If anyone has to be blamed for the
possibility of a government intervention, it is the Trustees themselves. First,
they behave with an absolute authority wherein no one has any right to question
their decisions. Then they go about systematically diluting the work of Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother by turning the Ashram into a free-for-all place where
anybody who can please them can take all the benefits. By doing this and by
constantly finding legal and police solutions, they have acted worse than
government officials and attracted such forces into the temple of the Lord.
29 Jan 2015
27 Jan 2015
Who Represents the Ashram? – The Hornet’s Sting
The other day, while having lunch in
the Dining Room, someone asked me if I have done right in going against the
Ashram. I was completely taken aback at such an absurd question. I answered
back as to how one could ever think of going against our most revered Guru’s Ashraya [refuge] which He and the Mother have founded with so much pain and struggle against all possible odds. I always
think of our Ashram to be the nucleus of a greater world. If anyone thinks that
going against the present Trustees is equivalent to going against the Ashram,
then he or she is mistaken one hundred percent.
18 Jan 2015
Centre for probe in Ashram case
Deccan
Chronicle / Chennai, Saturday, 17 January 2015
SC
urged to appoint retd judge for investigation
J. Venkatesan / DC
New Delhi, Jan. 16
The Centre on
Friday urged the Supreme Court to order a fair probe by a retired high court
judge into the allegations of sexual harassment of women and children in
Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry.
The allegations,
through a number of complaints by the inmates of the ashram and local MLA,
include misappropriation of ashram funds, illegal sale and lease of ashram
properties for personal gain by the managing trustees of Aurobindo Ashram
Trust.
Attorney General
Rohatgi, appearing for the Centre, told a bench of the Chief Justice H.L. Dattu
and Justice A.K. Sikrit that the centre had filed its reply to the notice on a
writ petition filed by Dr. Gayatri Satapathy and others seeking a probe into
various allegations.
The petitioners
alleged that the acts of omissions and commissions of the trustees of the
ashram had resulted in sexual harassment of women who were associated with the
trust either as inmates or otherwise; against minor inmates; medical negligence
in providing hospital facilities; and denial of food, shelter, medical support
and other basic facilities to the inmates.
They alleged that
the Union of India and the Puducherry government, though had an obligation, had
failed to intervene in the abysmal state of affairs in the ashram and the
serious plight of the inmates. They wanted the Centre to frame an appropriate
law to impart transparency and accountability into the administration of the
ashram and till such time the law was enacted, to administer the affairs of the
ashram.
They also sought a
proper enquiry into the various allegations against the trustees.
The bench took on
record the Centre’s reply and posted the matter for further hearing on January
27.
16 Jan 2015
Aurobindo ashram affairs should be probed: Centre
The
Indian Express
Written by Utkarsh
Anand | New Delhi | Posted: January 16, 2015 2:07 am
Accentuating the
chances of a judicial probe into allegations of sexual harassment of women and
children at the Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry, the Centre has informed the
Supreme Court that it favoured an independent inquiry into the affairs of the
ashram. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in its affidavit, has stated that the
accusations of sexual harassment, mismanagement and irregularities at the
ashram were serious enough to initiate an inquiry.
13 Jan 2015
NHRC Seeks ATR on Ashram Sisters
The New Indian Express
Chennai Tuesday 13 January 2015
Puducherry:
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary of
Puducherry to submit an ‘Action Taken Report’ within four weeks on the matter
of the sisters being evicted from Aurobindo Ashram. The Law division of NHRC
has sought the report. ENS.
11 Jan 2015
Indian Americans & Indian Grand Narrative - Rajiv Malhotra Lecture
The above video has to be understood in the larger context of the attacks on Hinduism and Indian culture by a small but influential group of Western scholars helped by Indian turncoats. Peter Heehs's so-called scholarship represents only a small segment of this larger phenomena, which has overtaken all the disciples of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother by surprise. It does not pay anymore to be ignorant about what is happening in the rest of the world, especially in America.
10 Jan 2015
70 Arrested for Bid to Picket Ashram
The New India Express
By
Express News Service
Published:
10th January 2015 06:03 AM
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An activist, trying to jump the barricade; and (right)
activists staging a protest march in front of ashram on Friday | k ramesh
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8 Jan 2015
VCK for judicial probe into ashram ‘irregularities’
PUDUCHERRY,
January 8, 2015
Cadres of the VCK on Wednesday
staged a protest here urging the government to order a judicial inquiry into
the allegations of sexual harassment and other irregularities at the Aurobindo
Ashram.
CPI’s Puducherry unit
secretary R. Viswanathan and CPI (M) secretary R. Rajangam also participated in
the agitation.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/vck-for-judicial-probe-into-ashram-irregularities/article6766558.ece
5 Jan 2015
Organisations to Picket Ashram
The New Indian Express
Chennai, Monday, 5 January 2015
Puducherry:
Different organisations will picket the Sri Aurobindo Ashram here on January 7,
demanding the intervention of the Central and State Governments to institute a probe
by a retired High Court Judge into the alleged harassment and recent deaths of
women inmates following their eviction from the ashram. ENS
1 Jan 2015
News Excerpts on Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry
The New Indian Express
Chennai,
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Fury on Ashram Alive As 3
House Targeted
Puducherry:
The
attack on Sri Aurobindo Ashram continues unabated ever since the two Ashram
sisters who were evicted on December 18 committed suicide, with three guest
houses – Oriya Nilayam, New Sweet Home and Orissa House – being stoned last
night.
The Attackers came
on a motorcyle at midnight and fled after stoning, said a security staff of one
of the guest houses. The Oriya Nilayam guesthouse has been attacked three times
resulting in damaged window panes. (excerpt)
The
Hindu
Puducherry,
January 1, 2015
Asked about the
recent protests against Sri Aurobindo Ashram, he [Mr Visweswaran, Puducherry BJP MLA] said that the Ashram
should be put in order and its administration should be transparent. He hoped
that the centre would take necessary steps in this regard. (excerpt)
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