Finally the bulls in Tamil Nadu ran for their lives. The government had to pass an ordinance circumventing the apex court’s order. The people won. In the final analysis, only the bulls lost. There was a time when people were starved of entertainment. The days before computers and internet, dish TVs and digital networks. Even kings used to be bored in spite of the luxury in their palaces. In spite of the choicest wine and women. So they called their soldiers and went to fight a battle. Battles are good entertainments for those who have no ideas about what to do with their time. Bull fights and cock fights and a whole lot of other fights like boxing and wrestling have provided much entertainment to a lot of people for centuries. Also, the battle cries haven’t died down. They won’t as long as the human species continues to dominate the planet. Then we have also other entertainments like religious fundamentalism, terrorism, revanchism, and what not. Personally, I
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