Police Officer Claims He is Radha, Lord Krishna's Female Consort
The Hindu
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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (India):
In a strange reversal of roles, a man entrusted with the task of maintaining law and order in the state, has instead donned the role of Radha — beloved of Lord Krishna, much to the angst of his wife, who has moved court against him.
Inspector General (Rules and Manuals) Devendra Kumar Panda, has since 1991 donned the role of Radha, the beloved of Krishna and plunged into a pool of Krishna Bhakti. Dressed in female attires and sporting a Mangtika (jewellery adorning the head of females), a nose ring, besides wearing the vermillion (Sindoor), Mr Panda spends most of his time dancing and singing bhajans supposed to have been sung by Radha for her beloved.
The love for Krishna is best accentuated by the plaque on Mr Panda's residence in 5/2 IPS Colony Vibhuti Khand in Gomti Nagar here, that reads instead of D.K. Panda (IPS) "Doosri Radha."
According to recent media reports, Mr Panda says that in 1991, he got the divine glimpse of Lord Krishna who told that the cop was in reality his beloved Radha.
Nov 13, 2005
The Hindu
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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (India):
In a strange reversal of roles, a man entrusted with the task of maintaining law and order in the state, has instead donned the role of Radha — beloved of Lord Krishna, much to the angst of his wife, who has moved court against him.
Inspector General (Rules and Manuals) Devendra Kumar Panda, has since 1991 donned the role of Radha, the beloved of Krishna and plunged into a pool of Krishna Bhakti. Dressed in female attires and sporting a Mangtika (jewellery adorning the head of females), a nose ring, besides wearing the vermillion (Sindoor), Mr Panda spends most of his time dancing and singing bhajans supposed to have been sung by Radha for her beloved.
The love for Krishna is best accentuated by the plaque on Mr Panda's residence in 5/2 IPS Colony Vibhuti Khand in Gomti Nagar here, that reads instead of D.K. Panda (IPS) "Doosri Radha."
According to recent media reports, Mr Panda says that in 1991, he got the divine glimpse of Lord Krishna who told that the cop was in reality his beloved Radha.
Nov 13, 2005
