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From: "Viswa sambad kendra Bhubaneswar sambad kendra"
To: visakeobbsr@gmail.com
Date: 29 Aug. 2008
Subject: SWAMI LAXMANANANDA SARASWATI
SWAMI LAXMANANANDA SARASWATI
Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati (84) is known as second incarnation of
Lord Parsuram. He took the vow to develop the down trodden class of
people of the society and made his centre of activities at CHAKAPAD in
the tribal district, Kandhmal of Orissa.Besides social and religious
development of the tribal people he made them economically sound and
academically well up. He established a Gurukul pattern of school and
a college to teach Sanskrit in Chakapada a remote place of Kandhmal
district.
Jalespatta is another ashram of Swamijee in Ganjam district of Orissa
where education is being imparted to women population with an
intention to build women workers for economic development of masses
who are culturally and politically neglected.
While there was a move to ban cow slaughter in India, Swamijee came
from Himalaya to Orissa. After the movement of cow protection was
over, Swamijee decided to return back to his Tapashya when the then
chief of RSS of Orissa Sri Bhupendra Kumar Basu narrated the sad
stories of the tribal population of the state and requested him to
help the suffering population. Swamijee went to Phulbani (Kondhmal)
with Sri Basu, saw the life of people there and decided to serve the
backward people there and focus them to join into the main stream of
the society. In 1969 he started his first ashram at Chakapada and the
ashram became a centre for brisk activities. He renovated the temples:
Birupakshya, Kumareswar and Jogeswar and established a Sanskrit school
and a college. Swamijee invested his full energy to teach the youth of
schedule caste and schedule tribe in Sanskrit and through Sanskrit he
built the youths to disciplined citizen well civilized, well
cultured, well educated, well spiritual and protector of the society.
Swamijee was well versed in Vedanta philosophy, Sanskrit grammer and
was awarded with the honour as "VEDANTA KESHARI". He was not only
giving philosophical talks to the people but looking to the
cultivation, animal care, and horticulture and so on. The students
coming out from Kalyan Ashram Gurukula are providing leadership in the
society in economic, social and cultural fields.
Due to his selfless service to humanity he received the award:
VIVEKANANDA SEVA PURASKAR" from Kumar Pustakalya, Kolkota.
As he stood firm in Phulbani district for a long time and struggled
against elements of Anti- dharma, the Sankaracharya of Govardhan
Pitha, Puri awarded him with the Upadhi as"BIDHARMI KUCHAKRA VIDARAN
MAHARATHI"
While he started his work in Kandhamal, a devoted RSS Pracharak,
Sri Raghunath Sethi associated with him for a long period for the
said noble work.Swamijee was born in 1924 in the village Gurujang of
Angul district.He left his house in1953 with the blessing of his
father-in-law:"KALAJAYI SANYASI BHABA".He initially selected his place
of activities at Chakapad because there is Birupakhya temple.
Subsequently he established Kanyashram at Jalespatta, a Seva school at
Tulasipur, Banki in Cuttack district and an Ashram at Panitola in
Angul district..
The significance of Birupakshya Temple
The Birupakshya temple at Chakapada is situated in the district of
Kandhamala (Phulbani). It stands on an elevation of about 800ft. from
sea level. River Burutanga is flowing near the temple. The place is
surrounded by beautiful natural scenaries. Chakapada has also been
mentioned in the Ramayana. The old age name of Chakapada is
Ekachakranagari. The name is connected with Ramayana. Here exists a
siva temple where linga is bent to south and all the trees of the
place are also bent to south
Chakapada Hindu Sammelan
On the eve of Parama Pujaniya Sri Gurujee(Madhab Sadasiba Golwalkar)
Janma Satabarsik celeberation a unique Hindu Sammelan was held from
8th to 10th April06at Chakapada. More than 5 lakhs Vanabasi Hindus
participated in the sammelan. During this programme seven MAHAJAGNA
was perforformed:
1) NAMAJAGNA-1000 groups of Bhajan Mandalis(both gents &ladies)
participated for chanting the name of god.
2) GHRUTA JAGNA:-Besides offering ghee , a Sphatika Siva Linga
(Cristal) and statue of Adi Shankaracharya, Sata rudra, Sapta sati
were installed. This spatika sivalinga was installed in a temple
named as Laxmaneswar temple . The name was suggested by the
Shankaracharya of Puri- Swami Nischalananda Saraswati in the name of
Swamijee.
3) GYANA JAGNA-Spiritual discourses were delivered by eminent monks
including Shankaracharya of Puri ,Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.
4) ANNA JAGNA-Prasad was provided to all participants
5) DEEPA JAGNA- Lakhs of deepa were offered by doveetes
6) SEVA JAGNA Medical checkup was provided to the needy for treatment
of eye, teeth, and hemoglobin deficiency
7) DHARMA JAGARAN JAGNA A meeting of monks and tribals was organized
who have faith in swadharma. Such type of gatherings were organied in
1986 where one lakh devotees participated. Besides that 8 Raths
traveled from various corners of Orissa to Chakapada and assembled
there on the first day of Hindu New Year i.e 30th March06.
Due to his multi dimensional activities for the development of the
Hindu Culture , Hindu Traditions, Hindu Dharma, as well as the
economical background of the poor mass a wave of consciousness
overwhelmed in the society which was eyesore to the anti Hindu and
anti-social elements. After contributing a lot to the society , he
sacrificed his life on the occasion of Janmastami on 23rd Augest08,
along with his four colleagues-Madhubaba,Kishorebaba,Maunibaba,and
Matajee, who was in charge of Girls Hostel, at Jalespatta, by a group
of miscreants who attacked in the night with Rifle and bomb.

