The new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, is someone who has given an entirely new dimension to the word ‘yogi.’ People like me belong to a period which saw yogis as ascetics, people who dwelt in a world of spiritual contemplation, who established a profound relationship with the entire universe based on understanding and compassion. But I realise that the universe has undergone a sea change. We have a lot of yogis, babas, sadhus, and what not, along with their female counterparts who have redefined the nomenclatures . Take our latest hero, Yogi Adityanath. He has been elevated to the highest post in the state though a traditional yogi would not have touched such a position with a barge pole. His supporters in the state shouted slogans such as: “If you want to say in India, you have to chant ‘Yogi, Yogi. Those who refuse to say it will not stay in India.” So we have an entirely new yogi who is dividing the nation into two clearly disjoint groups: pro-Yog
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