Bargur cattle

Bargur cattle is a breed of cattle native to the Bargur forest hills in Anthiyur Taluk of Erode District in Western Tamil Nadu in India. Accustomed to forest hills of the rugged and inhospitable forests of the Western Ghats, they are best known for their endurance, speed and trotting ability. The 3 Tamil speaking communities namely Hindhu Malayallee, Hindhu Sozhagar, Hindhu Orali and some Kannada speaking Gowdas maintain these cattlle in the Bargur region.The Pastorolists communities maintaining these cattle face many challenges in terms of grazing and finding it difficult to run their family for their livelihood. This film documents the hardships, present situation and representations based on the factual information provided by the pastoral communities in the field of Bargur hills.