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HSJ10 • a month ago

Answer 2: "The way to see by faith

is to shut the eye of reason", these

lines by Benjamin Franklin best

suits in current context with

Godmen and God women. You tell

a lie 100 times and people start

believing it as true. In recent days,

with era of TV and social media,

claims are publicised is such a

manner and so many times that

people start believing in them. And

hardly people investigate the

claim.

There are many reasons why such

people are flourishing despite the

spread of education and awareness

:

- Blind faith of supporters is still

present despite many awareness

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present despite many awareness

campaigns.

- They utilise the religious TV and

social media channels to

popularise their claims and there is

no one to check those.

- Politicians also support them

time and again for their vote bank

politics. Sirsa dera, Asharam Bapu

are the lie examples of this.

- Investments is being done to

popularise them investers plant

false story and devotees to keep

them in lime light and earn out of

money/ resources given to them.

- No strict regulation is present in

constitution to restrict them.

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Answer 1 : In ancient days, India

is said to be the golden bird and

Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea

adds to its wings. A country whose

60% population are farmers and

depends on rain for their

livelihood, it is Bay of Bengal

which brings joy/sorrow in form

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