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	Manas: Landscapes of India
		The Bishnois grew in strength, and stories of their relentless, even aggressive, dedication to the preservation of animal and plant tree, even at the cost of their lives, were widely circulated.
		The Bishnoi are said to believe that they will be reincarnated as deer, which may in part explain the sanctity extended to animals; certainly Jambaji, according to folklore, is thought to have instructed his followers that the fl buck was to be revered as his manifestation.
		The Bishnois are known, down to the present day, to mount an aggressive defense of their traditions and their reverence for the fl buck, and it is only a few years ago that the Hindi film actor, Salman Khan, earned their wrath when he engaged in a hunting expedition for fl buck.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Landscapes/ecology/bishnoi.html (1366 words)

	The Bishnois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Bishnois, a Vaishnavite sect, living in western Rajasthan on the fringe of the Thar desert, have for centuries, been conserving the flora and fauna to the extent of sacrificing their lives to protect the environment.
		The Bishnois will go to any extent to protect the wildlife and the forests around them.Recently this sect was in the news due to the activities of some Mumbai film group that had gone on a hunting spree in their area targeting the fl buck.
		The heartland of the Bishnois in the forests near Jodhpur is abundant in trees and wildlife.
	edugreen.teri.res.in /explore/forestry/bisnoi.htm (641 words)

	Bishnois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bishnois are a community of nature worshippers in the state of Rajasthan, India.
		Bishnois are strong lovers of wild animals.It is because of their protection that in Bishnoi dominated areas deer, blue bulls and fl bucks are seen grazing peacefully in their fields.
		The Bishnoi community have launched strong agitations against the killing of fl bucks by Salman Khan, a filmstar and Mansur Ali Khan of Pataudi, he is a former cricketer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishnois (364 words)

	esamskriti- Eco-religion of the Bishois of Rajasthan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of the out-standing cases is the eco-religion of the Bishnois of Rajasthan who are anunusual community with a philosophy of protecting plants and animals.
		The Bishnoi religion was launched in 1542 AD by Guru Jambeshwarji, or Jamboji as he is affectionately referred to by his followers.
		On many occasions the Bishnois are injured and even killed by hunters but they fearlessly provide strict protection to the flbuck and chinkara, which fearlessly roam in their settlements.
	www.esamskriti.com /html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=qanda&cid=422&sid=102 (1341 words)

	Rajasthan ministers want slice of OBC pie
		Bishnoi said Gehlot had assured him three months back that Bishnois would be given OBC status and that the government had written to the state Commission for Other Backward Castes to expedite the disposal of this case.
		Bishnoi said Jats were a much stronger, prosperous and progressive community than any of the six castes, but the Prime Minister had been responsive to only their demand, and added that even the Yadavs were better off than the Jats.
		Bishnoi said in a lighter vein that on the one hand they had been denied OBC benefits and on the other hand, the media persons were suggesting they resign too.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19991125/ipo25077.html (567 words)

	rediff.com: Rajasthan's Bishnois incensed over black buck poaching
		What surprises visitors to a Bishnoi village is the sheer freedom with which the spotted deer, blue bulls, and fl bucks race along the roadside or frolic in the open fields.
		The Bishnoi movement is one of earliest known ecological movements in Rajasthan.
		Bishnois are so dedicated to the task of protecting their environment that their women are known to nurture motherless fawns, give up their lives to save trees and go hungry to provide food for animals.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/aug/06buck.htm (372 words)

	Bishnoi.Net : Bishnoi People
		BISHNOI MEN in villages can easily be distinguished by their large white turbans, while BISHNOI WOMEN wear earth colours and have a particularly ostentatious nose ring.
		BISHNOI people live, not in the bucolic splendour of some green valley, where nature may seduce you to love her; but in the arid, desolation of north-western India where nature requires a struggle by man to even survive.
		But by now the entire Bishnoi community had revolted and they threatened to leave the state if they were not allowed to pursue their faith and religion.
	www.geocities.com /rc_bishnoi/people.htm (1803 words)

	Her: Bishnoi's of Rajasthan
		In fact, Bishnoi villages are markedly greener than others, with a great number of khejri trees which have become sacred for the community after the Khejarli event.
		Lactating Bishnoi women are known to breast-feed deer calves who have lost their mothers.
		The lunch is not meant to facilitate the passage of Dhokar Ram's soul to heaven; it is being served on the occasion of the collective marriage of the family's minor girls.
	yangtze.cs.uiuc.edu /~jamali/sindh/sindh-l/archive/her2/msg00866.html (1446 words)

