Chinese meditation practice at the New Delhi World Book Fair

At the ongoing New Delhi World Book Fair, where China enjoys guest of honour status, one stall is propagating the ancient meditation practice of Falun Dafa, which has been banned by the Communist country.
The Falun Dafa Association of India, which has members across the country and advocates principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" is distributing books on research conducted on consequences of the practice in Chinese society over the last few years.
Three books -- "Bloody Harvest: Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China" by David Matas and David Kilgour, "The Slaughter" by Ethan Gutmann and "State Organs: Transplant Abuse in China" by David Matas and Torsten Trey highlight the life of those Chinese who were put in jail for their practise.

The aim, organisers say is to "make people aware of the malpractice and human rights violation going on in China by the present Communist party of China."
Mark Luberic, an Australian who has been living in India for the past eight years describes in detail the series of events that took place since the inception of Falun Dafa in 1992.
Luberic recalls how he had resorted to hookah and alcohol to de-stress from work pressure but after being introduced to the practice by his friend he gave up alcohol.

Followers say the practice is in vogue in around 120
countries across the world.

"The practice was banned in China since the year 1999 and all the practitioners were put in jails. It is said that the practice was seen as a threat even though the Communist Party was very supportive of it when it began in the year 1992. Many positive articles were written in the media and newspapers about the practice.
"However, after some time the government wanted to monetise the practice which the founder did not want resulting in tensions," Luberic said.
In 1999 the Chinese government launched a campaign to make the practise illegal.
At the Book Fair, books in both English and Hindi give a description of the "abuse, torture, years of confinement in labour camps and bing killed for organs" that practitioners of Falun Gong have been subject to in China.

"We are promoting these books to stop the persecution in China. Organ harvesting means that people from various countries, including India are going and getting their organs replaced. We would request them to not to go to China there for health tourism and use those organs," Manisha Chahande, another practitioner said.
A documentary "Hard to Believe," directed by Ken Stone of Stone Soup Production was also screened which depicting the apathy of practitioners in the Chinese jails.