{"title":"Rodent - a part of culture and revolution in India","authors":"Hiranmoy Chetia, Murali Krishna Chatakonda","doi":"10.11609/jott.8811.16.3.25016-25018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledging that rodents play numerous vital ecological roles worldwide, particularly in India, they also significantly influence mythology, culture, and history. Despite their common classification as vermin and pests, this paper elucidates the pivotal role rodents play within the Indian context. It delves into instances where rats are revered and highlights their instrumental role in historical events, including facilitating a significant revolution.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"58 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8811.16.3.25016-25018","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Environmental Science","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Acknowledging that rodents play numerous vital ecological roles worldwide, particularly in India, they also significantly influence mythology, culture, and history. Despite their common classification as vermin and pests, this paper elucidates the pivotal role rodents play within the Indian context. It delves into instances where rats are revered and highlights their instrumental role in historical events, including facilitating a significant revolution.
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