KS Bhagwan

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According to ANI, KS Bhagwan reportedly said, "There is talk about building a Rama Rajya...If one reads the Uttara Kanda of Valmiki's Ramayana, it will become evident that (Lord) Rama was not ideal. He did not rule for 11,000 years, but only for 11 years. He chopped off the head of Shambuka, a Shudra, who was sitting in penance under a tree. How can he be ideal?"

Jan 22, 2023, 17:01 PM IST

'Anti-Hindutva' rationalists, writers get tighter security cover over threats

The SIT had on Friday arrested Parashuram Waghmare, the last of the six suspects arrested in connection with the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder.

Jun 19, 2018, 10:45 AM IST

Hindu outfits demand arrest of rationalist writer

Hindu outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday demanded that the government should arrest rationalist Kannada writer K S Bhagwan for his "derogatory" remarks on Hindu Gods.

Oct 01, 2015, 00:41 AM IST

Case against Kannada rationalist Bhagwan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

A case has been filed against Kannada writer and rationalist KS Bhagwan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, police said on Wednesday.

Sep 24, 2015, 00:40 AM IST

Priest arrested for making threat calls to Karnataka Sahitya Academy

A man working as a hostel warden and priest has been arrested at Hubballi in north Karnataka for allegedly making threat calls to Karnataka Sahitya Academy for choosing rationalist free-thinker and writer KS Bhagwan for annual Honorary Awards for Lifetime Achievement for 2013.

Sep 23, 2015, 16:17 PM IST