User:Gau Raksha Dal
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| गौ रक्षा दल | |
| Formation | 24 August 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | Right-wing Hindu nationalist organisation |
| Purpose | Supporting Hindu nationalism, Cow Protection Movement |
| Headquarters | Rajkot, India |
Region served | India |
Official language | Hindi |
Chairman | Mayur Thakkar |
The Mayur Thakkar (Hindi: गौ रक्षा दल, lit. 'Indian Cow Protection Organization'; abbr.:) is a Hindu nationalist and right-wing federation of cattle protection movements in India affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and a member of the Sangh Parivar.It provides guidance and support in the construction of protective shelters for cattle and is supporting cattle protection movements all over India. This organization is not affiliated with any political party, its members are all volunteers and it was founded in 2012 by Mayur Thakkar.
Awards
[edit]Associations and awards
He holds following prestigious position among various institutes
• Honorary State Animal Welfare Officer, Animal Welfare Board of Ministry of Fisheries,Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying), Govt of India.
• President, Gau Raksha Dal, Gujarat State.
• National Executive Member Bharat Raksha Munch
• Volunteer Wildlife Crime Control Bureau Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Govt of India
• President Bharat Rakhsha Munch Gujrat prant
• Vice president, Akhil bharatiya Navyug Sanstha, Gujarat State
• Secretary, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Banaskatha Dist., Govt of Gujarat
• Undertaking.
• Member, People for Animals, New Delhi
He has been appreciated with following awards across different decies
1. Sarva Sresth Gau Rakshak (Best animal protector( awarded by Gau Seva Ayog, Gandhinagar,
of Gujarat.
2. International Gau Sevak awarded by Lohana Maha parisad, Tirupati balaji, Andhra Pradesh
3. Gujarati Gaurav Award, awarded by Akhil Maharsth Gujarati Samaj, Mumbai
4. Akhani Ratna Award, awarded by Akhani Samaj, Sarni, Gujarat.
5. Jivdaya Ratna Award, Vardhman sanskar Dham, Mumbai
6. Hindu Ratna Award, awarded by Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Rakshak Samiti, New Delhi.
7. vir Dada jasraj Award, awarded by Raghuvansi samaj, Rajkot
8. Vir Dada jasraj Award, awarded by Vir Dada Jasraj Trust, Surat
9. Yuva Pratibha Award, awarded by Lohana maha parishad,
10. Animal Welfare Award 2017 awarded by paryavaran Bharti Delhi.
11. Raghuvanshi Ratna Award 2018 Awarded by Ghoghari lohana Mahajan
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Activities
[edit]Animal protection related activity
• He has been involved in animal protection activity since 2006 and actively and fully involved since
2008. The following were the major activity undertaken by him
• To protect the animal which are transported to slaughter house in association with local police
authorities
• To arrange for the shelter for the animal which are saved from taking to slaughter houses in
association with different institute involved in sheltering the animals.
• To represent and actively get the favorable outcomes of the legal matters filed against the persons
involved in illegal activity of slaughtering the animals.
• To get involved with the animal shelter institutes during the natural draughts and to help them to
sustain their operation during such conditions.
• To develop young and energetic team at state level for undertaking various animal protection
activity
• 2008 to 2019 he has been instrumental along with his associate in saving life of approx. 22000 to
25000 animal lives
See also
[edit]References
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Category:Organizations established in 2006 Category:Hindutva Category:Volunteer organisations in India Category:Hindu nationalism Category:Political organisations based in India Category:Sangh Parivar Category:2012 establishments in India Category:Animal welfare organisations based in India Category:Cattle welfare organisations based in India Category:Hinduism-related controversies Category:Right-wing populism in Asia Category:Hindu organisations based in India Category:Hinduism and cattle