Суд над Бхагавад-гитой / Attempt to ban Bhagavad-gita

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Mahendra
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#6101 Gita row snowballs, India raises issue at 'highest levels'

2011-12-21 13:53

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/gita-row-snowballs-india-raises-issue-at-highest-levels/articleshow/11180045.cms

NEW DELHI: The case in a Russian court to ban the Bhagavad Gita continued to create an uproar Tuesday with political parties voicing their concern in parliament while the government assured that it had taken up the issue at the "highest levels". Russia's envoy here denounced the "madmen" seeking to proscribe the sacred text.

As the ongoing case in a court in Tomsk, Siberia, on banning the Gita on grounds that it was extremist literature, gained centrestage, MPs cutting across all party lines expressed their consternation in the two houses.

Stating that it was the work of "misdirected and motivated individuals", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna sought to clarify the government's position in the Lok Sabha: "The officials of India in Moscow and our ambassador have been in regular touch with representatives of Iskcon. We have taken up the matter at highest levels with the Russian government."

He said he hoped the matter would be resolved keeping in mind India's civilisational values.

The case, which has been going on since June, seeks a ban on a Russian translation of the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" written by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

In a last-ditch effort, Hindus in Russia had appealed to the Siberian court to seek the views of the nation's human rights commission on the religious text before pronouncing its verdict. The verdict will now be pronounced Dec 28.

Indians in Moscow, numbering about 15,000, and followers of the Iskcon movement in Russia have appealed to the Indian government to intervene to resolve the issue.

As the controversy escalated, Russian ambassador Alexander Kadakin said here he condemned the "madmen" seeking the ban, and underlined that Russia was a secular country.

"Russia is a secular and democratic country where all religions enjoy equal respect... Even more applicable it is to the holy scriptures of various faiths -- whether it is the Bible, the Holy Quran, Torah, Avesta and, of course, Bhagvad Gita -- the great source of wisdom for the people of India and the world.

"I consider it categorically inadmissible when any holy scripture is taken to the courts. For all believers these texts are sacred," he stressed.

The BJP took up the issue in a big way.

In the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj demanded that the government declare the Gita a "national book".


Guest

#6102

2011-12-21 13:55

like every religion people should also respect our religious book Bhagwat Geeta.

Guest

#6103

2011-12-21 13:59

Everybody should sign in this petition and save the best of the best religious scripture-Bhagavad-gita in this world.

Guest

#6104

2011-12-21 14:03

GEETA IN THE SENCE BHAGAVADGEETA IS TTHE SONG SUNG BY BHAGAVAAN AND ONLY BHAGAVAAN OR THE ASSOCIATES OF BHAGAVAAN CAN UNDERSTAND IF HE HIMSELF WILL MERCY UPON US CAN UNDERSTAND THE TEXT WHAT IF A COURT DECIDES PITY THEM AND JESUS TOLD HIS CRUCIFIEER PLEASE FORGIVE THEM THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE Y ARE DOING
kumar

#6105 bhagwat gita

2011-12-21 14:05

this is wrong for bhagwat gita bane.

Guest

#6106

2011-12-21 14:06

Please do not ban holy scriptures like Bagavadgita.

Guest

#6107

2011-12-21 14:07

how can you ban something that has never caused harm to anyone and still isn't and never will. Bhagavad Gita is the truth and it must prevail!

Guest

#6108

2011-12-21 14:12

HARE KRISHNA........................................ Russian government decision absolutely wrong, bhagavad gita is my life and Shrila Prabhupad is my supreme teacher so i will oppose to Russia government's decision. thanks

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#6109

2011-12-21 14:12

Hare Krishna
Shashidhara.gh

#6110

2011-12-21 14:15

Gita is our holy book, so we can not live survive without GITA....
GITA is the solution for all problems, so please dont ignore Bhagavad Gita.

Hare Krishna
Kumar
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#6111 GREAT

2011-12-21 14:17

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Shashidhara.gh

#6112

2011-12-21 14:20

Gita is our holy book, so we can not live survive without GITA....
GITA is the solution for all problems, so please dont ignore Bhagavad Gita.

Hare Krishna

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#6113

2011-12-21 14:36

I find this attempt to ban the Bhagavad-gita by the Russian Government nothing more than religious intolerance and ignorance. As a professor I teach Bhagavad-gita As it is, at both Arkansas State University in Mountain Home, AR, and at Florida Vedic College. It is moral crime to label the Bhagavad-gita, which is a religious and philosophical classic as an extremist literature. In Arkansas which is in the middle of the Bible belt of America, the teaching of Bhagavad gita is going on without any conflict with the christian majority. Perhaps the Russian government should go back to establishing that the planets revolve around the earth, which was the Christian dogma for centuries and hundreds of philosophers were executed to propagate the Christian world view, in this way they can show the world their real extremist agenda of religious intolerance.

Randy I. Stein, Ph.d., D.div.

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#6114

2011-12-21 14:39

Bhagavad Gita talks about truth

Guest

#6115

2011-12-21 14:39

Who are these people who think that they can ban a 5000 year old holy scripture?

Guest

#6116

2011-12-21 14:40

It is really a heinous crime on humanity by banning Geetha. They are only depriving people not to follow the purpose of the life.

Guest

#6117

2011-12-21 14:40

good keep it up

Guest

#6118

2011-12-21 14:42

Bhagavad Gita = Truth of life

Guest

#6119

2011-12-21 14:42

If a country or a organisation or any other human body resist the laws of nature then it can assess itself how it is civilized and what the worst it can do then doing this because if it claims to have a well developed civilization then how can it ignores the space for god
srila praphupad's literature is approved by the supreme personality of godhead, how a man or a group of man or any legislative body can disapproved it
if any one will try to do so then it will be the dishonor of god's wish
and only brutes can dare to go away from god's wish

Indravikramtiwari,
indore,India
hare krishna

Guest

#6120

2011-12-21 14:43

Hare Krishna

Guest

#6121

2011-12-21 14:43

:(

Guest

#6122

2011-12-21 14:43

Horrible!

Guest

#6123

2011-12-21 14:45

'Bhagvad Gita a sacred text in Russia as well'
Russia has nothing to apologize for???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceiEo3S57Es&feature=related

Назвали книгу экстремистской, и нечего извиняться???

Guest

#6124

2011-12-21 14:48

if they ban gita in Russia,then they should ban bible in India

Guest

#6125

2011-12-21 14:52

Gita is not harming anyone......and we Hindus are not converting anybody like christians and muslims do.we are tolerating everybody and respecting every other religion.other religions are converting people and committing a sin.
if they don't read Gita,then they are the loosers.