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Jallikattu 2024: 12,000+ bulls, 4,500 bull tamers enlist to compete at 3-day mega festival in Tamil NaduJallikattu 2024: Madurai is abuzz as Jallikattu, the traditional bull-taming spectacle, approaches amid Pongal festivities. State Minister ...
Bull taming sport 'Jallikattu' to begin on January 15 in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu is preparing for the traditional bull taming sport 'Jallikattu', which is celebrated as part of Pongal celebrations. The event w...
PETA moves SC seeking review of verdict upholding laws allowing 'Jallikattu', other animal sportIn a unanimous verdict, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph (now retired) had noted The Prevention of Cruelty to A...
SC verdict on bullock-cart races: Maha ministers call it victory of farmers, promise all assistance for such eventsMaharashtra Excise Minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the validity of amendment laws allo...
Two killed in separate Jallikattu events in TN, CM announces solatiumTamilarasan of Chinnapatti who tamed 23 bulls was adjudged the best tamer and was presented the first prize of Chief Minister's car. Mani o...
Tamil Nadu: 'Jallikattu 2023' event beings in Madurai's AvaniyapuramPongal's main custom 'Jallikattu event' also known as 'Eru Thazhuvuthal' and 'Mancuvirattu' started in full swing in three villages of Tami...
Jallikattu turns the spotlight on MaduraiAs the bulls rushed from the 'vaadivasal' (entry point), a number of youth swarmed around them hoping to clasp their arms around the animal...
How regional soft drinks makers are making a mark in a market dominated by MNCsThe name Sosyo is unlikely to ring a bell unless you have been to Gujarat, the home turf of the 93-year-old brand. Manufactured by the Sura...
How the Toronto film festival has become a welcome home for Indian filmmakersWhen Jallikattu premiered at TIFF, it was evident that Pellissery had mastered the mind of the bull.
Will the particular characteristics of Tamil culture have a political impact?Understanding this culture is not something that comes naturally to people outside Tamil Nadu.
Supreme Court no for interim stay on Kambala buffalo race in KarnatakaA bench comprising A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, however, fixed March 12 for a final hearing on the plea by animal rights body PETA i...
Jallikattu: Red flag over Tamil Nadu but what the fight really is for?28-year-old who was protesting against the ban on jallikkattu and another who believes that the protesters were misled, explain their respe...
Journey of jallikattu: From a local event to Tamil totemWhat got jallikattu into national headlines was when a few thousand protesters arrived at Marina Beach in Chennai.
Jallikattu cheat sheet: 10 things you should know about the bull-taming sportJallikattu is a traditional bull-chasing sport of Tamil Nadu which is organised during Pongal. The sport is more than two millennia old.
Has Vijayakanth's influence in Tamil Nadu politics started to wane?ET Magazine sets out to explore where the two parties and their maverick kingpins stand as election fever heats up.
Kambala: Sport or cruelty?Noted animal rights activist and Union minister Maneka Gandhi had expressed serious concerns about the ill-treatment of buffaloes.
- Ban on Jallikattu : A mindless sport
References about the game can be found in abundance in the Last Sangam Tamil literature.