Although this appears to suggest that many Indians have rejected the biopolitics associated with Western modernity (as defined by Foucault), I argue that certain elements of such biopolitics are central to this process, and illustrate this through a study of Sai Baba, a village holy man taken up by the Indian middle classes and made into a pan-Indian figure, with a now global presence. This move became entangled with nationalist sentiments, so that getting the better of the “English” doctor became a means to reveal the limited scope of Western science and culture. Such people are seen to provide living evidence of the superiority of Indian civilization and its religious beliefs. In the modern era, however, such saintly figures can gain a reputation through healing in a way that is presented as beyond the comprehension of modern medical science. Their miracles were generally designed to worst religious rivals and to enable them to speak truth to power. Earlier, though such figures were renowned for their miracles, healing played a very minor part in this. I argue here that the emphasis in the Hindu tradition on saintly figures healing the sick is a relatively modern phenomenon. Ask Sai Baba - Sai Baba Answers - 'Remember My Child, to come out of every situation, both Shraddha and Saburi are your strength and are necessary'.Download. One of his most important perceived qualities was his ability to provide miraculous cures for his devotees, and this has continued after his death. It is believed to possess super natural powers to cure any. Miracles of Sai Baba Lighting Lamps with Water Premonition of Burning Fields Stopping the Rain Raising the Water Level in Well Saving a Child from Drowning. Sai Baba of Shirdi, who died in 1918, was raised as a Muslim but is today revered as a Hindu saint. Every devotee got Udi before leaving Shirdi from Sai Baba from the Dhuni that was lit by Him. Originally Answered: Did you ever experience the miracles of Shirdi Sai Baba I would like to relate an incident that happened to a friend, this is not a personal experience but heard of this miracle from the friend.
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