers and all the people he could speak with, but unfortunately he was not able to find the owner of the cow. But he decided to stay with the cow till the night. In the evening the cow started going somewhere as if returning home after grazing. He followed the cow till it reached a farm 2 km away. The cow was shooed off by the owner. The sad cow went and retired under a tree nearby the farm. The laborer immediately informed Ashwin who drove down to the farm in 10 minutes. Ashwin went to the farm asked the owner about the cow, he said that it was his cow and as the cow stopped giving milk, he decided to abandon the cow. Ashwin was dejected by the way people see animals. They see them as an object of gaining money and do not have love and affection towards the cow who had given them milk for all these year. How could somebody abandon a cow that had been loyal and lovable for all these years just because that she is old and not able to give milk? Ashwin gave the farmer money and purchased the cow from him and brought the cow to our shelter. The cow was malnourished and the doctors suggested a highly nutritious diet for the cow to recover. We immediately started the treatment and the diet. Soon enough an animal lover adopted the cow and named her Chintamani. She actually is Chintamani, a precious jewel, who loved her owner who kicked her out when she was old. But the owner does not deserve her. And she deserves much more than that ungrateful owner. She is now happy and seems to have forgotten her sad past. She has found new friends and is happy at Dakshin Vrindavan. Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.
Around the Gaushala More Calves Kalindi Adopted by Vasudevan Namboothri gave birth to a handsome black calf. He was immediately adopted by Gomatum Sreenivasan from Tiruvallikeni. Thiruvallikeni is home to the ancient temple of Parthasarathy and 4 of our cows are adopted by the residents of this holy place. The devotees of Parthsarathy know that Krishna is best pleased when his cows are protected. Yadugiri turns one Yadugiri is the first calf born in our Gaushala. Yadugiri is adopted by Prakash Srinivasan. We offered Yadugiri her choicest fruits on her birthday. We fed her with apples, carrots and plenty of Bananas. Yadugiri was born to Padma in an unexpected circumstance. We would narrate the story in the next issue of our newsletter.
Son rescues mom Son who rescued his mother In Pattanimtitta, a city in Kerala, a Cow was brought for slaughter to the Muncipal Slaughter House. The Muncipal Slaughter house is near a waste plant and is an unhygienic place. This place has also been rumored for its cruel deeds. For example, Locals have seen a Goat who was tied for slaughter being beaten heavily as it tried to escape. This is the place where the entire story begins. So the cow was brought for slaughter. Locals have noticed and have doubted that the cow was pregnant. This made some of the locals to be on watch. The cow was certified and was deemed fit for slaughter by the Government veterinary doctor. But, just before the slaughter, the cow delivered a calf which instigated the locals with fury. They rushed in and leaked the news to the media. Media was quick to respond and this became one for the headline of the day. In kerala, the law states that if a cow is pregnant, it cannot be slaughtered. Media took the opportunity to investigate how a pregnant cow was certified fit to be slaughtered by the veterinary doctor. Locals commented this incident was a clear message on how ineffective these certifications were. Later that doctor was suspended from services for a detailed enquiry.
The law states that the cows rescued from such conditions needs to be handed over to a Gaushala in the state, and as they didn t know about such a Gaushala to be existing, they decieded to sell the cow and calf. Obviously it would again go for slaughter maybe by illegal means. Seeing this atrocity we approached Mr Jayachandran, an animal activist, who knew people there at Pattanimtitta. He spoke with many high level government officials like the District collector and many others informing them about the existence of a Gaushala in Kerala by name Dakshin Vrindavan. And therebyhelped us protect the cow and the calf. We got the sanction form the government to take care of the cow and the calf. The cow and calf was brought back to our shelter at Palakkad in a truck, which was sponsored by a volunteer Ashwin Mohan. Our doctors found out that as the delivery happened in a filthy area, and as the umbilical cord was not cut at Claf is really curious about the camera Sarojini and calf upon arival in Dakshin Vrindavan
the time of delivery, the calf had an infection. Worsening the problem was that the placenta of the mother was not taken out after delivery which made the milk infected. Unfortunately the calf was drinking this infected milk till we brought them to our shelter. As the calf was too young the infection could not be brought down and he died. After the completion of all the legal and medical formalities, the calf was buried. The carelessness of the people and the attitude of seeing an animal as an object of gaining money resulted in the improper care of the calf and its mother after delivery which resulted in the infection and the apparent death of the calf. But the mother has recovered from the infection and is on her way back to gaining the proper health. We feed her with nutritious diet consisting of various types oil cake, various types bran, green grass and hay as prescribed by the doctors. Ashwin Mohan immediately arranged for some nutritious diet and tried to keep the spirit of the Mother up. The Cow is adopted by Mrs Geeta who has named her Sarojini. Hopefully she would be healthy in a month or two. Did You Know? Do Cows Change Color? Some do, some don t. As you can see in this photo, Shyamasundar changes color quite dramatically. His summer color is white which reflects the rays of the sun to keep him cool. His winter coat is charcoal gray which helps absorb the suns rays to keep him warm. Cows are better equipped to deal with the problems of life than humans are. Protect them and they will protect us. Winter Summer
Kumari Departs As India gears up to become a car-friendly city, another cow has become injured by the increasing number of impatient, insensitive, reckless drivers. The incident happened near a popular pilgrimage spot in Kerala. This twoyear-old cow was hit and suffered a broken pelvis. She was left to fend for herself and a few locals called us up and we immediately hired a vehicle to fetch her. A local veterinarian was called and his recommendation was to keep her suspended in a sling which we did after great difficulty. We named her Kumari as she was just 2 years old and a heifer. One winter morning She passed away owing to a cardiac arrest. Reckless drivers should know that the Law of Karma dictates that the same type of suffering awaits them. It is simply not wise to place more value in saving a few seconds than in the welfare of an abandoned street cow. I am reminded of the story of Mrigari and Narada muni from Srimad Bhagavatam, When Narada met the wicked, sinful hunter Mrigrari, he was appalled by his habit of halfkilling innocent animals with his bow. Out of compassion the great sage informed Mrigrari that he could reduce the sinful reactions of his profession by killing the animals fully rather than leaving them flopping half-dead on the Kumari looks sober even after a pelvis fracture
Narayani Jayashri Devi, a caring donor, consoling Kumari forest floor. Drastic but suitable advice for the lowest class of men. Today, it seems many cars have replaced the few wicked arrows of Mrigrari and the number of cows half-killed by them has multiplied substantially. Sadly enough, the trend seems to indicate it will increase further. I wonder how Narada would advise the pilgrims speeding in cars. Would he tell them to repeatedly run over the cows they ve struck down until they were still? Would he consider the drivers and owners less culpable because they half-kill them accidentally while Mrigrari did so intentionally? Perhaps their acts are less sinful but sinful nevertheless. People drive fast because they want to save time. But if they injure or kill cows in the process, their cars will only serve to get them to Hell on time or perhaps a bit early. Not too fast. Mind the animals on the road.
