Real Land Grab In Bolivia For Fake 'Hindu Nation': How 'Kailasa' Signed 1,000-Year Leases With Indigenous Groups

Last Updated:April 03, 2025, 22:03 IST

Last week, Bolivia arrested 20 alleged representatives of 'Kailasa', accusing them of "land trafficking" by signing 1,000-year leases with indigenous groups for vast tracts of the Amazon

Self-styled godman Nithyananda fled India in 2019 after being accused of child abduction, sexual assault and abuse. (Image: @SriNithyananda/X)

He fled India in 2019 after being accused of child abduction, sexual assault and abuse, only to build a haven of his own that he proclaimed was the “first sovereign state for Hindus". Representatives of this so-called country, ‘United States of Kailasa’, even attended a UN meeting in 2023 and got themselves clicked with a number of leaders across the globe.

But, it looks like luck has run out for self-styled godman Nithyananda, who left behind a sprawling religious empire in India. Last week, Bolivia arrested 20 alleged representatives of ‘Kailasa’, accusing them of “land trafficking" by signing 1,000-year leases with indigenous groups for vast tracts of the Amazon.

According to a report in The New York Times, these agreements were declared void and the Kailasa representatives were deported to their home countries, among them India, the United States, Sweden and China.

“Bolivia does not maintain diplomatic relations with the alleged nation ‘United States of Kailasa,’" Bolivia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, as per the report in The New York Times.

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