KRRS appeals to buffalo owners to desist from participating in Mysuru Dasara Kambala
The Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha (KRRS) is urging buffalo owners to boycott the upcoming Mysuru Dasara Kambala event. The organization cites severe drought conditions and environmental destruction at the event site as primary reasons for their opposition.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the tension between preserving cultural traditions and addressing urgent environmental and resource management crises.
Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha (KRRS) appealed to owners of buffaloes, in the coastal region, registered for participating in Mysuru Dasara Kambala to cancel their registration and withdraw from the sport.
The kambala in Mysuru is scheduled on October 18 and 19.
Addressing press persons in Mangaluru on October 12, Badagalapura Nagendra, State president of KRRS, said, “We fervently urge the conscientious people of the coastal region to persuade the buffalo owners to withdraw from the kambala event.”
Stating that KRRS holds immense respect and admiration for the kambala, the traditional rural sport of the coastal region, he said that the KRRS opposes holding kambla in Mysuru for three reasons.
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