Hansraj College, which comes under Delhi University, last month started a Cow Research and Protection Centre on its campus last month. The gaushala called Swami Dayanand Saraswati Gau-Samwardhan ewam Anusandhan Kendra has been allegedly built on the land designated for a women’s hostel.
The decision to open a cow research centre in a publicly funded institution which is supposed to be secular should be seen in the larger context of growing atmosphere of majoritarianism and right-wing domination in educational institutions.
Indian Cultural Forum approached artists who are resisting through their art to respond to this issue about the cow centre.
Original artwork by Smish DesignsOriginal artwork by Poorva Goel
Smish is an artist and designer who runs "Smish Designs" on Instagram. She is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.Poorva Goel is a cartoonist/comic-maker based in Assam. She documents stories about people, places and paradigms through comics. As a graphic storyteller, she has collaborated with a range of experts across disciplines, and social and environmental movements and organizations. She has worked on graphic publications, reporting stories about communities and conservation. Poorva is interested in the relationships between political, social, and economic factors with environmental changes.