How can you help us Life Adoption Program It takes a good deal to look after the needs of a cow, especially as these are injured, old and retired cows. A 50 INR per day can feed a cow with green grass and Hay. So it takes 1500 INR per month and 18000 INR per year to maintain a cow. Please help us by adopting a cow, you could choose the resident you want giving it a name, and we would tie a brass bell inscribing your adoption. We would take good care of your cow on your behalf. Offer a feast Feed Cows a feast on your birthday, anniversary, when a child is born, in honor of a departed soul, monthly on your Birth star or on any other occasion. It costs INR 150 to feed a cow a feast. he herd s regular diet is hay, and fresh grass. For the feast we add jaggery and fruit (bananas/guavas/ watermelons according to season). To feed a feast to 20 cows = INR 3000. To feed a feast to 50 cows = INR 7500. To feed feast to our whole herd = [INR 150*number of cows]. Sponsor a cow s nutrition supplements In addition to the green grass and hay we feed the cows bran (husk) of Wheat, rice etc. We feed them crushed oil cakes of groundnut and cotton seeds and sesame seeds. We feed them the husk of black gram, cowpea, horse gram and chickpea. It takes some 50 INR per day to give the cows their required ration of nutrition as prescribed by veterinary doctors. You can choose a cow and come forward to sponsor its nutritional supplements
Sponsor medical needs INR 12000 is spent on an average every month for medical requirement of the herd, As most of our cows are rescued from pitiable conditions, we perform surgeries like rumenoctomy, amputation, fracture care etc. Help us to serve cows better. Build a house for cow It takes approximately 20000 INR to build a house for a cow. To build house cows for n number of cows it wuld be Rs. n * 20000. Make a recurring payment Please give a standing instruction to your bank to deposit a fixed donation every month for the service of cows to our account Protection of cows and bulls is possible only when cultured and pious minded citizens come forward to actively support the cause by their words, actions and wealth.
Our cows are ever grateful to The cows send their heart-felt thanks to those who assisted during December 2016 / January 2017 Aarati prasanna Anagha krishnamoorthy Archana Nair Ashwin Ashwin Mohan Ashwin Satish Menon Balaji krishnamachary Ramanujam Balaji Srinivasan Bhooma Rengachary Charlotte Gerrad Deepak Hariharan Deepak Shankar Dhanalakshmi ck DHYAN Foundation Dileep Krishnan Dr Geetha Dr Prasnn Dr Rengarajan Dr Sreeja Pillai Gayatri Ghanakota Gomatum Srinivasan Hariharan Harindra mohan Harish ts Jaya Parasuram Jayakrishanan Jayanthi Santhosh Kalyana Krishnan Kanchana Karithikeyan Sethuraman Karthik Panchapakesan Kartik Iyer Kavita Balaji Krishna Ghanakota Chaitanya Krishna Kossery Krishna Narayana Krishnan Cheruserry Krishnan S Maithri Nandakumar Mala Krishnan Manikantan Venkiteswaran Mohanachandran Nair Narayani Jayasree Devi Navaneetha Krishnan Nithya Padmasini Poornima Nair Prakash Srinivasan Prasanna kesavan Priya ts Pushapalatha Harikumar R Anantha Narayanan Raj Nambiar Rajaram Rejitha Menon Ramesh Gowda Ramya Ravi Garg Ravilochan Iyenger Regunathan Srinivasan Sandhya Srihari Sandhya Srinivasan Sanjay Dabas Santhi Santhosh kovilakath Santosh Kovilakath Satish kumar grandhi Shankar Prasad Shante kanag Shanti R Shobha Sridhar Sivaraman Sri ranagaswami Rajam Iyengar Sridhar Kalyanasundaram Sridhar Krish Srihari Raghavan Srimathi Sheshadri Srivatsan Subhash Nambiar Sudhamayi Devi Dasi Sumtira Sriram Sundar ram Thirumalai Vinjamoor Venkatesh Thuppul Krishnan Vandana kumar Vandana Mittal Varadarajan Reganathan Vasudevan Namboothiri Vasundhara Deepak Vijay Vijayalakshmi Vk Narayanan Yogender If we have overlooked any of the donors, please forgive us and kindly please write to us.