Lover of Wild Animals
Bishnois lived with trees and wild animals in the Thar Desert with complete harmony for centuries and have been fiercely protecting the trees & wild life in their areas to follow the teachings of their Guru Jambheshwar Ji.
This was not an easy task especially in the desert where water was a luxury commodity and trees could fetch same extra revenue but for Bishnois protection of wild life was a Dharma (religion).
Bishnois appealed to rulers/kings to make rules for banning tree cutting and hunting in their areas and fought cases in the courts to ensure the rules are followed by all.
But in the arid desert facing continuous draughts, the trees and wild animals were always temptations of others.
Time to time their faith was tested by rulers, poachers and others but Bishnois always protected the wild life even at the cost of their lives by braving the bullets.
Scores of Bishnois have sacrificed their lives for protecting wild life in Rajasthan.
Bishnois are extremely aggressive about their pacifism. Foremost in the community's pantheon of heroes are men and women who gave up their lives trying to save trees and animals.
On 03.10.1996, Nihal Chand Bishnoi (30 Yr) sacrificed his life while chasing poaches to save life of black bucks.
A film named, "Willing to Sacrifice" was shown in 5th International Festivals of Films, TV & Video Programs ENVIRON 99 held at Bratislava, Slovakia and won the award for Best Environmental Film. ' ALSO SEE -: Article on Bishnoi published in GEO magazine (French edition) in March 2009
Categort:Hindu folk deities
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Guru Jambeshwar Bhagwan |
| Alternative names | Shri Jamboji Maharaj |
| Short description | Environmentalist,Saint,Philosopher |
| Date of birth | year 1451 vikrami samwat 1508, Krishna (black) 8th day of bhadarpad month(same day of Krishna’s birth ) |
| Place of birth | villege- peempasar distt. - nagaur rajasthan |
| Date of death | year 1536 (vikrami samwat 1593, Krishna 9th of Margshirsh month) at Lalasar |
| Place of death | lalasar |
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