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Fractured Faith
The resignation of Champat Rai as General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust marks a sobering moment in the saga of the country’s significant religious institutions. Whatever the outcome of the ongoing investigation into the alleged embezzlement of nearly Rs. 8 crore in devotees’ donations, the episode has already inflicted damage that cannot be measured in financial terms alone. It has shaken the confidence of millions who contributed to the Ram Templ
Correspondent
Jul 72 min read
The Keeper of Lord Ram’s Ledger
For decades Champat Rai was the quiet custodian of Hinduism’s most consequential movement in recent times. Now the man who helped build the Ram Mandir finds himself confronting questions about the temple’s accounts. If Ayodhya has a living archive, it is probably Champat Rai. For decades, the bespectacled Hindu nationalist leader has been a fixture in the temple town, a man whose memory of obscure land records, court filings and forgotten episodes during the Ram Janmabhoomi m
Kiran D. Tare
Jun 193 min read
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