Pujya Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati


Date of Birth: 1924 Shravan Krushna Navami
Birth Place: Nua Sahi, Gurujanga, Anugul Jilla

Swami Ji came out of home for pursuit of spirituality in 1953, at the age of 29.

DVD Track and Meaning

1:35 - 2:20 - Conversion initiative in Phulbani area, creating

3:00 - Sangh Started working in the tribal area

3:45 - Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati Ji's introduction by karyakartas -
Vhupen Kumar Basu Chakapada - the then Ma. Pranta Sangh Chalak

4:45 - Swamiji worked for School, Mandirs (Birupakhya Pith), Satsangs,
Nisa nibran - Creating alcohol free society - Shri Dukhiram Kuaanra
and his First Sahyogi Shri Raghunath Sethi.

8:00 - In 1986 Sar. Karyavah Ma Yadav Rao Joshi Ji inagurated Rath to
Phulbani - Ma. Sankaracharya Ji welcomed it.

9:15 - Kalinga Jagannath Mandir established and Rath went to Chakapada
(With Ma. Governer B.N.Pande, Sah Prant Pracharak Ma. Shyam Ji gupt
welcoming guests) Harihar Da was also present.

11:35 - 12:15 Jagnas, Eye Camps, and massive gatherings to brought in
confidence and awareness among everyone the need of sewa in the weaker
section of the society.

12:45 - 14:30 Banvasi Kalyan Ashram started Hanuman temple brought in
social transformations like liquor free village, and personal hygiene
through education, pravachans, Geta, Bhagbat chantngs and Satsangs.

16:00 - 17:00 Many temple established by VHP more than 16 temples and
numerous satsangs. Where as some hostile churches did not hesitate to
grab Devottara properties of Gramadevi.

17:00 - 20:15 Swami Ji started Samskrit Vidylaya - Education and self
employment training is imparted here. Students learn veda path and
Jagnya, pooja vidhi along with other subjects. In 1978 it became a
collage, 300 students studying currently and more than 1650 studens
have graduated from here.

21:20 - 25:20 Cow protection and gorakhya - Pujya Swami Ji inspired
villagers, leading by example. The villagers along with their
Sarpanchs were doing cultivation traditionally at wrong time there by
getting very less yield, also were not ready to accept any change. To
bring in prosperity to the villages swamiji started cultivation in the
ashram land and showed the villagers the benefits of having cows for
milk, milk products, and proper way of cultivation.

His perseverance and patience changed the ways the villagers were
operating and started getting better yields. Cultivation became an
initiative for economic growth for the entire village. He emphasized
the need of forestation - brought in Kranti to save the forest and
made use of forest products. His vision was to make each village self
sufficient in food thereby make the whole country proud.

25:20 - 27:10 Like a Drasta (visionary) Pujya swamji encouraged
saving the forest. To bring in harmony (samarasata), and eliminate
cast discrimination between Savarna and Asavarna swamiji started Nama
Jagnya celebration in 1982 (Chanting divine name of God), where
everyone irrespective of cast and creed comes together to get immerged
in the divine experience.

27:10 - 28:50 - Ashram for girl students - Near the bank of Rahul Nadi
there is Shiva Pith Swami Ji established Jalespata Shankaracharya
Kanyashrama in 1988. More than 250 students are residing and studying
there.

33:00 - 34:20 Shikshya Vikash Parishad started Saraswati Shishu Mandir
schools in Phubni. Temple Trusty Natabar Panda explains Pujya swamiji
Ji's initiatives for communal harmony.

34:50 - 36:20 While comparing Missionary work vs VHP, Shri Laxmikant
Malik, Baliguda Congress MLA explained - while the former
(Missionaries) worked with Allurement of the poor the later (VHP)
focused on cultural program, self development and education of the
youth. For instance the Samskrut Vidyalay established in 1980's
trained the youths in understanding scriptures like Vedas and
increased their appreciation of our culture and traditions.

