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A grand Maha Kumbh led by a Nath Panthi Yogi
The Sunday Guardian
|January 19, 2025
Maha Kumbh 2025 clearly has the mark ofa Nath Panthi saint, CM of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath.
Everyone who is reading this piece is fortunate to be living in the times and ages of Indic resurgence of Bharat, when Bharat and Bharatiyas learnt to take pride in their ancient wisdom, their rooted culture, science and its divine symbols. 40 crore proud Sanatanis are expected to visit and take a holy dip at the Sangam at Prayag Maha Kumbh 2025. These include saints, gurus, social reformers, businessmen, sports celebrities, film celebrities, content creators, social scientists, researchers and at the core of it—Kalpvasis and crores of common people of Bharat.
Maha Kumbh 2025 clearly has the mark of a Nath Panthi saint, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. This saint took the Kumbh to Rs 15,000 crore budget from a meagre Rs 1,200 crore in 2013 in the time of Akhilesh Yadav. Rs 15,000 crore for a Hindu event—asked my Khan Market friends. How’s that even allowed in a secular country? I replied this on four levels.
This story is from the January 19, 2025 edition of The Sunday Guardian.
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