Welcome to gougopa
In the past History –
The nutritious raw fodder, in the foothill pastures where Cows graze, resulted in such Cow's milk, Goumaya and Cow-mutra to provide good immunity to the mankind. According to our forefathers, 400 years ago in the history of Karnataka, cows used to yield 6-8 liters of milk on an average. There existed more cows than human population; today we have only 22% of desi Cow vis a viz human population.
There are innumerable reasons for this situation. We haven't focused on this issue since 1900’s. In an attempt to boost the dairy economy in 1970’s, as an alternative system, foreign milking animals were introduced. Operating it like an industry, we are only focusing on the financial benefit. As a result, the health of the Desi Cow, agriculture and mankind are completely ruined. A life without health, agriculture without crops, has nothing to contribute to the country. Instead, they become a burden. Industry, good education, scientist, soldiers are needed for a country to function.
A healthy and sustainable food system is very important for all these to happen. How long can food be imported from abroad? It should be a process of growing within the country to attain self-sufficiency. Isn’t it true that agriculture is the basic source for food? If you look at the real history of Bharath, 400 years before, you will know that we used to export food to the whole world. Even now we can attain such state. For all this to happen, protection and improvement of the original Desi Cow breed is the best sustainable solution. If Desi Cow breed is strengthened, many benefits will get activated, like good agriculture, superior crops, good industries and a healthy life to the mankind. We need to act in this direction.
Do cows need good food too? This Abhiyana was started with this aspect in mind. Gaugopa is responsible for providing proper Cow Food (Dry grass, corn or maize stubble with honey) and medicated herd to the Desi Cows of the Gou-shala.
Mission
“To provide well balanced Gou Food (Dry grass, corn or maize stubble with honey) and medicated herd (as per Charaka Samhita) to every single Desi Cows of the Gou-shala”
The word "Gou" in Sanskrit means 'light'. All of us must make a concerted effort to resurrect the ancient culture of Bharath. In ancient times, a cow in Bharath was worshiped as a Goumatha. As time passed, Goumatha fell victim to man's greed.
As God has created man above all the animals and birds, another special creation in this land of Bharat called ‘Cow’. Such a unique, wonderful creation especially created for the salvation of mankind. .
We have seen the examples from the history of what happens when one goes against the nature’s creation. In the name of modernisation, Cows are used mainly for the commercial production of milk; we are using techniques which damage the Gou’s udder. This is the result of so called western/modern science, which is causing great pain to Gou-matha and her family. Humans ignoring nature’s balance are responsible for today's catastrophic consequences, environmental imbalances and modern diseases.
We believe that getting Gous back into the "Goumatha" position is the key to solve external and internal (spiritual) problems of Bharata and also of the entire world. The revival of the ancient culture of Bharata has already begun to take place in the world. The goal of this Abhiyana is to find out how Cows and Gou-shala are useful to the mankind in all the aspects of modern life - nutrition, health, agriculture and economy.
“The sole purpose is saving Gouvansha and good breeding of Desi Cows.”
Cow Products from Goushala
1. Bean preparation
2. Goukashta
3. Goumaya bricks
4. Gou-Crete (for Construction)
5. Medicine from the Goumutra
6. Manure using Goumaya, Cow-mutra, Jaggery, pulses and flour
7. Goumaya, Cow-mutra (plus many other ingredients) make excellent soap
8. Bio Gas - can also be used for cooking, power generation. High priority has given by central government
9. Goumaya Paint - Natural, Waterproof, Anti-bacterial, Anti-Fungal, free from heavy metals, odour less, cost effective
Teaching Traditional Goupalane
1. Older, non-milking Cows, Ox, Calves and Bulls are not to be kept out of the Gou-shala.
2. They have to be taken care of till their end,
3. No compromise to be done with quality and quantity of their food.
4. Cows to be kept untied all the time.
5. We impose complete restrictions on artificial insemination.
6. We are committed to the practice of Dohan (Milking), a practice of ancient Bharat.
We are going to mentor on this activity to every desi Gou-shala.
Living in Gou-shala
In this busy modern life, we neglect personal health. Packed and processed food adds harmful chemicals to our body. Pollutants of all types contaminate our body. Lack of emotional space and lifestyle issues add to the problem. Stressful working and living conditions affect our health. Here is a solution to naturally rejuvenate you by means of Living in our Desi Gou-shala. It’s our ancestors, rushimunis used to do.
· Live close to natures best gift – Desi Cow
· Experience the healing power of Desi Cow
· Relax and get relief from mental and emotional ailments like stress, anxiety, frustration and depression
· Enjoy the benefits of Desi Cow products
· Learn sustainable living in harmony with nature
· Learn Bharatiya Cow Parampara
· Learn to be a Cow-palak
· Learn to make Cow-products
· Learn to set up a Desi Gou-shala
Gaugopa is starting this Abhiyana for 1000 desi Cows. The Abhiyana vision is to facilitate the nutritious food for all desi cows in Karnataka
Gougopa Dal
Srikanth, an engineer by profession, has worked in the IT industry for about16+ years. His interest in natural and sustainable living made him to study Ayurveda. Later, while practicing Ayurveda (Maharshi Vagabhat), his revelation was the positive impact of Desi Cow mankind and environment and inspired him to study it in depth. As he started working on Desi Cow, through his experience, he realized that agriculture was the fundamental activity of Bharath and Bharatiya Cow stands at the root of Vedas, agriculture, health, construction, etc., Conducting workshop on Goushala, mentoring Goushalas'.
Shri Arun Kumar, an agriculturist, has been running a Desi Cow (Gir) Gau-Shala for 12 years, making various Cow based products.
Smt. Parimala is basically from a family of farmers and working in an accounting company. She is responsible for managing the digital and logistics functions at Gougopa
Shri Praveen Kumar, a person with sound knowledge about the Desi Cow and is involved in conservation and breeding of Desi Cow in Karnataka.
Shri. Vinaya Malali, pursuing pourohitya as profession, is responsible for managing all kinds of spiritual activities at Gougopa.
Shri Subhash Hegde, a corporate trainer and an MSME consultant, responsible for managing website and media at Gougopa.
Smt. Bhavya, Co-Founder of Sankalpa ; Shri Anand Kumar Masti, Director, Smart IT Solutions ; Shri Vasanth Kumar, MD, Access Info Solutions ; Shri Sumant Shripad Bhat, IT, Bengaluru ; Ananth Somayaji, IT, Corporate Trainer, Bengaluru, Manjunath, Retired Deputy Executive Engineer, Hyderabad and some others who are in the industry and are sharing different responsibilities of this campaign.