	Satya April 04: Got Trees? By Amy Laughlin
		The Bishnois originated in the 15th century in a village near Jodhpur.
		A local man, Jambhoji, adopted a philosophy that states "nothing—human or not—deserves to be killed." Thus, he and his followers embarked on a new lifestyle that included a ban on killing animals and the felling of trees.
		She and 362 other Bishnois were sawed to death when they hugged trees in an effort to stop loggers from leveling a forest in 1730.
	www.satyamag.com /apr04/trees.html (474 words)

	tribuneindia... Haryana
		Bishnois from across the country are expected to attend the protest dharna.
		Bishnois' is the only sect within the Hindu religion, who do not burn then dead, but bury them.
		However, the Bishnois have been arguing that it is not killing of some animals protected under an act, but hurting the religious sentiments of hundreds and thousands of Bishnois living in various parts of the country.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99nov06/haryana.htm (3846 words)

	Bishnoi.Net : Archive : News
		Darshan Kumar Bishnoi, said that the authorities were informed by members of the community some eight months back that the wildlife in the area was under threat from poachers but no action was taken.
		The Bishnois surrounded the local police station on Wednesday, after more than 20 Indian gazelles and three peacocks were found dead near the village of Sansatwar in Rajasthan's Churu district.
		Beating is sometimes the preferred Bishnoi method of justice, though authorities have tried to convince the Bishnoi that punishment is better left to the courts.
	www.geocities.com /rc_bishnoi/news.htm (2952 words)

	Global Reporters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Not surprisingly, this area served as a cradle for human civilizations that have conditioned their lifestyles and folk beliefs to the unique features of the surroundings..
		Bishnois form a sect in the Hindu community and have a very distinct modus vivendi.
		Bishnoi faith lies in the adherence to the 29 precepts laid down in their holy book.
	www.globalreporter.org /esp/Articles/India/aIndiaSvishnois.htm (167 words)

	Bishnois, a tribal faith that lives in the deserts of Rajasthan, western India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		What surprises you as you approach a Bishnoi village is the sheer freedom with which spotted deer, blue bulls, and fl bucks race along the roadside or frolic in the open fields.
		Every Bishnoi family creates a tank in their field to provide water for animals in the arid summer months.
		Bishnois consider it a great pride to be able to die saving trees or animals.
	lifepositive.com /spirit/traditional-paths/tribal-faiths/bishnoi.asp (1677 words)

	A serene location- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When the Bishnois shifted from Mumbai to Vishrantwadi in Pune recently, it was a great relief because they found Pune similar to their hometown, Jalgaon.
		Bishnoi says, "Pune is very similar to Jalgaon but the only difference is the development taking place; in Pune it is much faster as compared to Jalgaon.
		Bishnoi misses the most, she says, "My friends; we used to have great time in Jalgaon, we went out for evening walks, on weekends went out for picnics and also had kitty parties.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-1047256,prtpage-1.cms (581 words)

	Gadia Lohars Blacksmiths, Mewar kingdom,
		The Bishnois are known as the conservationists to whom the preservation of animal and vegetable life is a religion and has been so from the early 15
		The Bishnoi women with their attractive attire, silver trimmings and some of the most gorgeous jewellery—heavy nose rings, earrings, bangles and anklets and solid, chunky necklaces—are an attractive sight.
		In contrast, the Bishnoi men are usually dressed in spotless white shirts and dhotis with loosely tied white turbans.
	www.indiaprofile.com /lifestyle/gadialohars.htm (796 words)

	Pensioners' Paradise - The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bishnoi says, “Pune is very similar to Jalgaon but the only difference is the development taking place; in Pune it is much faster as compared to Jalgaon.” He adds:“The weather in Pune is similar to that of Jalgaon, whereas in Mumbai the weather was the worst.
		Bishnoi quips,“We did not remove warm clothes from our bags at all in Mumbai, it is only in Pune that we have opened our bag of warm clothes.
		Bishnoi misses the most, she says,“My friends; we used to have great time in Jalgaon, we went out for evening walks, on weekends went out for picnics and also had kitty parties.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-1019064,prtpage-1.cms (573 words)

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		All Bishnois believe in the sanctity of animal and plant life, as laid down by the 15th century Guru Jambheshwar -founder God of this community, created a classless community into which all were accepted.
		His only requirement was that all had to embrace his 29 life principles, among which were commandments such as never to kill or eat any animal, never to cut down a living tree etc, in the form of 29 basic tenets.
		Bishnois the world's first ecological religion and famous as the earliest environmentalists.
	www.mandore.com /GV/Projects.htm (309 words)

	Welcome To Indian Wildlife Club.com
		Bishnoi communities are well known for the sacrifices they have made to protect nature.
		Jammeshwarji Maharaj (Jamboji) launched this sect in 1542 A.D. He was a man of great foresight and preached 29 principles from which the name Bishnoi(Bish-twenty and Noi-nine) was derived.
		Bishnois treat these principles a religion and follow them with devotion.
	www.indianwildlifeclub.com /mainsite/c11.asp (90 words)

