Talk:Cartwheels in a Sari

Neutrality

The article states "Some disciples of Chinmoy organized efforts to discredit Tamm's story" however there is no detail as to their criticisms, only the author's response to them. For the sake of neutrality there should be some mention of the critics' position otherwise the reader is fed only one side of the controversy.

Well - anyone wanting the other side can read the ridiculously non-neutral "Sri Chinmoy" entry, clearly policed by his continuing devotees. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.211.221 (talk) 03:03, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Also, there are some un-sourced sentences that need attention to maintain neutrality:

• "She also says the guru controlled his pupils by pitting them against one another."
• "He encouraged members to keep tabs on one another and turn in rule-breakers."
• "The guru disparaged education"

Flat Out let's discuss it 03:48, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

"For the sake of neutrality there should be some mention of the critics' position otherwise the reader is fed only one side of the controversy." Not necessarily. The article is about the book, not about a controversy. That said, the article is written in a very juvenile way and tone, and needs to be cleaned up and made encyclopedic and neutral in tone and wording. Softlavender (talk)

I agree it doesn't need to be there if the unsourced sentences referring to "disciples discrediting Tamm's story" are deleted. Flat Out let's discuss it 06:37, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

OK, I think I've deleted what you are referring to. OK to remove the POV tag from the top now? Softlavender (talk) 06:47, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes no problem. Flat Out let's discuss it

This entire article is copied word for word from one reference!

Hi there guys, just noticed that this article is copied word for word - that is 5 out of 6 paragraphs are basically copy and pasted from ref:2 the Forbes 2009 magazine article. I am pretty sure that on Wikipedia you cannot do that? Anyway, obviously this article is problematic in that it has not actually even been written properly in an encyclopedia style.121.90.227.208 (talk) 08:40, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Note: This article is now under the official copyright investigation process. Editors are welcome to help in creating a non-infringing article, but please do not remove the notice currently on the page. The notice contains instructions on how you can help. Murph9000 (talk) 13:34, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

ref name="nydailynews">Brendan Brosh (April 24, 2009). "Child of Chinmoy ministry blasts 'cult' in new book". New York Daily News.</ref> In the book Tamm, an English professor at Ocean County College in New Jersey, wrote about her first 25 years growing up in the Queens-based religious group. Tamm characterizes the charismatic leader's group as a cult, and documents Chinmoy's "masterful tactics of manipulation". She left the group in 1995.

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Additional book reviews

Below I am posting a couple of additional book reviews. Softlavender (talk) 03:39, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

• Morges, Nanette (July 13, 2009). "Growing up cult in Connecticut". The Hour. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
• Gustafson, Colin (June 12, 2009). "Greenwich native calls Chinmoy's ministry a 'cult'". Greenwich Time. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009.