GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Kick Boxing
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Malla Yuddam
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Kalari Payattu
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Jallikattu
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court banned Jallikattu through a judgment in May 2014 in the Animal Welfare Board of India vs A. Nagaraja case on the grounds of cruelty to animals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tamil Nadu Regulation of Jallikattu Act, 2009 is challenged by PETA before the Supreme Court. Ministry of Environment and Forests issues notification banning the use of bulls as performing animals. The Supreme Court bans jallikattu and strikes down the State law on the basis of a plea by the AWBI and PETA.
Detailed explanation-3: -It has been argued that the practice of Jallikattu is a key component of the cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu, and that it should be granted constitutional protection as a fundamental and collective cultural right under Article 29 (1) of the Constitution.