A temple in Delhi to the god Vishnu and goddess Lakshmi hosted an unusual meeting on 19 February 1956. Ministers, parliamentarians and fifty holy men gathered at Birla Mandir around a curious idea.

They were discussing a proposal for sadhus—Hindu ascetics who have renounced family and materialism for austere spirituality—to promote the Five-Year Plans….

https://thewire.in/books/planning-democracy-extract-sadhus


This free site is ad-supported. Learn more