	HUNTING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE EARTH
		The Bishnois people of rural Rajasthan, protectors of wildlife since 1542, think poaching is out of hand in India, too, but unlike in the U.S., where illegal hunting is typically seen only as a theft of "game" from other hunters, the Bishnois see it as sacrilege.
		A further tension is that the Khan surname tends to indicate descent from the Islamic rulers who conquered and dominated Rajasthan for more than 700 years with frequent bloody displays of hunting prowess and animal sacrifice.
		The Bishnois assumed their roles as protectors of wildlife in nonviolent resistance to the excesses they saw after the consolidation of the Mogul Empire in 1526.
	www.animalpeoplenews.org /98/11/hunting.11.98.html (2382 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Based on the 'Bishnois' population, Jodhpur district in Rajasthan was selected for the study.
		In the Orans, a grain bank is being maintained, for which every Bishnoi family contributes one-tenth of the grains from their yearly crop.
		In focus group discussion, the respondents mentioned that they are not burning their corpses to protect the vegetation in the desert as it is limited in the area.
	www.nird.org.in /clic/reshigh_2k_13.html (1219 words)

	Subhash Kak's Blog - Subhash Kak web blogs, Subhash Kak blogger in India
		This is what the Bishnois believe happened in 1730: The local ruler Raja Abhaya Singh sent his soldiers to fell trees for a new fort; he also needed fuel for his limestone kiln.
		The Bishnois believe that in all 363 villagers were cut down before the arrival of the king who ordered the soldiers to stop.
		He hailed from this region and was sure to have heard of the Bishnoi sacrifice for their principles.
	www.sulekha.com /blogs/blogdisplay.aspx?cid=4521 (1220 words)

	Deccan Herald News page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samaj President Hanuman Bishnoi said that the Bishnoi community all over the country was being mobilised to protest against the proposal.
		Considered by many as the world's first environmentalists, the Bishnois are known to protect trees and animals even at the cost of their own lives.
		The community made its frenzied commitment to environment known to the world when 363 Bishnoi men and women chose to be slaughtered by hugging the trees when the army of Maharaja of Jodhpur came to fell the trees in Khejadli village in Rajasthan in 1730.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep17/n2.asp (479 words)

	Bishnoi's - Jatland Members' Area
		Bishnois are Jats but slowly they have become more like an independent religion based on the 29 founding principles.
		regarding the thing that bishnoi;s are jat or not i really dont know much but i thing i know that bhajan lal has never been called a jat.
		Bhajan Lal is not a Jat, he is Bishnoi and he is strongly against Jat's.
	www.jatland.com /forums/showthread.php?p=59834#post59834 (1254 words)

	outlookindia.com \| wired
		Worshippers of nature, the Bishnois who consider it a great pride to die for saving trees or animals, have threatened to launch an agitation if former India cricket captain M A K Pataudi and six others wanted in a fl buck poaching case are not arrested immediately.
		The Bishnois in Rajasthan were unhappy when a fl buck had been killed allegedly by Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Jodhpur some years ago.
		Bishnoi habitats in Haryana are spread over more than 150 villages in Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts of the state bordering Rajasthan.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=304907 (640 words)

	The 'Sacred' Ecology of Hinduism
		Orans are islands of vegetation set aside by the Bishnois of Rajasthan for worship under community protection and management near each of their villages.
		If Orans still survive in the Thar Desert, it is because of the traditional commitment of the Bishnois, 363 of whom died in 1730 AD in order to protect Oran trees in Khejrali village near Jodhpur.
		Much like the Bishnois of Rajasthan, local communities all over India practise nature worship by dedicating patches of forests or groves to deities or ancestral spirits and according them protection.
	www.hvk.org /hvk/articles/0401/97.html (574 words)

	Bishnois are probably the world's first environmentalists
		You will find one, -not in the bucolic splendour of some green valley, where nature may seduce you to love her-, but in the arid, desolation of north-western India where nature requires a struggle by man to even survive.
		For over half a millennium, the Bishnois have evolved their life-style into a religion that fiercely protects the environment.
		The carnage continued; an unending line of Bishnois choosing to die for their love of trees and nature.
	www.goodnewsindia.com /Pages/content/traditions/bishnoi.html (1177 words)

	RajasthanUnlimited-Folks of Rajasthan-Bishnois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Bishnois are known as the conservationists to whom the preservation of animal and vegetable life is a religion and has been so from the early 15th century.
		Some Bishnois who were killed protecting the trees were buried in Khejerli village near Jodhpur, where a simple grave with four pillars had been erected.
		The Bishnoi women with their attractive attire, silver trimmings and some of the most gorgeous jewellery - heavy nose rings, earrings, bangles and anklets and solid, chunky necklaces - are an attractive sight.
	www.rajasthanunlimited.com /folk/bishnoi.html (831 words)

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