Mysuru: Prof Bhagawan's controversial comments spark trouble at Sahitya Sammelana


Daijiworld Media Network - Mysuru

Mysuru, Nov 26: Eminent writer Prof K S Bhagawan had to be escorted to safety by the police, after his speech stirred up a controversy on Saturday November 25. Bhagawan was addressing the participants of a technical session on 'Neglected Sections of the People' held as part of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at the Maharaja's College Centenary Hall here.

In his speech, Bhagawan raked up issues on the ongoing Dharma Samsad of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Udupi and Lord Rama.

"While we are focusing on the neglected people and the downtrodden in the society, the seers of various religious and spiritual institutions are discussing religion and construction of Ram Mandir. The media too are giving them a wider coverage," he said.

"They all worship Rama, who sent his pregnant wife to the forest. Rama is not God. The history of India is a bundle of lies. The governments are also trying to introduce these lies in the school curriculum. It is high-time people wake up and rebel against the seers and false historians, who have been fooling them since ages. All those people who worship Rama are slaves," he said.

A few from the audience objected to Bhagawan, while some supported him. Soon a divide was created and war of words followed. The audience, who objected, demanded that Bhagawan retract his statements and Bhagawan questioned them back about their qualification and what they have read.

The police personnel felt that the situation may go further out of hand and escorted Bhagawan to safety.

Earlier, Bhagawan had also commented on the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh. "For me, the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh was sudden and peaceful. She died by advocating truth. I, sometimes wish to have a sudden death like her. Why not, everyone should die one or the other day. Hence, without suffering from any health issue, I wish to have a sudden death," said Bhagawan.

  

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  • Sharat, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    This is what freedom of Expression... Poking on someones religion, god etc.
    Prof K S Bhagawan......

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  • JK, Udupi

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    They should have named this one as 'Congress Sahitya Sammelana'. Siddu and Congress are using this platform to promote their political agenda through pro Congress people like Champa, Bhagwan and others.

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  • sathish jm, Kumpala/Dubai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Fully sponsored by state govt to counter Dharm samsad.. Otherwise he has no business to spew the venom in Sahitya Sammelana.

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  • sense_shetty, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    This is India ..You are free to criticise god too ..I think this is the greatness of this country ..Just Imagine if this was vatican or Mecca ..this guy would have been severed in public ..Anyways ..he is free to accept and provide his opinion..Sometimes I feel ,These artists and writers are out of touch with the larger phenomenon called life ..the minute they try to capture or articulate life into words ..or some sort of artistic expression they are bound to fail miserably.
    According to me the key thing with god is truthfulness,sincerity,honesty,devotion,sacrifice,humbleness and egolessness. .does'nt matter.if its with X GOD or Y GOD ..its the same universal truth .. It is surprising that we opt to fall down again and again ..This Human life is a precious gift from God ..Let us make use of it positively and make our god proud by not fighting with each other ..We are all his children..as christians,hindus,muslims ...x,or y or z..I fail to understand why do we fail to understand this simple fact.. probably the priest,mullah clergy and politician nexus is masking this truth from us for their livelihood and is feasting on our gullibility ?.Lets all wake up.God bless us.

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    absolutely right.
    But try to criticise about jesus or Mohamamed in india ( forget about in other countries)and see how the sikulars will react.
    The fact that that person is roaming free shows how the majority of this country is tolerant.

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    how dare he to give such a statement in a Hindu country. Come on... push in behind bars.... kuch sections daalke andar daanla hei.. such crazy thoughtful folks are very dangerous to this country. Modi ji... put some article or section and put this gentleman behind bar. or else he will bark something else. Also action to be taken on the hosting team of this Sahitya sammelan for calling such a speaker. heights of Tolerance... let's show what's real intolerance to these jokers.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Bhagawan is also scared of mad people ...

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  • H.Dsouza, Kodagu / Mangaluru

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    True! from Mumbai i guess!😁

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  • Ramesh S, MANGALORE

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Jossey, Internet is a fantastic thing..just came across your DW comment when RSS cheif BHAGVAT said i quote 'charity should be without selfishness, but Mother Teresa intention was conversion too' ...your comment goes like this ' Stop giving importance to this mad man or else we might get many more statements from Sadhus & Sadhvis ''..by the way, Mother not revered as God but Ram is God for many..but you are soft on this professor..selective outrage..

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    This is what happens when you end up a sikular.
    You cannot see things clearly.

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  • Gabriel, Sagar

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Hurting the Religious sentiments of any segment of the society in the Public domain is unwelcome. Private opinions need not be fodder for a Public discourse.

