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A Man from Mandu by Manoj V. Jain
5.0
'Godmen’ or religious gurus are often the charismatic rock stars in India. They have a high profile presence, thousands of devout followers, incessant wealth and are capable of influencing mass opinion.
Their followers are impressed by their Godmen proclamations of possession super natural powers that have the ability to heal and influence future events.
From a business perspective, India is the best market for a Godman. No other country provides the market which India does. No fancy degree required, low cost investment and no family influence. Because of their immense following, they are often courted by the nation’s top politicians to leverage their influence on the masses.
However, despite their demi-god status, they have been regularly criticized by certain quarters. Especially after the recent episodes of monetary fraud and sexual violence against their followers. However, going forward, it is unlikely that their influence will subside.
The spiritual gurus that are doing well have very well established and resourced teams. It’s not surprising at all that they’ve been able to organise around social media content
I read this book, A Man From Mandu by Manoj Jain, compulsively, two hours either side of a night's rest. The writing of this book is crisp, not a word wasted. An average Indian may find this to be one of the funniest books ever written, seriously.
Pretty horrifying to think how one man and his Ponzi scheme could fool so many people in the name of God for so long.
The author, Manoj Jain, has done the research and comeup with the real look into the world of professional 'Babas'. The book is balanced, truthful and an eye opener. Author through this writing can open the eyes of the scripturally blind if they would read and understand what he has written. Author Manoj Jain doesn't write over the heads of readers, it is so simple that a child can understand it all one has to do is read it.
This was an amazing, yet depressing book. It's incredible how people believe in mythological beings, but then to see how Earthly minions are willing to throw away their hard-earned money on charlatans is mind-boggling. Worst of all, politicians seek the favor of these so-called pastors of faith and the people buy into their nonsense.
Their followers are impressed by their Godmen proclamations of possession super natural powers that have the ability to heal and influence future events.
From a business perspective, India is the best market for a Godman. No other country provides the market which India does. No fancy degree required, low cost investment and no family influence. Because of their immense following, they are often courted by the nation’s top politicians to leverage their influence on the masses.
However, despite their demi-god status, they have been regularly criticized by certain quarters. Especially after the recent episodes of monetary fraud and sexual violence against their followers. However, going forward, it is unlikely that their influence will subside.
The spiritual gurus that are doing well have very well established and resourced teams. It’s not surprising at all that they’ve been able to organise around social media content
I read this book, A Man From Mandu by Manoj Jain, compulsively, two hours either side of a night's rest. The writing of this book is crisp, not a word wasted. An average Indian may find this to be one of the funniest books ever written, seriously.
Pretty horrifying to think how one man and his Ponzi scheme could fool so many people in the name of God for so long.
The author, Manoj Jain, has done the research and comeup with the real look into the world of professional 'Babas'. The book is balanced, truthful and an eye opener. Author through this writing can open the eyes of the scripturally blind if they would read and understand what he has written. Author Manoj Jain doesn't write over the heads of readers, it is so simple that a child can understand it all one has to do is read it.
This was an amazing, yet depressing book. It's incredible how people believe in mythological beings, but then to see how Earthly minions are willing to throw away their hard-earned money on charlatans is mind-boggling. Worst of all, politicians seek the favor of these so-called pastors of faith and the people buy into their nonsense.