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It’s being felt that a comprehensive rehabilitation model may help restore the economic value of stray cows and in the process address the emotive aspect of their protection. It is to be seen if state governments will emulate the process. Abandoned on roads for being unproductive, scores of stray cows brought to the government cattle ponds located at villages Burj Powat, Gadolia and Khokhar Kalan in Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Mansa districts of  Punjab  have resumed yielding milk. This has led to poor people of the areas approaching the cattle’s caretakers with the request that they be allowed to take them to their homes with the promise of looking after them. The development is being seen by many in the field as a noticeable opening of a possibility of their rehabilitation in a scenario where the freely roaming hordes of cows are largely being considered a menace for humans. A crude line of thought, that packing them off for slaughtering could be better riddance...

Emotions are at the root of most diseases in the body. Hormones control our various bodily functions. Negative and heavy emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, etc. disturb their normal function and release toxins that find their way to different parts of the body—muscle, tissue, organs etc  thereby breeding disease. The phenomenon holds true for humans as well as animals, only the level of sensitivity differs. This is not to say that humans are more sensitive…certain evolved animals like cows and dogs, at times, display far more sensitivity than most humans. When a cow is scared, sad, nervous or angry, a large amount of toxins are generated in her body. If you happen to visit a slaughter-house, you will be shocked to see the condition of animals, the way they are kept, and the fear in their eyes when the knife is raised…. Imagine the amounts of toxins that are secreted by the glands in the body of such an animal. The adverse effects on health of those who consume their meat ar...

Milk has been called as amrit in the ancient texts. Charak Samhita reveals that milk increases vitality (ojas) in man. Dhanvantari states that cow’s milk is a desirable and preferred diet in all types of ailments. According to Atharva Veda, the cow, through its milk, transforms a weak and sick person into an energetic person, provides vitality to those without it and by doing so, makes the family prosperous and respectable in the civilised society. Milk is considered as a complete diet providing strength, complexion and nourishment to all seven dhatus as it exhibits properties of ojas, which is the essence of all the dhatus. Traditionally, after boiling, milk is transferred repeatedly from one container to the other till it foams. This process releases vayu (vata), which makes it easier to digest. Of all the varieties of milk, cow’s milk is considered the best. From milk we derive butter, curd, cheese and ghee, all of which are highly nourishing and important part of our diets. ...