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  • SMR, karkala

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    The father of the Indian constitution Dr Ambedkar has similar views. He was tried to unite India by removing the 'Brahmanical' influence held by the upper class incheon's. His appeal was failed and he quit Hinduism and adopted 'Buddhism'. Many decades past India is still facing the same problems.

    Dravidian Periyar is one of the aggressive personality talked and penned many books about the untouchability. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, also known as Ramaswami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar was a Dravidian social reformer and politician from India, who founded the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. On the caste system in India, Periyar dealt harshly with the practice of discrimination and its subordination of the different levels it created in society. He attacked those who used the system to take advantage of the masses through exploitation and subjugation.
    Similarly, at the cusp of the first and second millennia CE, the Chola Empire, with meat-eating kings and soldiers, achieved unmatched glory in creating a maritime empire as far as Indonesia.

    A later legatee of this empire, a Hindu based in Southeast Asia, would create the world's largest temple in faraway Angkor Wat of Kampuchea (Cambodia).

    Towards the end of the first millennium CE, some changes took place in India. Buddhism waned and Hinduism, with a system of caste based on birth, reasserted itself. The revival was led by Adi Sankaracharya. Somewhere around this time, some castes chose to distinguish themselves from the Hindu masses by resorting to vegetarianism.

    Brahmins, who had overcome the challenge of Buddhism, increasingly became vegetarian, along with the Banias. Why this happened is not yet very clear.

    Simultaneously, there was born the ridiculous myth of vegetarian diet being 'superior' to the non-vegetarian diet, if only to help the Brahmin assert his own superiority over the other castes.

    If the vision given due considerations India would have eradicated mythology long ago.
    Jai Hind

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  • H.Dsouza, Kodagu / Mangaluru

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Sir, Did you get a first price in essay in school days?😁😁

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  • Ramesh S, MANGALORE

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    SMR, in which world you are!! Brahmins are minorities in minorities, (struggling to get bride also)..they are less represented in govt..very less politicians (all are OBC,SC/ST,Minorities)..no quota/no reservation, no job..now Sidu govt wants to give purohit job to other also..do Brahmins keeping caste system alive, do they forcing you to put caste surname!!...we want caste just to get seat/post/quota..Brahmins are voiceless, they dont have even strength to protest eventhough day in out they are simply targeted because hundreds year ago they were once very influential & surpressed lower caste!!..they are surviving because they have self respect, without quota/reservation they are working hard & acheving..by the way, i am not a Brahmin..

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Using tax payers money for organizing sahitya sammelana and using that platform for vomiting nonsense is highly condemnable. These anti nationals should be air dropped in north pole...

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Everyone has their own opinion. However, opinion on sensitive issue should be kept for oneself instead of addressing it on public platform. No one has the right to hurt the sentiments of others. From his speech Prof. seems to be intellect and may be right in his opinion and trying to change the society. Now, the concern is his safety. May God protect him.

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Will you keep the same coolness and advise, if Bhagwan refer to the name of deity you believe ? Don't forget ALL believers have right to belief, like you and me have. No one has right to hurt others belief and faith. In fact all believers believe in goodness and that is God. Your comment "Trying to change the society" seems to be absurd.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Truth is Bitter ...

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Hurting on any religions faith highly condemn

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Everyone has right to express their opinion! No one has right to violent protest! If you think it is offensive there is law and court! Every person on street can not be a judge and he can nor pronounce verdict!

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  • PKS, MLR

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    for personal gain some people can utter anything. just ignore them.

    I am sure he has some psychological problem.

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  • Ramesh S, MANGALORE

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    ..and this is freedom of express..these idiots provoke people hurt religious sentiment and cry intolerance if get protested !!..He was lucky born in Hindu family & followed Hinduism..just cant imagine if he said something like this if he was in different faith/religion..Gauri lankesh &others kept writing, abusing others, no one thought its intolerance/abuse!!

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  • Rajesh, Mulki

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    There are millions of negative comments ,and so many movies and books written negatively about Christianity...Yet these authors or movie producers are never attacked or violently threatened by them.......even in West .After all an individual's faith cannot be shaken by media nor it can be dictated by it. But Politicians use this opportunity to try to corner some votes

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Give Security to Prof K S Bhagawan Immediately ...

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  • H.Dsouza, Kodagu / Mangaluru

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    But why? Bhagawan cannot save him self? 😁😁

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    Even Bhagawan is scared of Eccentrics ...

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