Osho trust’s bid to sell Rs 107-cr plot in Pune meditation resort has split followers. ‘Rebel’ swamis are leading a spirited campaign against ‘neo-colonial takeover’.
Italian artist Nicola Strippoli, known as Tarshito, has worked with Indian folk artists for over 4 decades to create art guided by the spiritual practices of Osho and Thich Nhat Hanh.
Osho's 'neo-sanyasis' are spread across the world. He built his own city in Oregon in US with an airport, owned 93 Rolls-Royces, and propounded radical philosophies.
Disciples allege the Osho International Foundation management is trying to sell off a 2-acre plot of land inside the ashram in Pune for 'profiteering'. The matter is now in court.
In ‘Nothing To Lose: The Authorised Biography of Ma Anand Sheela’, Manbeena Sandhu writes about the struggle to get enough land for ‘Osho’ or Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh’s ashram in India.
Attempts to enforce sexual participation at the Pune ashram did not always stop at psychological pressure. Sometimes it allegedly extended to use of violence.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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