Tarun Sagar
Muni Tarun Sagar (26 June 1967 – 1 September 2018) was an Indian Digambara monk and political advisor.
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 Sagar in July 2011 | |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Date of birth | 26 June 1967 |
| Place of birth | Guhanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Birth name | Pawan Kumar Jain |
| Date of death | 1 September 2018 (aged 51) |
| Place of death | New Delhi, India |
| Website | www |
His lectures are known as Kadve Pravachan (bitter discourses) because they can be critical of common practices and views.[1] His lectures have been published in book series also titled Kadve Pravachan. His audience often includes a majority of non-Jains.
Early life
Sagar was born as Pawan Kumar Jain on 26 June 1967 in Madhya Pradesh, India.[2][3] He became Kshullak at the age of 13 and Acharya Pushpdant Sagar at the age of 20.[4]
Works
Sagar was known for supporting the ban on liquor, leather and meat in India.[6] He began to publish speeches under the title Kadve Pravachan (Bitter Discourse) starting in 2003 in Ahmedabad.[7]
Sagar delivered his sermons Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2010 and in Haryana Legislative Assembly on 26 August 2016.[8][9][10]
He was known as a "progressive Jain monk" for his criticism of violence, corruption and conservatism, and his speeches came to be called "Katu Pravachan".[11]
Famous quotes
Politics
While Jain monks often did not want to be related with politicians, Sagar often met politicians and government officials as a guest.[16] He has delivered his sermons Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2010 and in Haryana Legislative Assembly on 26 August 2016.[17]
Sagar was respected by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Modi would award him Tarun Kranti Puraskar in 2012.[18]
Criticisms
In August 2016, Tarun Sagar was invited to address the Haryana Assembly by both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party members.[19][20] He talked about social and political issues and evoked applause and laughter from lawmakers.[21] The event caused a number of tweets critical of Muni Tarun Sagar because of his nudity.[22]
He once said that Jihad is a conspiracy to convert Hindu girls into Muslims.[23][24] He was also against Muslim practice in India.
Death
Sagar died on 1 September 2018 from complications of jaundice in New Delhi, India at the age of 51.[25]
References
- ↑ "कड़वे प्रवचनों का पहला कार्यक्रम सेक्टर-27 के रामलीला ग्राउंड में कल", bhaskar.com, 23 July 2016
- ↑ "Shivraj Singh Chauhan fit for PM, Jain muni says at RSS function", The Times of India, 14 October 2013
- ↑ "Muni Shri 108 Tarunsagar Ji Maharaj", Jainmunilocator.org
- ↑ "Beyond the Haryana address: Tarun Sagar, the Jain muni who speaks his mind, finds an audience", The Indian Express, 30 August 2016
- ↑ Most People Dressed up as Mahatma Gandhi World Record
- ↑ "Revolutionary Saint showering blessings", The Times of India, 25 June 2012
- ↑ "Muni Tarunsagar's 'Kadve Pravachan' burrows through hearts", Daily News and Analysis, 10 August 2012
- ↑ "Jain saint uses wit to prick conscience of politicians", The Tribune, 27 August 2016
- ↑ "When Another Jain Monk Addressed A State Legislative Assembly And There Was No Controversy", The Huffington Post, 29 August 2016
- ↑ "Muni delivers 'Kadve Pravachan' in Haryana Vidhan Sabha", Business Standard, 26 August 2016
- ↑ "Jain seer gets warm welcome". thehindu.com.
- ↑ "ईर्ष्या से कुछ नहीं मिलता", navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
- ↑ "कडवे प्रवचन : धन का अहंकार न करें!", hindi.webdunia.com
- ↑ "धर्म जरूरी लगता है?", satsanglive.com
- ↑ "जहां तर्क है, वहां नर्क है : मुनि तरुणसागर", satsanglive.com
- ↑ "`Jainism practises what it preaches'". thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Jain saint uses wit to prick conscience of politicians", The Tribune, 27 August 2016
- ↑ "In pictures: Narendra Modi, Tarun Sagar Maharaj, Baba Ramdev, Vijay Darda". deshgujarat.com. 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Vishal Dadlani's sarcastic tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar backfires, musician vows to quit politics", India Today, 28 August 2016
- ↑ "Jain leader Tarun Sagar's address in Haryana Assembly", The Indian Express, 1 September 2016
- ↑ "In address to Haryana assembly, Jain monk talks about Pakistan, sex ratio". hindustantimes.com. 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Monk, in nude, addresses Haryana assembly, leaves Twitterati furious over misogynist anaology". intoday.in.
- ↑ "तरुण सागर के लव-जिहाद संबंधी बयान पर गरमाई सियासत", jagran.com
- ↑ "'हिंदू लड़कियों को मुस्लिम बनाने की साजिश है लव जिहाद'", Amar Ujala, 11 May 2015
- ↑ Jain Monk Tarun Sagar Passes Away At 51. https://headlinestoday.org/national/2111/jain-monk-tarun-sagar-passes-away-at-51/. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
Works
- Tarunsagar (9 June 2014), Kadve Pravachan by Muni Tarunsagar (in Hindi), Diamond Books, ISBN 978-9351652403
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