37:00 - 37:45 Social Transformation - Shri Jagannath Mandir - Raja
Shri Nalinikanta Deo Bad habits were eradicated, education and
vocational training brought in economic empowerment. Medical camps,
health awareness camps brought well being of the whole village -
explained Mangulu Patra, Dharma Jagaran Samiti state president.

37:45 - 38:30 Shri Santosh Pradhan (OAS), Alumni of the school at
Chakapada - He learned to work with the common people, take everyone's
cooperation while working, a practice he learned in the school,
implements in his administrative role as well.

39:40 - 40:50 Pavitra Kahanra, from Telapalli village, Kashimpadar
High School Samskrit Teacher, introduces himself as a Vanvasi Kandha
(tribal) - did study in the samskrut school in 1978 and got inspired
to pursue higher education and went to Puri to study Samkrita Acharya
,and became first Samskrut teacher in Phulbani. Pujya SwamiJi's
samskrita Vidyalaya trained and inspired thousands of Samskrut
Shiksaks, that are have gone to Phulbani, Koraput, Malkangiri
districts and have become teachers there (than 50% of the teachers are
form the Ashram School).





Puri Seer, Orissa CM condoled death of Swamiji, 144 in entire Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar: Puri Gobardhan Pitha Sankaracharya Jagadguru Swami
Nischalananda Saraswati and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
condoled the death of senior VHP leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati,
who was gun down by some unidentified assailants at Jalaspata Ashram
under Tumulibandha Police limits of tribal dominated Phulabani, the
erstwhile Kandhamal.


Christians killed Swamiji, blames VHP, calls 12-hour Orissa bandh on Monday

Bhubaneswar: 23/8(viswasambad Kendra,orissa)Viswa Hindu Parishad has
blamed the Christians for the gruesome killing of Swami Laxmananda
Saraswati at Jalaspatta Ashram under Tumlibandha Police limits of
tribal dominated Phulabani district, the erstwhile Kandhamal on
Saturday night.

"The killing of Swamiji was most unfortunate incident and unwarranted.
He was a true social reformer. We all missed Guruji of Chakapa for a
longtime, his security concerns downplayed," VHP said. Swami, who is
more a social reformer than a religious thinker was killed by
Christians, VHP said.

The killing took place even at a time, when the entire tribal
community in that area was celebrating Janmastami, birthday of Lord
Krishan. The Hindu Seer had on Friday received a threat letter and
informed the Tumulibandha Police Station but adequate security was not
made to protect Swamiji and his followers. Madhu Baba and Kishor Baba,
two close aids of the Seer also killed in the grenade attack.

"Christians have killed Swamiji, we would give a befitting reply to it
very soon," VHP State general secretary Gouri Prasad Rath said. He
further demanded a high level probe into the issue and ban on Churches
working in the district. VHP went on to add that as a mark of protest,
it would shut down Orissa on Monday.

"We would forced to opt violent protest if action not taken against
the killers," Rath warned. "We have called a 12-hour shut down on
Monday protesting against the killing," he added.

Swamiji's contribution to the socio-economic empowerment of tribal
living in Orissa's southern region has posed a major threat for the
conversion activities and finally the missionaries killed Swamiji,
Rath added. He further informed Swamiji has been attacked for ninth
consecutive time till his death and each time the Christians hatched
the conspiracy.

Swamiji have been working in Kandhamal area since late 70s and he
successfully understands object poverty of that region and worked
relentlessly for the socio-economic empowerment of tribal, the VHP
said. VHP also hosted a condoled meeting to pay homage to the departed
soul.





HINDU JAGARANA SAMUKHYA : ORISSA

PRESS RELEASE
Dated the 24th August 2008

Yesterday, around 9.30 p.m. Vedanta Keshari Swami Laxanananda
Saraswati was murdered at his Ashram by armed assailants who used
grenades and sophisticated arms. Along with him Mataji (a female saint
who was looking after the Girls' Boarding School at Jaleshpata), Madhu
baba, Kishore baba and Mauni Baba also got killed by the bullets of
the assailants. The assailants are suspected to be from among the
Dalit Christians blonging to the Baptist church and the Catholic
Church who had threatened him in writing after resolving in a meeting
held at Raikia on the 9th August 2008. There was a well calculated
conspiracy to do away with the Swamijee as he was the biggest obstacle
against proselytisation of the Kondh tribes and the scheduled caste
people in the Kondhmal District. On Friday Swamijee had brought it to
the notice of the district administration, but inspite of the fact
that he was a repeated target of the militant Christians, still the
state government miserably failed to protect his life. He had
organized the local Hindus to prevent Cow slaughter and conversion to
Christianity by strictly implementing two different Acts by the Orissa
Legislature to this effect. Only a month back there was an attack by
more than two thousand armed people at Tumudibandh, only three kilo
meters from his Jalaspata Ashram.
We strongly demand that CBI should enquire into the matter and bring
the consipiracy out of the bag and the real culprits be brought to
book. We do not suspect any Maoist hand behind the incident. Maoist
façade is used deliberately by the church to obfuscate the issue and
terrorize the public.
Hindu organizations suspect Church hand in Swamijee murder
Bhubaneswar, 24/8 (Viswasambadkendra, Orissa ) In a Press release the
President of Hindu Jagarana Samukhya, Shri Ashok Sahu accused the
State Government of deliberately misleading the public by giving a
Maoist color to the gruesome murder of Swamijee Laxanananda Saraswati
at his ashram in Jalasapata in Orissa. For having utterly failed to
give adequate security to Swamijee in the face of repeated attack and
imminent danger to his life and frequent letters from Swamijee himself
to the authorities. In last December on 23rd he escaped a violent
attack and was hospitalized with fatal injuries. Shri Sahu revealed
quoting Swamijee that there was a meeting at Raikia Community Centre
on the 9th August 2008 attended by many Christian militants
representing NGOs and persons like Nakul Nayak the ex-Member of
Parliament and Krishna Padseth the ex- Chairman of the Block from
Tumudibandh. The conspiracy to kill Swami Laxanananda was hatched in
the meeting and on 13th August a threatening letter was circulated to
the district and state authorities along with copies to individual
targets including Swamijee. On 22nd August Swamijee appealed the
District magistrate to enhance his personal security. The news that
his life is in danger has been broadcast by the media in the morning
hours, but alas he was done away with in a well planned cold blooded
murder by the evening before midnight in his own room. He died on the
spot along with all those four others who were with him in the
spiritual discourse. Besides him, the deceased included Mataji who was
in charge of the Girls' Boarding School, Amritananda Baba, Kishore
Baba and guardian of a female student in the Ashram.Swamijee was
preventing the Kondh tribes who were targeted by the Missionaries for
baptisation and was also trying to bring back the Dalit and tribal
converts among Christians back to Hindu fold. For last forty-two years
Swamijee was relentlessly fighting for prevention of Cow- slaughter
and conversion to Christianity particularly the poor and illiterate
Kondh tribes who constitute more than 50% of the population in the
district. He had made Kondhmal his abode and centre of missionary
movement to protect Hindutwa in Orissa. He was one man Army against
the onslaughts of the Church which the Missionaries could not
withstand and at last resorted to the most cowardly act of killing an
84 years old saint in his own hermit, Shri Sahu stated. Earlier also
there were seven such attacks from which he used to providentially
escape. His last words before getting killed, while speaking to one of
his devotees "Never have fears of death when you are working for the
cause of the Motherland". He laid his life for the cause for which he
stood his entire life.Shri Sahu demanded CBI enquiry into the ghastly
incident and wanted the conspiracy angle to unravel. Being queried by
the Press whether the CBI is free from the clutches of the Catholic
Sonia Gandhi at the center, Shri Sahu replied that one has to choose
between two evils and CBI is a lesser evil. Shri Sahu demanded that
the State government has lost their moral right to continue in power
and specially the BJP which has been benefiting by aligning at times
with Hindu cause. The Government failure in protecting Hindu saints
will only compel the peace loving Hindus of Orissa to arm themselves
to protect their interest, Shri Sahu warned. The Press conference
addressed by Shri Sahu was also attended by Shri Ajit Kumar patnaik
the General secretary and Shri Simanchal Khatua the media chief.
Puri Maharaja Shri Dibya Singdeo has strongly demanded the CBI to
bring the culprits to book. Jagadguru Shankaracharya has demanded
resignation of the BJP ministers who have failed to protect the
Swamijee and compel the government to fall for this classic failure of
governance. The Hindu Organizations have given a dawn to dusk bundh
call on Monday, the 25th August through out the State of Orissa to
respect Hindu solidarity and tribute to the departed soul.
Christians killed Swamiji, blames VHP, calls 12-hour Orissa bandh on Monday
Bhubaneswar: 23/8(viswasambad Kendra,orissa)Viswa Hindu Parishad has
blamed the Christians for the gruesome killing of Swami Laxmananda
Saraswati at Jalaspatta Ashram under Tumlibandha Police limits of
tribal dominated Phulabani district, the erstwhile Kandhamal on
Saturday night.
"The killing of Swamiji was most unfortunate incident and unwarranted.
He was a true social reformer. We all missed Guruji of Chakapa for a
longtime, his security concerns downplayed," VHP said. Swami, who is
more a social reformer than a religious thinker was killed by
Christians, VHP said. The killing took place even at a time, when the
entire tribal community in that area was celebrating Janmastami,
birthday of Lord Krishan. The Hindu Seer had on Friday received a
threat letter and informed the Tumulibandha Police Station but
adequate security was not made to protect Swamiji and his followers.
Madhu Baba and Kishor Baba, two close aids of the Seer also killed in
the grenade attack. "Christians have killed Swamiji, we would give a
befitting reply to it very soon," VHP State general secretary Gouri
Prasad Rath said. He further demanded a high level probe into the
issue and ban on Churches working in the district. VHP went on to add
that as a mark of protest, it would shut down Orissa on Monday. "We
would forced to opt violent protest if action not taken against the
killers," Rath warned. "We have called a 12-hour shut down on Monday
protesting against the killing," he added. Swamiji's contribution to
the socio-economic empowerment of tribal living in Orissa's southern
region has posed a major threat for the conversion activities and
finally the missionaries killed Swamiji, Rath added. He further
informed Swamiji has been attacked for ninth consecutive time till his
death and each time the Christians hatched the conspiracy. Swamiji
have been working in Kandhamal area since late 70s and he successfully
understands object poverty of that region and worked relentlessly for
the socio-economic empowerment of tribal, the VHP said. VHP also
hosted a condoled meeting to pay homage to the departed soul.
VHP demands Special Court to trail killers of Swamiji

