It's always interesting to see how the enlightened Brahma Kumari rulers are spending donors money and what exactly the consider to be "world service". Generally, it is actually just their own 'self-service' and increasing, on their business.
Here's one that slipped under our radar until now ...
In the Trade Marks Journal No: 1429, 01/12/2009, Ramesh Shah "trading as PRAJAPITA Brahma Kumaris ISHWARIYA VISHWA VIDYALAYA" has trademarked the Trimurti, Lakshmi & Narayan, and Tree of Humanity!!!
Now, legalities aside - for example, who designed them, when, how much they are just based on traditional imagery and who actually owns the rights (since allegedly God or at least Lekhraj Kirpalani designed them) so on - who on earth are they protecting them from?
Has BKism become such a good business that they are having to fight off businessmen pirating their pirated images?
Original trademark journal, here (pages 3668 to 3670). I expect we'll find more if we dig in too.
Has the Vatican trademarked Jesus yet? Have all those people with a picture of Buddha on their wall paid their royalty? The Brahma Kumaris take yet another step into the light ... that all they are is a business for making money that now feels it has to protect its assets and invesments, rather than actually "serve".
Or is it just another bombshell in their war against the PBKs?
Strictly speaking, according to the legend, the picture of Lakshmi and Narayan standing goes back to the pre-BK days and was commissioned by Lekhraj Kirpalani. The Tree was copied off some other picture, perhaps one from the Independence movement in India by Nirwair, and the Trimurti is a traditional Hindu symbol. What has gotten into the BKs minds?
Here's one that slipped under our radar until now ...
In the Trade Marks Journal No: 1429, 01/12/2009, Ramesh Shah "trading as PRAJAPITA Brahma Kumaris ISHWARIYA VISHWA VIDYALAYA" has trademarked the Trimurti, Lakshmi & Narayan, and Tree of Humanity!!!
Now, legalities aside - for example, who designed them, when, how much they are just based on traditional imagery and who actually owns the rights (since allegedly God or at least Lekhraj Kirpalani designed them) so on - who on earth are they protecting them from?
Has BKism become such a good business that they are having to fight off businessmen pirating their pirated images?
Original trademark journal, here (pages 3668 to 3670). I expect we'll find more if we dig in too.
Has the Vatican trademarked Jesus yet? Have all those people with a picture of Buddha on their wall paid their royalty? The Brahma Kumaris take yet another step into the light ... that all they are is a business for making money that now feels it has to protect its assets and invesments, rather than actually "serve".
Or is it just another bombshell in their war against the PBKs?
Strictly speaking, according to the legend, the picture of Lakshmi and Narayan standing goes back to the pre-BK days and was commissioned by Lekhraj Kirpalani. The Tree was copied off some other picture, perhaps one from the Independence movement in India by Nirwair, and the Trimurti is a traditional Hindu symbol. What has gotten into the BKs minds?
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