In recent days, there has been increased chatter in desi media about Walter Semkiw’s books. [HT]
Did you know that Mahatma Gandhi has been reincarnated as Van Jones, the celebrated American civil rights and environmental activist who was named Time magazine’s “environmental hero” in the US in 2008?
“Objective evidence that forms the basis of past life studies prove that Jones is the reincarnation of Gandhi,” world’s leading past life researcher and best-selling author from the US Walter Semkiw told IANS in an interview.
World’s leading past life researcher? He certainly seems to have the market cornered in that segment. So what is the big evidence that ties Van Jones to Gandhi?
Jones’ facial bone structure and features are the same as that of Gandhi’s, Semkiw said.
“His manners and body language are also similar to that of the Indian freedom fighter and he does the same things Gandhi did in Africa during the 1930s – campaign for civil rights. Like Gandhi, who was named Time magazine man of the year in 1930, Jones figured in Time’s list of most influential men in 2008 and in several other magazines,” the researcher said.
So basically being bald, bespectacled, and a Time magazine list alum qualifies Jones as Gandhi’s reincarnation. But wait, it only gets better.
Amitabh Bachchan, revealed the doctor, is the reincarnation of famous American actor Edward Booth and “displays all his characteristics”, while former president APJ Abdul Kalam is the present-day avatar of Tipu Sultan, the first Indian ruler to have used rockets in battles.
“Shah Rukh Khan is the reincarnation of yester year Hindu actress-singer and dancer Sadhana Bose. Social worker Annie Besant has been born as Maneka Gandhi….”
The premises of his books seems to be something along the lines of such and such celebrity gets reincarnated as a different celebrity and predictably mention of Indian celebrities with supernatural mumbo-jumbo seems to have the desi media literally on its knees begging for more. Of course, no media outlet has raised simple questions like: what is the scientific validity of this “research” on reincarnation and, even if valid, why are only celebrities being reincarnated as celebrities?
On a side note, some of you may wonder about someone with the twitter name of “reincarnation” railing against the scientific validity of that very concept. The twitter name is just that, a pseudonym, and has nothing to do with the supernatural acts.
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