Expressing strong displeasure over the failure of BJD-BJP Government
led by Naveen Patnaik, Viswa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday demanded to set
up a Special Court to trail the killers of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati
at Jalasapata Ashram in Kandhamal district. Parishad also demanded
death sentence for the Christian Militants, those who shot dead
Swamiji.

"Christian Militants have killed Swamiji not Maoists. Police as well
as the Orissa Government trying to cover up the matter and sheltering
the Church sponsored Militants," the VHP lambasted.

Speaking at a Press Conference here, VHP International General
Secretary Dr Prabin Bhai Togadia demanded that the Orissa Government
should set up a Special Court to trail the killers of Swami and ensure
death sentence for them for their heinous activities.

"We have also demanded to set up a Commission to look into the
activities of Churches, Missionaries, Church sponsored NGOs, foreign
funding to NGOs working for conversion and strict implementation of
anti-conversion laws," Dr Togadiaji said.

Holding the Orissa Government responsible for the gruesome killing of
the noted reformer, Togadia asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to
book the accused as soon as possible and trial them in a Special
Court. Government neglected Swamiji's security concerns, he added.

"It seems, Orissa Government is patronizing conversion activities and
it is also under pressure from the Churches," he argued. He further
warned that if Orissa Government did not take action against the
killers, VHP would opt violent way to take revenge.

"We can't keep silent, Sadhus and Santhas from across the country
would march towards Orissa Chief Minister's office in Bhubaneswar," he
added.

VHP would conduct Ratha Yatras carrying the ashes of Swamiji through
out Orissa and spread his message and create public opinion against
conversion activities of the Churches, Togadia informed.

Dr Vedantiji, who is leading the Ram Janmabhumi Movement in Ayodhya,
however came down heavily on Missionaries and warned for a violent
agitation. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh jointly hatching conspiracy against the Hindus in support of the
Churches, the fire brand Hindu Seer said.

"From Nepal to Kashmir to Kandhamal, they only want to eliminate
Hindus. In a country like India, majority feeling persecuted under the
UPA's rule at Centre," Dr Vedantiji added. VHP State secretary Gouri
Prasad Rath, Bajarang Dal national co-convener Subash Chouhan and
State coordinator Umashankar Acharya were among those present at the
meeting. Earlier on Monday, both Togadiaji and Dr Vedantiji attended
funeral ceremony of Swamiji at Chakapada.


Golakha Chandra Das

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Violent blowback in Kandhamal

Anuradha Dutt

[ Rice bowl conversions and 'harvesting of souls' by christian missionaries lead to social strife ]

Violence is raging across Kandhamal district in Orissa in the wake of the killing of the aged Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four others by a gang of suspected Christian proselytisers at an ashram on the night of August 24. A VHP leader, the swami had been steering the anti-conversion movement in vulnerable tribal areas since the late 1960s. He was reported to have survived an attack last Christmas.

His death has ignited a vicious cycle of reprisal, with an orphanage run by Christian missionaries in the district and some small 'prayer halls' being set on fire on August 25. The VHP enforced a bandh on the same day. Killings and arson are continuing, with most of the district under curfew and the police and paramilitary contingents patrolling the disturbed areas.

Kandhamal district has experienced clashes between Hindus and Christians over the years. Its estimated population of 6,00,000 includes about 1,50,000 Christians. Orissa, on account of widespread poverty and backwardness, is fertile ground for professional proselytisers, whose conversion activities, hinging on economic inducements, often prove counter-productive.

A case in point is the brutal killing of Australian evangelist Graham Staines and his two minor sons at Manoharpur village of Orissa's Keonjhar district in the early morning of January 23, 1999. They were burnt alive by an angry mob that set their station wagon afire while they were asleep.

