On the outskirts of Pune, in the verdant Deccan Plateau, is the Shiv Senapati Mohite Gaushala. Its head trustee is a man called Parsuram Modak, described on his Facebook fan page as someone with links to the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS for 40 years. According to a supervisor, the cattle shelter is home to about 200 cattle, cows as well as bulls.