Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)

Karkala, Mar 6: The uncommon appearance of a young girl along with buffalos at the Lava-Kusha Jodukare Kambala held recently at Miyyar, Karkala, has been lapped up by social media on a large scale.

The girl who has been hogging so much attention happens to be the elder of two daughters of Bollampalli Parameshwar Bhat couple from Kundapur, Chaitra. She has been very affectionate towards the cattle since a very young age. She has been undertaking the work of giving a bath to the buffalos, feeding them every day etc voluntarily. She came to Miyyar and appeared in the field along with her pair of buffalos, a development that has given rise to a sense of excitement and curiosity among the Kambala enthusiasts.

Chaitra happens to be a Class 6 student of Kalthodu school in Bollampalli village. She has an immense interest in Kambala since she was very young. Her father, Parameshwar Bhat, has been involved with agriculture for the last 25 years and has also been raising Kambala buffalos. His buffalos raced at Miyyar Kambala under Chaitra's ownership.

Chaitra says she is happy in taking part in Kambalas and has an immense interest in Kambala. She said she also dreams of becoming a Kambala racer in the future.

Gunapal Kadamba, convener of Kambala Conservation, Monitoring and Training Academy, acknowledged that Chitra Bhat has re-written history. He says that the academy is committed to providing Kambala training to women in the coming days in order to give them due representation in Kambala.