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TopicDhirendra Krishna Shastri

Topic: Dhirendra Krishna Shastri

‘Hindu Rashtra’ dream, BJP leaders at his satsangs — how an MP ‘baba’ is gaining ground in Maharashtra

Bageshwar Dham head has often been in news for his remarks, be it about Sant Tukaram & Sai Baba. That hasn't stopped BJP leaders from playing host to him.

Congress woos Dhirendra Shastri ahead of MP polls with mega event for controversial ‘miracle-maker’

MP Congress, led by Kamal Nath, organising 3-day kathavachan (discourse) programme involving Shastri in August in Nath’s home district Chhindwara. Congress says event not political.

‘State already on edge…’ — why MP ‘godman’s’ upcoming visit to Bihar has Nitish govt worried

Dhirendra Krishna Shastri set to address gatherings in a town 20 km from Patna. JD(U), RJD leaders feel he can incite hatred, BJP MLA says 'try and stop him'.

Posters in sweet shops, crowd of photo seekers — glimpses of MP godman’s fandom

Bageshwar Dham, where Dhirendra Krishna Shastri holds darbar, has no railway station. That doesn't stop followers from thronging the place. ThePrint's Praveen Jain captures the mood.

Dhirendra Shastri, miracle-maker of MP, is only getting bigger after rationalist challenge

Forced to run from Maharashtra by rationalists' open challenge to prove his 'chamatakar', 'godman' Dhirendra Shastri is back among his believers in Bageshwar Dham. Bail to cancer cure, devotees are flocking him for everything.

Budget 2023, BBC, Bageshwar Dham have a common link – being ‘high’ on TV channels’ agenda

On Times Now, one ‘expert’ saw conspiracies everywhere: he alleged that the BBC employs a 'disproportionate' number of Pakistanis. Ahem.

In week of BBC documentary, Parchi Baba and his ‘chamatkar’ was ‘breaking news’ on Indian TV

Whether Dhirendra Shastri is a 'con man or a god man', he has definitely become an overnight TV and social media sensation through carpet coverage on India's news channels.

Who is behind Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Bulldozer baba’? Not BJP or RSS, it’s the Congress

Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is a 25-yr-old man who went from an auto driver to a godman. Last week, he told Hindus to ‘wake up’ and level ‘stone-pelters’ houses with bulldozers’.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.