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On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Rajiv Pandit wrote:
>
> Check out this website for shocking photos of club Karma and what you can do
> to protest:
>
> http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/karma_club/
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>
> Friends,
>
> Have you heard of a new club that has opened in Chicago and Boston
> called Karma? This club features an extravagant display of Hindu religious
> icons in compromising positions. Pictures of Lord Shiva and Krishna
> intermixed with pictures of semi-nude women occupy the wall of a bar, behind
> bottles of liquor. A statue of Lord Ganesha beckons people into the
> club--the same God that bestows an auspicious entrance to temples everywhere.
>
> The underlying theme that is upsetting to many people is the presence of
> symbols of holiness and purity within environments that are far less than
> holy and pure. As one visitor said, *Placing icons in a club implies that it
> is okay to associate worldly pleasure with divine bliss. The Nataraj, Ganesh,
> etc. are aids to help one destroy, not strengthen, one*s worldly attachments.
> This act tells me that these people are ignorant and blind of a true
> understanding of Hinduism.*
>
> One young non-Hindu businessman who attended the Chicago club on its opening
> night declared, *You would never go into a Western club and find people
> dancing around a statue of Christ. A Muslim would not think twice about
> placing any art in a club reflecting any ideal of Islam.*
>
> An overwhelming majority of those interviewed feel that the owners of this
> nightclub, named "Karma", have gone too far by misrepresenting and exploiting
> Hindu culture and religion. Their sentiment is for all to take action against
> this act because *if we do not, we are passively accepting this denigration
> of our culture.*
>
> Although the details above refer to the Chicago club, there is also similar
> conflict taking place around Boston's club Karma. The American Hindu
> Anti-Defamation Coalition (AHADC) promises to take action against these two
> clubs and urges all Hindu temples, organizations, and individuals to join its
> efforts in countering the trend of denigrating Hindu dharma for profits.
>
> See PICTURES of the Chicago club at the following website and decide for
> yourself:
>
> http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/karma_club/
>
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> Club Karma of Chicago is owned by Srinivas "Sarin" Reddy, Rakesh, and Carson.
>
> Srinivas Reddy:
> 175 E. Delaware Place
> Chicago, IL 60611-1756
> Phone: (312) 266-1455
> Email: bacchusproductions@nwu.edu
>
> Karma Club:
> 318 W. Grand Ave.
> Chicago, IL 60610
> Phone: (312) 321-1331
> Fax (312) 321-1115
>
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>
> Thank you for your support.
> Rajiv Pandit
> rpandit@luc.edu
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> Mail posts to: ghen@netcom.com : http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/
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Gautham K. Rao
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Biochemistry
g-rao@students.uiuc.edu
(217) 332-3111
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