Srila Prabhupada Articles
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Cow Adoption by Mrs Tripti Dsouza
By Panca Pandava Das
On 12 December there was Go-puja at Bhaktivedanta Swami Goshala for the adoption of a cow given the name Vrinda by Mrs Tripti Allan Dsouza from Andheri, Mumbai.

Goshala Developments and Renovations
By Panca Pandava Das
As like most projects Bhaktivedanta Swami Goshala, Vrindavan, is constantly evolving, growing and in need of renovation. There are a number of works going on at the moment, so we thought we would tell you what is going on and show some pictures of the works in progress.

Did Vedic People Really Eat Cows?
By: Sandyha Jain. Published in the Deccan Herald, 20 December 2001
Under the pretext of disseminating true knowledge about the past to young, impressionable school children, a perverse assault has been launched upon the religious sensitivities of the Hindu community. Marxist historians allege that ancient Hindus ate beef, that this is recorded in their sacred scriptures, and that this should be taught to school children. The Hindu prohibition on cow slaughter, they say, is a more recent development and Hindus are shying away from this truth because it is intimately linked with their sense of identity. READ FULL ARTICLE

What is Cow Protection?
Hearing the term ‘Cow Protection,’ people typically react in two ways. Some think protection is for endangered species, and since there are billions of cows, it's better to concentrate on whales or the African elephant. Others think it may be some pagan worship of animals - the ‘sacred cow’ image. READ FULL ARTICLE

Benefits of Cow Urine
Today many AIDS patients are taking cow urine therapy. People who were suffering with migraine and headache for the past 15 years have recovered within six months of taking this therapy. Whether it is the question of relieving tension or improving the memory power, in the past few years the Cow Urine Treatment and Research Center, Indore, has treated one and a half lakhs of people. READ FULL ARTICLE

Cows in Krishna Lila
By: H.G. Madan Gopal Das
Srimad Bhagawatam begins with glorifying the supreme Lord Krsna. But Sri Krsna in his topmost abode of goloka is absorbed in worship of the cows. His abode is centered and named around cows. Krsna lila cannot be separated from love of cows ( go prema).

As soon as Krsna appeared on earth in the jail, his father Vasudev decided to give 10,000 excellent payaswini cows in charity. When Krsna reached Vrndavan Nanda Maharaj gave lakhs of cows in charity. Sri Vrindavan is called gostha. Gostha means a place where atleast one crore (10 million) cows reside. READ FULL ARTICLE

Holy Cows - Acclaimed abroad, despised at home.
By: H.G. Madan Gopal Das
I received this article written by Devinder Sharma via an email sent by a friend. I thought it was some thing worth reading.

Holy Cows — Acclaimed abroad, despised at home

A couple of days back, newspaper in Punjab reported that an American company — World Wide Sires Ltd — is planning to provide high-quality semen to dairy farmers. Some days back, I had heard that the Kerala Minister for Animal Husbandry was thinking of importing some improved cattle breeds from Denmark for cross-breeding with the local cows. READ FULL ARTICLE