Talk:Bhaktivinoda Thakur

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This article is opinionated, inflamatory and biased. It is more about lifting up Bhaktisiddhanta and minimizing Lalita Prasad than it is about Bhaktivinoda. Many of its statements cannot be verified and do not come from reliable printed sources. In what recognized, non-sectarian publication has this been published? It seems to go against the policies of Wikipedia. I was certainly offended last night when I did a Google search on "Lalita Prasad Thakur" and found this article. He is my guru and gave me personal instruction on the relationships between himself, his brother and his father. If I were to give my views on the matter, they may be considered to be as biased as those of the author who appears to be a follower of Bhaktisiddhanta. Therefore, rather than further increase the division between the followers of these two brothers, I will edit the objectionable material out and not add my own views. Subal Das 20:52, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I just changed the final paragraph describing his final days based on information found in Hindu Encounter With Modernity by Shukavak N. Dasa, SRI, copyright 1999 Sanskrit Religions Institute. This is the only scholarly biography of Bhaktivinode. Others are hagiographies or attempts to fit him into sectarian views. Subal Das 23:00, 17 August 2006 (UTC)