Bleeding Throat, Unyielding Spirit: Acharya Prashant’s Fight for the Voiceless
PrashantAdvait Foundation
On the evening of November 15, just hours before a scheduled Gita session, a message arrived from Gauri Maulekhi, a prominent animal rights activist. She requested Acharya Prashant to join her in Patna the following morning to meet the Chief Secretary of Bihar and address the press about the Gadhimai festival in Nepal. This was no ordinary request. It was a plea to save thousands of animals and to raise a voice against a centuries-old practice of cruelty disguised as tradition.
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On the evening of November 15, just hours before a scheduled Gita session, a message arrived from Gauri Maulekhi, a prominent animal rights activist.
She requested Acharya Prashant to join her in Patna the following morning to meet the Chief Secretary of Bihar and address the press about the Gadhimai festival in Nepal. This was no ordinary request. It was a plea to save thousands of animals and to raise a voice against a centuries-old practice of cruelty disguised as tradition.
“Would Acharya Ji be able to catch the 8 AM flight on the 16th?” she asked.
At first, the idea seemed impossible. The Gita session that evening was expected to continue until 2 AM. For an 8 AM flight, Acharya Ji would need to leave by 4 AM, leaving no time to rest.
