Bangalore/Mumbai: The International Society for Krishna consciousness, better known as ISKCON, is in the throes of controversy. Members are battling a host of serious charges, the most recent ones includes fraud and criminal conspiracy. ISKCON, arguably India's biggest exporter of Lord Krishna to the western world, is struggling to keep its spiritual identity intact as scandal, corruption, and infighting threaten to tear its foundations apart. The ISKCON newsletter - with...
08:43 AM, Apr 28, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Portrayal of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as Lord Krishna in a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) advertisement has raked up a fresh controversy, with the Congress crying foul and alleging that Modi will go any distance to promote himself. Modi may be a bachelor, but that certainly hasn't stopped his fans from portraying him as that mythical ladies' man Lord Krishna. The advertisement was published in a regional...
07:07 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is caught in the centre of another controversy. An advertisement by the Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) depicts the chief minister as Lord Krishna. Published in a vernacular newspaper, the ad is created by Amreli district President Bharat Kanabar. The advertisement also shows the state BJP President as Arjun and other BJP leaders as the Pandavas. The Congress has already protested against the...
12:25 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Mumbai: In India, religion dominates people's lives to a great extent that at times, it dictates people's professions too. However, there are a few times when devotion is not constrained by religion. Abdul Rashid is such an example. The 58-year-old designer is the man behind the beautiful clothes and decorations of the idols of Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha at the ISKCON temple at Juhu. The decoration of the...
05:36 PM, Mar 07, 2012
I did not read Ashok Bankers 'Ramayana'. I do not know why, however, I did not. Moreover, I prefer The Mahabharata over Ramayana, so maybe that is why. Having said that, when Harper Collins India sent me an installment of 'The Krishna Coriolis Series', I was only too glad to read and review it. The third installment in this series is called, 'Flute of Vrindavan' focuses on the infant Krishna...
03:06 PM, Dec 15, 2011
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11:54 PM, Aug 23, 2008
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10:38 PM, Aug 23, 2008
Durban: Former South African great, Graeme Pollock on Tuesday hailed Virender Sehwag as someone who can change the course of a match single-handedly. Sehwag certainly is the most dangerous batsman. He can be instrumental in turning a game around completely and give enough time to his team to go for victory, said Pollock. Sehwag is often criticised for lack of footwork but Pollock felt the opener doesn't have to rely...
01:01 AM, Mar 20, 2008
Sydney: Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden is planning a return to competitive cricket with the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament starting in December. Hayden, who is now a Cricket Australia (CA) board member, retired from international cricket in 2009 and played the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Chennai Super Kings. In his last IPL season, he scored 93 runs off 43 balls early in the...
09:56 PM, Feb 08, 2008
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