The Latest Breaking News from Dera Sacha Sauda

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and the impossible promise of modernity

Today saw an another episode in what has been the biggest story in India for the last week. After declaring Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan, leader of the social and religious Dera Sacha Sauda sect, guilty of two counts of rape on August 25, a court in Panchkula in Haryana…

Newslaundry · Aug 30, 2017

The lure of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

For much of the English news media, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is somewhat of a joke who first burst onto the scene with his viral song, Love Charger in 2014.He’s been steady fodder since with his music videos, blingy fashion sense, hairy back and five movies.The self-styled ‘messenger of god’…

Newslaundry · Aug 24, 2017