Dara Singh, a Hindu activist, is standing trial for the crime, with the secular lobby castigating Hindutva proponents and their outfits. But they seem to have overlooked the fact that Staines, secretary-cum-treasurer of the Evangelical Missionary Society of Mayurbhanj, was not merely engaged in converting tribals and other disadvantaged people; he was also virulently opposed to Hinduism. This is reportedly apparent in his progress reports to sponsors, carried in a journal called Tidings.

The demand by Hindu organisations for the expulsion of Christian missionaries from India arises from the perception that the latter, besides converting people by giving them monetary, educational and health benefits, also try to subvert the dominant Hindu ethos.

Staines, for instance, while doing commendable work via the Leprosy Mission, was also seen by adversaries to be insidiously spreading the poison of hatred against the mainstream faith.

The issue has two important facets. The first is the colossal failure of the state and Hindu preceptors to address the problems of social oppression and economic deprivation, suffered by disadvantaged groups. And the second is the willingness of Christian missionaries to ameliorate their lot, often -- though not always -- for a price. Yet, after all these decades of frenetic evangelism, a mere 2.3 per cent of the population is Christian as per the 2001 Census.

The Constitution's article 25 enshrines the right to "free profession, practice and propagation of religion", subject to curbs. There are anti-conversion laws in several States to prevent forced conversions. It is important to draw a distinction between unscrupulous professional proselytisers, who are paid by head-count, and missionaries, dedicated to good work such as running excellent hospitals and health centres, schools and colleges for the poor and for the vast middle class.

One cannot tar everyone with the same brush. Politician Eduardo Faleiro observes in an article, Freedom of Religion (June 6, 2006): "Whilst freedom of religion is a basic human right, proselytism receives universal condemnation. Proselytism is defined as the use of unscrupulous methods of persuasion such as material inducements, psychological pressure or spiritual threats to compel a person to change his or her religion. Proselytism... attacks other religious beliefs and practices and proclaims that its own religion is the only way to salvation. It is often supported by financial resources and marketing techniques that make local religious activities seem second rate and inferior".
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EXTRACTS FROM ARUN SHOURIE'S " HARVESTING OUR SOULS: MISSIONARIES, THEIR DESIGNS, THEIR CLAIMS" (RUPA & CO) -- [pp 16-19.]

QUOTE:

" It turns out that Staines and his wife Gladys,regularly filed despatches for a journal in Australia, TIDINGS. This journal is run by a missionary organization in Australia which financed Staines and his activities in Manoharpur. When the Commission (Justice Wadhwa) learned about the despatches,it requested the concerned persons for copies of the journal. None were supplied! The Commission had to obtain these from other sources. Justice Wadhwa reproduces several extracts from these despatches.

GRAHAM and GLADYS STAINES - MAYURBHANJ, 25 APRIL 1997: The first jungle camp in Ramchandrapur was a fruitful time and the Spirit of God worked among the people. About 100 attended and some were baptized t the camp. At present Misayel and some of the Church leaders are touring a number of places where people are asking for baptism. Five were baptized at Bigonbadi. Pray for the Etani Trust in which the mission properties are vested. One man managed by underhand means to get parts of the property in his own name and a number of nominal Christians of the Baripada Church are also trying to get some of this valuable property for themselves. The Trust is having to take legal action to rectify this.

GRAHAM and GLADYS STAINES, MAYURBHANJ, 23 July 1997: Praise God for answered prayer in recent Jagannath car festival at Baripada. A good team of preachers came from the village churches and four OM workers helped in the second part of the festival. There were record book sales,so a lot of literature has gone into people's hands - - - . [ Incidentally, OM is a carefully chosen acronym: the organization it signifies is actually one of the largest publishers and distributors of missionary literature, and has its offices in Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom.]

GRAHAM and GLADYS STAINES, MAYURBHANJ, 19 September 1997: Praise God we now have the HO New Testament in Oriya script and many copies are now in the hands of the HO people [Staines had done the translation himself]. Pray God that it will be used of God to speak to many as they read his word in their own language - - - .

GRAHAM and GLADYS STAINES, MAYURBHANJ, 11 February 1998: Jungle camp means four days of Bible teaching, prayer and fellowship of Christians living together.It enables believers from other churches to meet with local Christians to discuss experiences and encourage one another - - - . The camp can also create hunger in the hearts of those who come just to observe. Each camp has a bookstall,which for many is the only chance to buy Christian literature - - -. It was also encouraging to see so many HO people following the references in the HO New Testament during the messages at Sarat Jungle Camp. We sold all the New Testaments that we took there - - -.

GRAHAM and GLADYS STAINES, MAYURBHANJ, 19 December 1998: It is encouraging to hear of some improvement in the Church at Manoharpur and that they are preparing for the jungle camp. Misayel, Paul and Nehemiah visited Patana in early December but, as many were away rice harvesting,they could meet only with a few. They were able to encourage a new believer who had been a priest of the Sana Dhoram, an animist sect.The village people pleaded with him not to become a Christian saying 'How can we continue our worship if you leave us?'. 'You can do as you like, but I am following Christ', he said. Continue to pray. God is working.

