About Gaushala
Gaushala is building a digital home for India's cow and dairy economy, one place where gaushalas, farmers, veterinarians, suppliers, protectors and buyers can find each other and work together. It starts with a public census of every gaushala in the country.
Our vision
Cows sustain millions of families in India, through milk, farming, fuel and fertiliser. Yet the work around them is scattered. A gaushala struggles to find a vet in time, a farmer cannot reach buyers beyond the village, and a cow injured on the road often has no one to call. We want to bring that whole economy online: care, trade, feed, insurance and protection, each built around the people who already do the work. When gaushalas thrive, so do the cows in their care.
Where we are today
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The gaushala census: a public directory and map of gaushalas, with a count of the herd in each one.
Free
Listing a gaushala, reporting its herd and browsing the census cost nothing.
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Languages the app speaks: English and the 22 languages of India's Eighth Schedule.
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Cow and buffalo breeds a herd can be recorded under, 82 of them native to India.
One ecosystem for cows and the people who care for them
Gaushala census
LiveA public record of every gaushala: where it is, who runs it and the cattle in its care.
Marketplace
In developmentMilk, ghee, dung products and other goods, sold directly by gaushalas and dairy farmers.
Animal health care
In developmentVeterinary hospitals and clinics nearby, and a directory of allopathic and ayurvedic medicines.
Cattle insurance
In developmentCover against accident, illness and loss, so one bad season does not undo a family's work.
Feed and fodder
In developmentSuppliers of green fodder, concentrates and mineral mixtures, reachable from one place.
Protection and rescue
In developmentReport a stray or injured cow, and reach the gau rakshaks who coordinate rescue nearby.
Waste to value
In developmentBiogas and compost from dung and farm waste: clean energy, and fertiliser for organic farming.
Support a gaushala
In developmentGive directly to a gaushala you trust. Until then, donations go to Mayash Foundation.
Built one piece at a time
The census comes first, because every other service needs to know where the gaushalas are and what they hold. The rest is being built on top of it.
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Census
Gaushalas list themselves, are reviewed, and report their herds.
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Care
Veterinary hospitals, medicines and cattle insurance for every herd.
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Trade
A marketplace for dairy and farm goods, and the feed suppliers herds depend on.
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Protection
Stray cow reports, rescue by gau rakshaks, and turning waste into value.
The people
Made for everyone whose work begins with a cow.
Gaushala is run by Mayash Foundation, Jabalpur. It is being built with and for the people below.
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Gaushalas
Care for cattle and report their herds
Dairy farmers
Raise cattle and sell what they produce
Veterinarians
Keep herds healthy
Suppliers
Bring feed, fodder and medicine
Gau rakshaks
Rescue and protect cows in need
Buyers and donors
Buy from gaushalas and support them