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bull fighting

Jallikattu: A Red Rag to a Bull

V Shoba

A year after unprecedented protests over banning jallikattu that pitted cultural traditionalists against animal rights activists, the rural sport has become a youthful rebellion

Animal Instincts Go National

The many dimensions of the taming of bulls

The Taming of the Bull

They risk their life for honour—and rewards—at the Jallikattu. Here is what drives them to reach for that bull.

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