godmen

The Cult of Kalki Bhagavan

V Shoba

He claims to be an incarnation of Vishnu—and even his own family as minor gods in his pantheon

Gods and Godmen

The rise of the spiritual market has been marked by open political leanings and reduced immunity for criminal activities

Look Who Wants Bloodshed

PR Ramesh

Responses to the Dera violence bring out liberal duplicity

Sri Ramakrishna and Ramana Maharshi: Their Pristine Example

Arun Shourie

What the mystic experience of Sri Ramakrishna and Ramana Maharshi tells us in the age of wealthy gods and godmen

The Sex Lives of Godmen

Mihir Srivastava

Of spiritual healers, hypnosis artists and sexual exploiters

Hey Asaram

Madhavankutty Pillai

On the unsolicited dispensation of opinion by Godmen

In the Name of God

Kabeer Sharma

The fascinating story of the swami who started as a hotel doorman and made crores as a pimp disguised as a Sai Baba devotee with a temple, ashram and sex worker network of his own.

The Decency of the Atheist

Manu Joseph

The sentiments of the rational are hurt every day by believers.

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godmen

The Cult of Kalki Bhagavan

Gods and Godmen

Look Who Wants Bloodshed

Sri Ramakrishna and Ramana Maharshi: Their Pristine Example

The Sex Lives of Godmen

Hey Asaram

In the Name of God

The Decency of the Atheist

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