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2000s
In the 2000's Prem Rawat remained under the radar of the mainstream
press except in some areas where his activities stirred notoriety again.
This included Queensland, Australia where he founded a cult
compound "Amaroo" in the guise of a
convention centre.
 | Transport hoodoo, guru's only
problem Courier-Mail,
Brisbane, 27 April 2001 |
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| Guru Inspires Prayer and
Protest Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia, March 9, 2002 |
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| Guru goes to ground after
security scare Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia, July 9, 2002
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| One Man's Guru Is Another Man's
Fraud, or Worse Newsday (Melville,
NY), October 21, 2001
One time cult member and journalist, John MacGregor, wrote the
most complete story about Prem Rawat in the mainstream press |
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| Blinded by the Light The
Good Weekend, August 2, 2002
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| Guru's followers flock to hear him
speak Australian Associated Press, 4
September 2002 |
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| Guru - mum's the word
Gold Coast Bulletin, 4
September 2002
However, Prem Rawat's early career as the divine "Guru Maharaj Ji"
was not forgotten. |
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| Working the web: Cults
The Guardian, Thursday February
13, 2003 |
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| Guru offers message to attentive UC-Berkeley
audience Daily Californian,
May 1, 2003 |
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| Campus Speaker
Criticized by Ex-Devotees
Daily
Californian, April 30, 2003 |
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| Several critical articles
appeared in the Bristol Post (UK) before and after Prem Rawat's
meetings Bristol Post, June 14-15,
2003.
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| India-born religious guru's
organisation under probe
Hindustan Times - UK edition, Wednesday, June 18, 2003
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| The Three Faces
of Prem Pal Singh Rawat Independent Media Center Sunday 26 Oct 2003 |
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| Court rulings support sect's
harassment of freelance journalist (Reporters Sans Frontières)
Website March 17, 2004.
Former Vice-President of Divine Light Mission and
trenchant critic of Prem Rawat dies in
tragic circumstances. |
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| Colorado Free University founder was
'visionary' The Denver Post, March 30, 2004
Prem Rawat's gouging of his premie's finances continues to provide
public interest and ridicule. |
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| Maharaji's inner peace in a
tent doesn't come cheap Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia, April 21,
2004. |
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| Peace at a price by Hedley
Thomas, Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia, April 24, 2004.
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| That Guy in Flashdance
New York Observer, February 16,
2004
There are serious articles. |
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| Court lets 'cult' gag
journalist
The
Australian, November 11, 2004 |
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