Jallikattu is one of famous cultural sports events which is about bull taming. As per Historians, it is considered to be event for men to show their masculine strength. To say about Jallikattu, an event where bull is allowed to run in open space where men are asked to tame the bull. The person who does it is winner and strongest person in the area.
In recent times, there have been a lot of controversies whether to ban the event or not. There have been notable deaths and several injuries for people during the event and it is mostly the people who come to watch the event is suffered more by the bull attack. In 2004, at least 5 people were reported dead and several hundreds injured in various villages. Two hundred have died over the past two decades.
The guy who tames the bull gets a lot of fame and money. Here fame is not only limited to person as such, even it is associated with his village. Also, lot of parents was interested to get their daughter wedded to the guy.
In present scenario, our nation faces higher terrorist activities, so now person’s strength can be shown by serving the nation either in police defending the locality or in army as soldiers defending our country’s border. For this all people need is good health and physical fitness which those people who participates in Jallikattu events would posses. Instead of using your strength against an animal which runs in fear and also traumatizing an bull for your selfish reason of getting bride in your locality as strengthens person.
One person’s death must contribute to something helpful at least to his family or nation, it would be best to do if you die serving our nation rather than trying to tame a bull.
I personally feel Jallikattu must be banned .It may be Thamizhan culture for showing strength, you could do that in useful manner by serving our nation.
3 comments:
You are absolutely correct...
One has read a lot of stuff similar to this in various cultures and different parts of the world. The actual fact is that all such activities are jus for fun and does not show any thing related to strength as many has thought it to be. Its so funny to see that we as the only creatures who have developed the sixth sense being like this... are we supposed to have it???? i wonder .....
Ya i completely agree with u that Jallikattu displays stupidity more than the strength...at times, we ll ve to re-evaluate our tradition, customs and value systems whenever needed..Jallikattu need not be adopted and followed just cuz its our cultural sport wit legacy..u r right in saying that Jallikattu shud be banned..
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