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Pune, Maharashtra

May 03, 2024

In Pune: waiting for the cows to come home

Since 2014, cow vigilantism has seen a sharp rise in various parts of India. Given how integral cows are to the rural economy, attacks on cattle truck drivers have had a crushing effect on farmers and traders. PARI reports on such incidents from Maharashtra’s Pune and Satara districts

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Author

Parth M.N.

Parth M.N. is a 2017 PARI Fellow and an independent journalist reporting for various news websites. He loves cricket and travelling.

Editor

Vishaka George

Vishaka George worked as a Senior Editor at PARI and reported on livelihoods and environmental issues. Vishaka was the head PARI's Social Media functions (2017-2025) and worked in the Education team to take PARI's stories into the classroom and get students to document issues around them.

Editor

Sarbajaya Bhattacharya

Sarbajaya Bhattacharya is a Senior Editor at PARI. She also works closely with interns and student volunteers as a part of PARI Education. Sarbajaya is an experienced Bangla translator. Based in Kolkata, she is interested in the history of the city and travel literature.