Posted on: 25-04-11 19:16:10
It will be like comparison between Mother Teresa and Hafeez Sayeed of LET
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He who has not acquired one of the following: religious merit (dharma), wealth (artha), satisfaction of desires (kama), or liberation (moksa) is repeatedly born to die
Sathya Sai was a power broker like Chandraswami.
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He who has not acquired one of the following: religious merit (dharma), wealth (artha), satisfaction of desires (kama), or liberation (moksa) is repeatedly born to die
I agree to what ever you have said but tell me - all the trusts and hospitals and social welfare units set by his Organization .... are they no good or do they undo the bad he might have done ?
Why do we have look at the negative side .... there s a positive side also ..... Every body has his positives and negatives ... why should we highlight the negatives only ?
I have seen a homeopathic dispensary with dedicated staff consulting and dispensing medicines for decades to public free of cost ..... And a quick look at TOI reveals the following : Is it false ?
1954 | General hospital established at Puttaparthi
1968 | Sets up college for girls at Anantapur
1972 | Founded Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, a charitable trust that undertakes social welfare projects
1976 | General hospital set up in Bangalore
1978 | Boys college at Puttaparthi
1981 | Sri Sathya Sai University inaugurated
1991 | Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences set up
1995 | Launches Anantapur drinking water project
2001 | Launches Medak & Mahabubnagar drinking water projects
2001 | Sets up Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore
2002 | Chennai water project
2007 | East & West Godavari water projects
2009 | Launches construction of Sathya Sai University campus
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Fido.
Wikipedia reveals the followings ... As I said earlier it depends on one's attitude You pick the negatives , I choose the positives ... :
IS THE FOLLOWING UNTRUE OR HAS NOT HELPED THE INDIAN SOCIETY ?
Sathya Sai Baba supported a variety of free educational institutions, hospitals, and other charitable works in over 166 countries.[75] The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (now changed to Sri Sathya Sai University) in Prashanthi Nilayam is the only college in India to have received an "A++" rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission).[76][77] Sri Sathya Sai University for which Baba is the Chancellor, has three campuses, one at Puttaparthi for men,[78] one at Whitefield, Bangalore for men[79] and one at Anantapur for women.[80] His charity supports an institute for Indian classical music called the Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music. Baba's educational institutions aim to impart character education along with excellence in academics with emphasis on human values and ethics.[81]
Sathya Sai Baba chaired the Muddenahalli-Sathya Sai Loka Seva School and Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust Educational Institutions in Muddenahalli-Kanivenarayanapura regions. In addition, a Sathya Sai Baba University and Medical School as well as a world class hospital and research institute are being constructed on over 200 acres (0.81 km2) to serve the destitute population. Baba said that the campus will be modeled after Puttaparthi and will infuse spirituality with academics.[82][83]
Sri Sathya Sai Super Specialty Hospital, Whitefield (suburb of Bangalore), Karnataka, India
The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Puttaparthi is a 220 bed facility that provides free surgical and medical care and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao on 22 November 1991.[35] The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Bangalore is a 333 bed hospital meant to benefit the poor.[84] The hospital was inaugurated on 19 January 2001 by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.[85][86] The hospital has provided free medical care to over 250,000 patients.[87]
The Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital was opened in Whitefield, Bangalore, in 1977 and provides complex surgeries, food and medicines free of cost. The hospital has treated over 2 million patients.[88]
The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust runs several general hospitals, two specialty hospitals, eye hospitals and mobile dispensaries and conducts medical camps in rural and slum areas in India.[75] The Trust has also funded several major drinking water projects. One project completed in 1996 supplies water to 1.2 million people in about 750 villages in the drought-prone Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.[45][89] The second drinking water project, completed in 2004, supplies water to Chennai through a rebuilt waterway named "Sathya Sai Ganga Canal".[90][91] Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi praised the Chennai water project and Sai Baba's involvement.[92][93] Other completed water projects include the Medak District Project benefiting 450,000 people in 179 villages and the Mahbubnagar District Project benefitting 350,000 people in 141 villages.[45] In January 2007, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust said it would start a drinking water project in Latur, Maharashtra.[94] In 2008, 2 million people in the state of Orissa were affected by floods. As a relief measure, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization, has built 699 houses as a part of their first phase in 16 villages by March 2009.[95]
Sathya Sai Baba's Educare program seeks to found schools throughout the world with the goal of educating children in the five human values. According to the Sai Educare site, schools have been founded in 33 countries, including Australia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Peru.[96][97] The Times of Zambia states, "The positive influence of Sathya Sai is unprecedented in the annals of education in Zambia. Sai Baba's education ideals as embodied in his human values-based approach in education are an eye opener to educationists in Zambia."[98]
In Canada, the Fraser Institute, an independent Canadian research and educational organization, ranked the Sathya Sai School of Canada as one of the top 37 elementary schools in Ontario.[99] The Sathya Sai School scored a perfect 10 out of 10 in the Institute's overall rating for academic performance.[99][100][101]
On 23 November 1999, the Department of Posts, Government of India, released a postage stamp and a postal cover in recognition of the service rendered by Sathya Sai Baba in addressing the problem of providing safe drinking water to the rural masses.[102]
On 23 November 2001, the digital radio network Radio Sai Global Harmony was launched through the World Space Organization, United States. Dr Michael Oleinikof Nobel (distant relative to Alfred Nobel and one of the patrons for the radio network) said that the radio network would spread Sathya Sai Baba's message of global harmony and peace.[103]
In January 2007, an event was held in Chennai Nehru stadium organised by the Chennai Citizens Conclave to thank Sathya Sai Baba for the 200 crore water project which brought water from the River Krishna in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai city. Four chief ministers attended the function.[104][
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Fido.
BTW I am not talking any comparisons here ... simply stating that in his own he has done a lot ...
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Fido.
Your logic makes sense Fido. At least the money did not land up in Swiss Bank.
But all those money are/were black money, which were obtained by power brokers through corruption.
Those money has/had blood stains of the poor of the country.
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He who has not acquired one of the following: religious merit (dharma), wealth (artha), satisfaction of desires (kama), or liberation (moksa) is repeatedly born to die
Tussle over money
http://www.andhraheadlines.com/special/sathya-sai-the-succession-battle-behind-the-god-man-13-82481.html
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He who has not acquired one of the following: religious merit (dharma), wealth (artha), satisfaction of desires (kama), or liberation (moksa) is repeatedly born to die