The typical concerns of a typical missionary - harvesting souls for the Church,ensuring that properties of the Church do not fall into the hands of others,ensuring that control of the Church affairs remains in the hands of persons who will heed the missionary. The prejudices of a missionary - Sanatana Dharma, an animist sect! While his wife and some others denied this,one of his close associates spoke of his "hatred" for other religions. This associate reported - and even Gladys, Staines wife, acknowledged - that, if he happened to be at any non-Christian function,Graham Staines would never take PRASAD,as, Mrs. Staines claimed, doing so is prohibited in the Bible -- - .

After reviewing the evidence, the Wadhwa Commission concludes: " Besides his involvement with the Leprosy House,Staines was also involved in missionary work.The missionary work of Staines has come to light from the various desptches sent by him to Australia,which are published in the newsletter TIDINGS. Staines also used to take part in baptism ceremonies - - - - - -. However,it is the despatchs sent by Staines to Australia in the newsletter TIDINGS that make it clear that Staines was also involved in active propogation of his religion apart from his social work. It is also clear from the said despatches that conversions were taking place in jungle camps. -- - - . It is obvious, therefore, that Staines was both a social worker engaged in the treatment and eradication of leprosy amongst the poorest of the poor and also a missionary driven by a deep commitment to his religion and the belief that he should spread its tenets amongst the people in the area. His missionary activities,did lead to conversions of tribals to his faith."

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Manmohan, this should be a matter of national shame and should affect your sleep. Are you spending sleepless nights reading reports of the trauma of schoolgirls of an ashram in Kandhamal?
kalyanaraman
Trauma in ashram, schoolgirls witnessed Swami’s murder
Ravik Bhattacharya
Posted online: Friday, August 29, 2008 at 0127 hrs IST
Jelaspota (Orissa), August 28
While violence rages across Kandhamal district, in the ashram, where its spark was lit when Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and four others were killed on August 24, the adults are angry, the children traumatised.
Many of the 130 girls in the Kanya Ashram, a residential school on the campus, were eyewitnesses to the killing of the VHP leader and that incident has burnt memories they will never forget.
“First, we thought someone is bursting crackers and so we ran towards the main gate. Then we saw and heard people screaming and running. There was blood all over the place. Swamiji and Mataji and others were lying in blood. I shouted and ran away, we all started running here and there,” said 15-year old Anita Pradhan. She is from Raikia and has been in the ashram for three years.
According to Anita, it was around 7 in the evening, prayer time in the students’ quarters. Swamiji and Mataji Bhaktimoyee, head of the girls hostel, were inside Swamiji’s room adjacent to the main entrance.
According to eyewitnesses, 10 to 15 men climbed the wall and started firing indiscriminately. They first shot dead Amritanandji, a disciple of Swamiji. The attackers then entered a small room, home to Prabhati Ganta, the guardian of one of the students who was living there. They shot him, too. Later, Kishore Baba, a resident of Boudh, was shot just outside this room.
It was then that they broke open Saraswati’s room. “Swamiji ran into the toilet to save himself and shut the door. Mataji, who hid behind the door, was shot first. The miscreants then broke open the toilet door and sprayed bullets,” said an eyewitness.
Vijaylaxmi Mullick, a Class X student at the ashram, is too traumatised to narrate the incident. Her voice trembles and falters as she remembers. “I rushed towards the main gate along with others only to see some men running around and loud cracking noise. I heard the cries of Swamiji and others. I saw other Swamijis running here and there. I was scared and ran inside the hostel room with another girl. We sat huddled together. Until after a long time, one of the Swamijis came and escorted us out of the room.”
Kusum Pradhan, a Class 6 student, could not venture out of her hostel room after dark following the incident. “I too rushed out after hearing the noise. I saw bodies lying in blood. I touched Swamiji’s feet, who was lying in the bathroom. It was still warm but he did not move. Nor did Mataji, who lay inside the room,” was all Kusum could say.
The 130 girls, who now reside inside the hostels of the sprawling ashram, now cannot venture out. The ashram is guarded by CRPF and Orissa police constables. The girls’ relatives are unable to visit the ashram and take them home because of the violence and the ongoing curfew in the district.
Brahmachari Shankar Chaitanya, who is now in charge of the ashram and is always escorted by police constables and CRPF personnel, seethes with anger against both Christians and the state government. “We had written 30 times to the state government that Swamiji’s and our lives were at stake, that we were being threatened by Christian leaders. Before the incident, we got a letter threatening to kill Swamiji. We formally complained to the police and district authorities. They sent only four baton-wielding constables,” said Shankar Chaitanya. “Not a single minister visited us after the incident, not even of our BJP. The Collector comes sometimes. He gave us rice, dal and sugar for the children.”
Chaitanya alleged that it was Christians, not Maoists, who were responsible for the incident. “The Maoists can never do this. It is Christians who threaten us everyday and they did this,” he said. He alleged that the ashram has been kept out of the peace process. “No one called us for any meeting or to take part in any peace process. As long as are kept out, the violence will continue.”
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/354813.html

