Word: sarkar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...news. The stated aim of this "developmental journalism" campaign is to make information better serve the developing countries' plans for economic growth and, as one oft-heard slogan has it, "decolonialize the news." "The West still regards the Afro-Asian countries as inferior," says Indian Publisher Asoke Sarkar. "You do not understand...
Such tumult ill fits a religious group that calls itself Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss). But its desperate devotees believe Indian authorities are conspiring to crush the sect and kill their imprisoned guru, P.R. Sarkar, by poison and mistreatment. The government has Sarkar in jail awaiting trial on the charge of abetting the murder of six defectors from his faith. It also claims that Ananda Marga is really a dangerous political organization...
Shocked. In truth, as practiced by Indian members of Ananda Marga, the path to bliss does seem to lead through byways usually avoided by otherworldly Indian religious sects. Sarkar, 52, a Bengali who is called Anandamurti (Bliss Personified) by his followers, was variously a newspaperman and railway clerk before he began raising disciples in 1955. Shocked by graft and corruption then, he now preaches self-liberation, not only through yoga but also through sweeping social reforms. Among them: absolute morality in government, and a guaranteed standard of living...
...government has described the sect as everything from anarchist to fascist. Certainly Ananda Marga is profoundly political; its political wing ran several unsuccessful candidates in the 1971 elections. But officials refuse to explain the case until Sarkar is tried. Sarkar has languished in prison for 16 months with only a pretrial hearing, and because murder is involved the courts have denied him bail three times. Such court snarls are common in India, but until Sarkar is proved guilty or innocent, both sides are likely to go on thinking-or doing-the worst...
...Charulata" (A Woman Named Charu), an international award-winning film by Indian director Satyajit Ray, will be shown at 4 p.m. Saturday, at MIT Auditorium, Room 10-250. Proceeds from the benefit screening will aid Bengali refugees in India. For reservations, call Dr. S. Sarkar, 742-6583, ext. 303 or 306. Donation...