A Communion of Subjects by Waldau Paul; Patton Kimberley;

Author:Waldau, Paul; Patton, Kimberley;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Philosophy/General
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

The horse is still a semi-mythological animal for most rural people in present-day [Tamil Nadu] South Indian village life; those broken-down nags pulling carts at bus and train stations don’t seem to link up [with the glorious ancient images]. Apparently a few landowners-who-would-be-kings still keep a few horses as symbols of prestige [in Konku Nadu], but in the heartland further south, most of the horses are clay (or stone, brick, or cement).25

In many parts of India, horses have never been useful at all, and nowhere in India have they thrived physically or been bred successfully. For most of India, the horse is only a mythical beast, like the unicorn. Yet horses remain centrally important to Indian mythology, historically associated with royalty, honor, and military might.26 What is it about the idea of the horse that has survived among other people in India despite (or because of?) the absence of regular ownership or use of real horses?

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