Nritya Gopal Das
Mahant Nritya Gopal Das | |
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.jpg) Mahant Nritya Gopal Das during the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pooja | |
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| Born | 11 June 1938 Kerhala/Kahola village, Mathura district, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Guru | Mahant Ram Manohar Das |
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Background
He was born on 11 June 1938 in Kerhala village,
Mark Tully narrates a meeting with Mahant Nritya Gopal Das in 1992 in his book India In Slow Motion:[7]
The mahant insisted that although he was the vice-president of the trust established by the VHP to build their Rama temple, he had nothing to do with politics. […] Broad shoulders, with the arms of a wrestler, and the torso of a man who no longer exercised with the vigour of his youth, Nritya Gopal Das had the dishvelled appearance most sadhus cultivate. His broad forehead was smeared with orange paste, his oily greying hair, faintly coloured with henna, fell down to his shoulders, his beard was untrimmed, the white cotton robe wrapped round him creased. But he was a man used to commanding respect.
Mark Tully describes how the Mahant explained the pluralism of worshiping Rama, "that is the Hindu tradition, where there have always been different ways to worship Rama, and everyone is welcome to worship as they like."[7] Dibyesh Anand[8] recalls in an interview with Mahanat Das that initially the Mahant spoke about "how Hindus and Muslims are brothers and if only the Muslims gave away certain mosques, there would be harmony in India".[9]
References
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- ^ a b c Uprety, Ajay (6 November 2019). "Who is Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, head of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas". The Week (published 16 December 2018). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Bakshi, Gorky (20 February 2020). "Ram Mandir Trust appoints Nritya Gopal Das as Chairman, Champat Rai as General Secretary". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Outlook India Photo Gallery - Mahant Nritya Gopal Das". Outlook India. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Iyer, Aishwarya S. (20 February 2020). "2 Accused of Babri Masjid Demolition Now Part of Ram Mandir Trust". TheQuint. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-93-5118-097-5.
- ^ "Dibyesh Anand profile". Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-230-33954-5.