CHURCH IN THE DISGUISE OF MAOIST LED ATTACK ON SWAMI LAXMANANDA SARASWATI


Swami Laxamananda Saraswati was instrumental in bringing out a dramatic developments in the tribals in Phulbani district, in Orissa , for last 42 years almost half of his age . He was born in the district of Anugul(erstwhile Dhenkanal) and led an ascetic life . He left his home and went to Himalayas for meditation.

During one of his visit to the state of Orissa in 1966, he was moved by the miseries of the tribals in Phulbani and took on himself for the up-liftment of these down-trodden mass.. He established an Ashram at Birupakshya Pitha, Chakapad, Phulbani, school for education, hostel for the poor, kanyaahram for the girls, taught various methods of cultivation and farming .

He succeeded in bringing out a drastic change in the day-to-day living of the locals in the field of education, health and culture and thus protected the inhabitants from the false allurement shown by the missionaries with the sole aim of conversion to Christianity.

Thus Swami Laxamananda Saraswati became the soft target to the missionaries who use to exploit the tribals. The missionaries has both money and hence muscle power. These organizations attempted to kill him several times - nine attempts have failed. They tried to kill him in last week of December 2007- where about 200 people were organized with all the hand weapons to kill him but he was luckily saved. This was not the end of the conspiracy.

There was a meeting on 9th Aug 2008 at Kulmaha village near Tumudibandha . This was attended by the infamous John Dayal spokeman of All India Christian Council who had already hinted earlier that the attack on Hindus by Christians had started, Arch Bishop of Bhubaneswar Raphel Chinath. They had conspired the plot. John Dayal was in the state for last 15 days probably to oversee the details of planning. A letter of threatening was dispatched to Swamiji on 13 Aug 08 .He returned from Cuttack on 22 Aug 08. In a well planned way he was assassinated on 23 Aug 08 evening at 1945 hours when mass prayer was going in the Ashram .

Swamiji was like a God to the locals. The day when Lord Krishna was borne Swamiji was assassinated. Is this a Janmstami Present by the Christians to the Hindu community ? The Christian missionaries are mistaken that they have achieved their goal . Probably another Krishna will be borne. .
-- Dr. Umesh Patri,

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Maoists deny role in VHP leader's murder
http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/29/stories/2008082952080300.htm
Staff Reporter
'Some wayward cadre lured by some committed the crime'

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Copy of the letter sent to VHP and Bajrang Dal leaders

Maoists also deny role in the murder of VHP activists at Jalaspata
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BERHAMPUR: Mystery behind the gruesome murder of VHP leader Swami
Lakshmanananda Saraswati and his four associates has deepened. The
Bajrang Dal and VHP activists as well sections of the media have
received a suspected Maoists' letter where they claim that their
central committee had no role in the murder.

The letter claimed that some wayward cadre of the Maoist outfit were
lured by nefarious elements to commit the crime. Meanwhile naxal
sympathizers of Orissa have also claimed that Maoists had no hand in
the murder of the VHP activists at Jalaspata in Kandhamal district.

A copy of the letter was sent to the State joint secretary of the VHP
and the State joint coordinator of the Bajrang Dal, Ramakant Rath. The
letter was claimed to be written by the Kotgarh unit of the CPI-Maoist
party.

'Action planned'
As per the letter the organization would initiate action against some
of their cadres in Kandhamal district who could be hired for money by
communal Christian miscreants for the murder of the VHP leader and his
associates. The reason for the murder was their opposition to
religious conversion by missionaries and recent clash over cow
slaughter in Tumudibadh area. "The State central committee of the
Maoists had no knowledge of this", the letter claimed. The naxals felt
police were putting the blame of murder of VHP leader on them trying
to detach them from the common mass.

Many Maoist sympathizers of south Orissa have also denied the role of
CPI-Maoist in the murder of VHP leaders that sparked off communal
violence in Kandhamnal district.

Through a press note Dandapani Mohanty, general secretary of the
Orissa Forest Mazdoor Union said Maoists had no role in the communal
murders in Kandhamal district. It may be noted that Mr Mohanty earlier
headed the Daman Pratirodh Manch, which was banned by the State
Government for its pro-naxal activities. The case filed by against the
ban order is sub judice in the Orissa High Court.

It may be noted that the State unit of the BJP is also not buying the
claim of the State Government that Maoists had murdered the VHP
leader.