Kambala In Karnataka

The stage is set for 'Kambala,' an exciting buffalo race on mud track from coastal Karnataka, happening for the first time in Bengaluru on November 25 and 26 at the Palace Grounds, organisers of the event said today.

Kambala, a traditional buffalo race, was held at Moodabidri in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday.

From racing with buffaloes on the Karnataka coast to walking up the steps of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to meet the Chief Minister, Srinivas Gowda has come a long way very fast. The power of social media, combined with catchy headlines comparing him to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, has helped catapult Srinivas Gowda from the muddy Kambala fiel...

A buffalo racer from Karnataka, who was called for trials by the Sports Ministry on Monday after setting a new record as the fastest runner in the history of the traditional sport, Kambala, has said he would need a month's time to attend the training sessions. The trial was arranged by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at at the Sports Authority of India...

Srinivasa Gowda recently ran 142.5 meters in 13.62 seconds during the buffalo race Kambala in a paddy field in Mangalore's Kadri after which a video clip of his performance went viral leaving social media users in awe.

The annual buffalo race, Kambala, will continue in Karnataka for now, as the Supreme Court today refused to put it hold and said it will hear the matter in March. The Kambala festivities start in December and continue till March and coincide with Pongal celebrations which involve buffaloes racing along a muddy stretch, usually tied to a plough and ...

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear after four weeks a plea of an animal rights' body challenging a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race 'Kambala' and bullock cart races in Karnataka.

The Supreme Court today agreed to wait and see if the President gave his assent to a law allowing Kambala -- an annual buffalo race traditionally held in coastal Karnataka - before deciding on a plea to put it on hold this year.

Kambala, an annual Buffalo Race traditionally held along the coastal region of Karnataka, finds itself in the spotlight, yet again.

Following in the steps of neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Karnataka has made a move to make the banned buffalo-racing sport Kambala legal again. On Monday, the state assembly passed a bill that would amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to allow the sport following huge protests in the state. The move was backed by all parties, which had made it...

After the bull-taming sport Jallikattu was permitted in neighbouring Tamil Nadu through an executive order, the Karnataka legislature is trying to bring back the buffalo-racing sport, Kambala. And the chief minister's first challenge is making sure people say it right. Asked about the issue today, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters, "Please...

Demands for a court-ordered ban on a traditional animal-based sport to be lifted; protests on the street; talk of an ordinance to circumvent laws on animal cruelty. Sounds familiar? These are not pro-Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, but an ongoing agitation for the return of Kambala - a traditional buffalo-racing event in neighbouring Karnataka w...

Lifting of the ban on Jallikattu has triggered renewed calls for revival of forbidden sports involving cattle like 'Kambala', a buffalo race in Karnataka, and 'Bailgadi Shariyat', the bullockcart race in Maharashtra.

After protests in Tamil Nadu managed to achieve a reversal of the ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu, many in Karnataka are demanding focus on Kambala -- a traditional sport in which water buffaloes are made to race down a track filled with mud and water.

The stage is set for 'Kambala,' an exciting buffalo race on mud track from coastal Karnataka, happening for the first time in Bengaluru on November 25 and 26 at the Palace Grounds, organisers of the event said today.

Kambala, a traditional buffalo race, was held at Moodabidri in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday.

From racing with buffaloes on the Karnataka coast to walking up the steps of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to meet the Chief Minister, Srinivas Gowda has come a long way very fast. The power of social media, combined with catchy headlines comparing him to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, has helped catapult Srinivas Gowda from the muddy Kambala fiel...

A buffalo racer from Karnataka, who was called for trials by the Sports Ministry on Monday after setting a new record as the fastest runner in the history of the traditional sport, Kambala, has said he would need a month's time to attend the training sessions. The trial was arranged by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at at the Sports Authority of India...

Srinivasa Gowda recently ran 142.5 meters in 13.62 seconds during the buffalo race Kambala in a paddy field in Mangalore's Kadri after which a video clip of his performance went viral leaving social media users in awe.

The annual buffalo race, Kambala, will continue in Karnataka for now, as the Supreme Court today refused to put it hold and said it will hear the matter in March. The Kambala festivities start in December and continue till March and coincide with Pongal celebrations which involve buffaloes racing along a muddy stretch, usually tied to a plough and ...

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear after four weeks a plea of an animal rights' body challenging a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race 'Kambala' and bullock cart races in Karnataka.

The Supreme Court today agreed to wait and see if the President gave his assent to a law allowing Kambala -- an annual buffalo race traditionally held in coastal Karnataka - before deciding on a plea to put it on hold this year.

Kambala, an annual Buffalo Race traditionally held along the coastal region of Karnataka, finds itself in the spotlight, yet again.

Following in the steps of neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Karnataka has made a move to make the banned buffalo-racing sport Kambala legal again. On Monday, the state assembly passed a bill that would amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to allow the sport following huge protests in the state. The move was backed by all parties, which had made it...

After the bull-taming sport Jallikattu was permitted in neighbouring Tamil Nadu through an executive order, the Karnataka legislature is trying to bring back the buffalo-racing sport, Kambala. And the chief minister's first challenge is making sure people say it right. Asked about the issue today, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters, "Please...

Demands for a court-ordered ban on a traditional animal-based sport to be lifted; protests on the street; talk of an ordinance to circumvent laws on animal cruelty. Sounds familiar? These are not pro-Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, but an ongoing agitation for the return of Kambala - a traditional buffalo-racing event in neighbouring Karnataka w...

Lifting of the ban on Jallikattu has triggered renewed calls for revival of forbidden sports involving cattle like 'Kambala', a buffalo race in Karnataka, and 'Bailgadi Shariyat', the bullockcart race in Maharashtra.

After protests in Tamil Nadu managed to achieve a reversal of the ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu, many in Karnataka are demanding focus on Kambala -- a traditional sport in which water buffaloes are made to race down a track filled with mud and water.