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
