Madras HC questions Sadhguru's Isha Foundation over women renouncing worldly lives
Chennai: The founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, has come under fire from the Madras High Court for pushing young women to renounce their material lives even though he had arranged his daughter's marriage. The court questioned this while hearing a case filed by retired professor S. Kamaraj, who stated that his two highly educated daughters had been "brainwashed" into living permanently at the Isha Yoga Centre.
Judges S.M. Subramaniam and V. Sivagnanam's bench seemed uncomfortable when the two women—ages 42 and 39—appeared in court today. The two women argued, however, that they were not being kept against their will and were staying at the Isha Foundation of their own free will. The parents testified that their lives were permanently damaged because their daughters had "abandoned" them, and this was as much evidence as they had been claiming for the entire ten years of this lawsuit.
In response, the Isha Foundation made it clear that participants voluntarily join the group. "We honor personal preferences. People travel to Isha for a variety of reasons, including marriage and monastic life, but they are not forced to do either," a Foundation spokesman stated. They claim that there is only one case against the organization that is pending at the police stations right now, and that the court has halted another.
However, the court desired further investigation. It demanded a list of every case involving the Isha Foundation. The court's intimation implied, in a sense, that the investigation had been scoped up. Sivagnanam laughed, "We want to understand why somebody who arranged for his own daughter's marriage is encouraging other daughters to shave their heads and live like hermits."
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Bengaluru: Man stabbed to death after foot-stepping incident escalates during dinner
Bengaluru: A 27-year-old man, identified as Keerthi, has been arrested by the Bengaluru police for allegedly stabbing his 52-year-old neighbour, Murthy, to death following a heated argument. The incident occurred on Sunday night in Sonnenahalli, under the Jnana Bharati Police Station limits.
According to reports, both Keerthi and Murthy were inebriated after attending a dinner hosted by Murthy's brother as part of Pitru Paksha rituals. The argument allegedly started when Murthy accidentally stepped on Keerthi’s foot. The situation escalated, and Keerthi, in a fit of anger, took out a knife and stabbed Murthy fatally.
The police have confirmed that Keerthi had purchased the knife online. They have registered a case of murder and taken Keerthi into custody.
Sources indicate that Keerthi and Murthy had previous disputes, particularly over financial matters.
