Month: July 2012

Rashtrapita Jotiba Phuley during his social movement of initial 15 years had been propogating his views, preaching at public meetings, through leaflets and booklets the importance of education and exhorting

A member of the cabinet of Manohar Parrikar withdrew his support from the Government. He was accused of extracting commission from various contractors. He had built temples at many places

Sanal Edamaruku, a rationalist is facing the legal trap for abusing others’ faith. (April 2012) At the same time in another event, Nirmal Baba, who is supposed to be having

The Spanish painter Francisco de Goya produced a series of etchings in 1797, the most famous of which he titled: El sueño de la razón produce monstruos (The Sleep of

One of the problems with skepticism is that you’re typically not in charge of your own agenda: you spend much of your time reacting to the claims other people make.

28 March 2011 by Jonathan Lanman Magazine issue 2805. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the The Big Idea and The Human Brain Topic Guides Why are some people

In the verdict of May 8, the Supreme Court had directed the government to taper off and eventually stop Haj subsidy given to Muslim pilgrims.  In fact for all practical

To be a priest seems more lucrative an offer than working in anMNCwith an MBA from some prestigious B-school! Finding it hard to believe? Well, you will soon see reason

In ancientIndia, there were broadly three schools of philosophical thought — Vedanta, Sankhya and Lokayata. Vedanta is theistic & spiritual, Sankhya and Lokayata are atheistic & materialistic. What little we know today