Motormouth Hindu Babas

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 2 August 2025 Recently, a misogynist uncouth Hindu baba, Aniruddhacharya said something very derogatory about young women and cast aspersions on their character. Soon a 'Peela Baba' Premanand from Mathura-Vrindavan jumped on the bandwagon and endorsed what Aniruddhacharya said. "Peela Baba," who generously smears Haldi (turmeric) on his face and forehead, said that most of the girls were 'impure'. In other words, today's girls aren't Virgo Intacta. After that, one more baba and Krishna Bhakt of ISKCON, Amogh Leela Prabhu and one dubious Sadhvi also endorsed the demeaning and misogynistic views of Aniruddha and "Peela Baba." The point is: Who're they to decide the character of girls? Are these tartuffians custodians of moral values? Who a woman sleeps with is her lookout, choice and preference. How many boyfriends does a young woman have shouldn't be someone else's concern. These Babas needn't worry. Nor should they opine as if they've been appointed by the government of India as moral guardians. In this age of contraceptives, Babas must refrain from condemning ' intimacy.' That doesn't mean libertinism or bohemianism should be encouraged. The point is, sexually aware people mustn't be instructed how to behave in bed. They know their onions. But one must add that more than these faux Babas, masses are to be blamed. No one knew this "Peela Baba" until a couple of years ago. On one fine day two years ago, the former cricketer Virat Kohli and his superstitious wife Anushka visited Premanand baba's Vrindavan ashram and catapulted him (Premanand) to 'spiritual stardom.' Since then, this baba in yellow robes and rustic Hindi, has been hoodwinking his credulous followers who're ready to eat out of the palm of his hand. Sadly, the entire country has become cloyingly religious and embarrassingly superstitious fraud. Even 'educated' people are making a beeline for these frauds. Spawned by social media, these Babas are having a field day. Frustrated, unemployed and brainless people visit these dubious Babas to receive 'blessings' and listen to their religious inanities and esoteric mumbo-jumbo. These Babas enjoy political patronage as well. So, they get away with blue murder. Followers of all faiths in India seriously lack scientific temperament. So, whatever these Babas and spiritual gurus say, instantaneously becomes a Gospel Truth for the gullible people who're drunk on god and obscurantism and have no brains of their own. Otherwise also, masses are asses. They cannot think on their own. It's, therefore, time for all girls and women to unite and condemn these MCPs for their irresponsible and highly biased utterances. People must banish these hypocrites to far away islands but who'll exile them when the majority is so steeped in superstitions? This is a million-dollar poser. ----- A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://www.newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/motormouth-hindu-babas/d/136379 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism