Huntingdeer

Published on 15th April, 2018, in Mid-Day. Ancient India was known as Arya-varta, or the land of the noble people. In the early scriptures, the extent of this region was described as the forests where the black buck roamed. Hunting deer, the black buck, was the favourite pastime of kings in Vedic times. The rishis often used deerskin as clothing and as mats to sit and sleep on. The deer contributes to many a crisis in the epics. In the Ramayan, Sita is drawn to a golden deer and asks Ram to fetch it. Her desire for the deer is indicative of forthcoming trouble. The ..