Khooni: The Crimes of India is back for its second season with a two parter on the man and the myth that is Asaram Bapu. Join us as we trace his humble beginnings as beleaguered refugee from Pakistan and his rise to religious superstardom, along with his earliest brush with serious crimes.

BOOKS:

1. God of Sin: The Cult, Clout and Downfall of Asaram Bapu by Ushinor Majumdar

(amazon link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07KKHTDM9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)

2. Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu's Conviction by Ajay Lamba and Sanjeev Mathur

(Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.in/Gunning-Godman-Behind-Asaram-Conviction-ebook/dp/B089Q5JRJC/ref=pd_sim_nf_351_2/257-3338875-6250735?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B089Q5JRJC&pd_rd_r=3f37aba9-8bc5-4f76-981a-13ed4e81a040&pd_rd_w=91JyU&pd_rd_wg=6StUi&pf_rd_p=38c6c142-5a44-46ee-a562-7d05d89e5075&pf_rd_r=RYX1CEFAYTGAR5VXD5WJ&psc=1&refRID=RYX1CEFAYTGAR5VXD5WJ)

WEBSITES:

1. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/before-the-rape-charge-the-boys-deaths-near-asarams-ashram/1158319/2

2. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/fourth-child-found-dead-in-gurukul-run-by-asaram-bapu--protests-snowball/343187/

3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3405352.cms

4. https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/the-rise-and-fall/articleshow/63917195.cms

5. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/digvijay-singh-gifted-prime-land-to-asarams-trust-in-madhya-pradesh-complaint/articleshow/22494307.cms

6. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/how-asuram-became-asaram-bapu-a-tongawalas-journey-from-godman-to-rape-convict/articleshow/63906462.cms

7. https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/exclusive-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-guru/

8. https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-asaram-bapu-5150866/

9. https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/family-lost-4-yr-old-yet-insists-asarams-ashrams-are-safe/articleshow/15837521.cms

10. https://newswatch.write2kill.in/news/2008/07/19/godmans-supporters-attack-journalists-in-ahmedabad

11. https://swamililashahbaroda.org/about-swami-lilashah.html

12. https://www.deshgujarat.com/2008/07/18/near-death-experience-while-covering-asaram-clashes/

13. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-one-year-on-no-clue-as-to-how-boys-died-1270617

14. https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/digvijay-singh-gifted-prime-land-to-asaram-bapu-says-complainant/1167882/

15. https://www.firstpost.com/india/asaram-bapus-indore-ashram-gets-notice-for-violating-rules-of-land-lease-1099471.html

16. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/asaram-deaths-parents-unhappy-with-cid-probe/story-augfCFhHBSMncQVzzQxxwO.html

17. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20150817-from-rags-to-riches-to-infamy-820219-2015-08-06

18. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20080804-clouded-in-controversy-737024-2008-07-24

19. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20130923-asaram-bapu-ashram-sexual-assault-767694-2013-09-23

20. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/court-rejects-plea-for-cbi-probe-into-dipesh-vaghela-and-abhishek-vaghela-death-at-asaram-bapus-ashram-school/article6283798.ece

21. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-is-asaram-the-preacher-who-built-an-empire-of-10000-crore/article23667631.ece

22. https://www.thequint.com/explainers/asaram-bapu-rape-cases

23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmfhuvLQzM

24. Sant Sri Asaram Bapu v. State of Gujarat and anr (Special Civil Application 15637 of 2012), Gujarat High Court, accessed at https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56ea8e4b607dba377ff10e2b