The Disclaimer at the
beginning states that their intention is not to smear anyone but to inform and
awaken people regarding emergent issues.
The Compere opens the video
mentioning that for reforms in the life of society, great people and Gyanis
make efforts and establish institutions to enable people to live in accordance
with their ideas and ideals. After the lifetime of such savants, it is however
doubtful whether those who manage the institutions in subsequent periods have
the same sense of dedication to the high ideals or function with the noble idea
of service to others.
One such institution which is
presented in the present episode is the
world renowned Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry (Puducherry) wherein there
are allegations of misdeeds by the Ashram Trustees, including horror stories of sex torture meted out to female inmates by addicts and the
institution being under the control of a
secret mafia.
Sri Aurobindo (whose original name
was Aurobindo Ackroyd Ghose) was a great freedom fighter and veritably can be
called the Maharishi for the Freedom struggle of the country. He turned to
spirituality and said that true freedom is not merely on the political front
but in spirituality. The Ashram, which came into existence during his lifetime,
became the centre for spreading his message of spiritual ideas to people and to
serve the purpose of progress in their spiritual life.
It is a fact that the Ashram in
Pondicherry has been in existence for many years now and people from near and
far (from within the country and from other countries) have come and settled
here after surrendering all their property, wealth and riches to the Ashram.
The followers of Sri Aurobindo have no caste differences, no differences on
account of religion, no prejudices with regard to gender, no bias towards
people hailing from different countries. In a sense, all are followers of Sri
Aurobindo without any differentiation. Such a prestigious institution which is
renowned all over the world is presently being mentioned as a place where there
is sexual harassment of inmates, violation of human rights, embezzlement of
financial resources, and alienation of real estate properties of the Ashram by
the henchmen and their principals who manage the affairs of the Ashram.
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