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Shirdi Sai Baba - The beacon of hope Rising above religion, Shirdi Sai Baba, the Indian sage preached simple moral and spiritual laws. While his message appeals to many in this age of complexity, others take refuge in him because of his promise to help devotees in times of crisis A fakir in a tattered kafni (long robe) who begged for alms till his last day. Who founded no religion or sect, developed no trademark spiritual philosophy or system of practices, started no movem ent, initiated not a single disciple, left behind no apostles. Who breathed his last eight long decades ago and about whom very few had heard till the 1960s. In his life and teachings he tried to embrace and reconcile both faiths: Sai Baba lived in a mosque, was buried in a Hindu temple, embraced Hindu and Muslim practices, and taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions. One of his well known epigrams says of God: "Sab ka Malik Ek" ("Everyone has One God.") The Sai Baba of Sh...

I had earlier warned that ‘ hunting season ’ had begun. Seems the first target of the hunt was N. Srinivasan. Now that N. Srinivasan has failed to oblige our media hopefully sanity will return to people like  Arnab Goswami  and  Rajdeep Sardesai . They can lick their wounds in peace and think of getting back to hunting Narendra Modi or some other politician from the BJP. Some of them may already have had a sneak preview of the Food Security ad under Bharat Nirman and will be hoping  FSB  passes in parliament so that a fresh dose of BN ads can continue. So what was this first round of hunting covering up? You guessed right; it was the Chattisgarh Maoists attack on a Congress convoy on May 25. Post the disaster TimesNow, CNN-IBN, NDTV, HeadlinesToday all rushed to Chattisgarh but none reported the story from people on the ground.  None held any serious debates on the killings . It’s now 10 days since the attack and there is no sign these cowardly channe...